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ArizonaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Tucson, Arizona

The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in Arizona, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in Arizona should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Nathan D Leonardo

Nathan D Leonardo
Leonardo Law Offices, PLLC
2632 N Campbell Ave
Tucson, AZ 85719
Licensed for 26 years, Nathan D Leonardo is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - Universit... read more >

Joseph P St Louis

Joseph P St Louis
Nesci & St Louis
216 N Main Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 37 years, Joseph P St Louis is a Civil Rights and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - Univer... read more >

Carlos A Medina

Carlos A Medina
Law Office of Carlos A Medina, PLLC
70 West Franklin, Suite 103
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 15 years, Carlos A Medina is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gregory J Kuykendall

Gregory J Kuykendall
Kuykendall & Associates
531 S Convent Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 35 years, Gregory J Kuykendall is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Northwestern University School of Law... read more >

Richard C Bock

Richard C Bock
Law Offices of Richard Bock
100 No Stone Ave Suite 1003
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 50 years, Richard C Bock is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - Universit... read more >

Ryan Bleau

Ryan Bleau
Nesci & St. Louis PLLC
216 N Main Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 21 years, Ryan Bleau is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Quinnipiac... read more >

John Edgett

John Edgett
The Law Office of John Edgett, PLLC
100 N Stone Avenue Suite# 701
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 3 years, John Edgett is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law... read more >

Brick P Storts

Brick P Storts
Barton and Storts
271 N Stone Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 48 years, Brick P Storts is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended U of Missouri... read more >

Stephen G Ralls

Stephen G Ralls
Law Office of Stephen G Ralls
314 S 6th Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 41 years, Stephen G Ralls is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Joshua F Hamilton

Joshua F Hamilton
Law Office of Hernandez & Hamilton, PC
455 West Paseo Redondo
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 14 years, Joshua F Hamilton is a Criminal Defense and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended New York Law School... read more >

Steven P Sherick

Steven P Sherick
Sherick & Bleier PLLC
2 E Congress St Ste 1000
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 45 years, Steven P Sherick is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University... read more >

James Nesci

James Nesci
Nesci & St. Louis, PLLC
216 N Main Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 30 years, James Nesci is a DUI / DWI lawyer who attended U of Arizona... read more >

Raymond Panzarella

Raymond Panzarella
Panzarella Law Firm
15 W Washington St
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 35 years, Raymond Panzarella is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - Un... read more >

Natman Schaye

Natman Schaye
Arizona Capital Representation Project
69 N Lazy Pl
Tucson, AZ 85745
Licensed for 43 years, Natman Schaye is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

David Karnas

David Karnas
Karnas Law Firm
4810 E. Broadway Boulevard
Tucson, AZ 85711
David Karnas is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Louis S Fidel

Louis S Fidel
Piccarreta Davis Keenan Fidel PC
2 E Congress St Ste 1000
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 17 years, Louis S Fidel is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Bruce R Heurlin

Bruce R Heurlin
Heurlin Sherlock
1636 N Swan Rd Ste 200
Tucson, AZ 85712
Licensed for 52 years, Bruce R Heurlin is a Business Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended U of Arizona... read more >

Walter B Nash

Walter B Nash
Law Offices of Walter B Nash III PC
455 W Paseo Redondo
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 53 years, Walter B Nash is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Dina M Dieglio

Dina M Dieglio
Law Offices of Charnesky & Dieglio LLC
317 S Convent Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 26 years, Dina M Dieglio is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Gary F Spector

Gary F Spector
Law Offices of Gary Ford Spector
1646 N Stone Ave
Tucson, AZ 85705
Licensed for 39 years, Gary F Spector is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The John Marshall Law School... read more >

Michael J Bloom

Michael J Bloom
Michael J. Bloom, P.C.
100 N Stone Ave Ste 701
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 47 years, Michael J Bloom is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Loyola... read more >

Adam N Bleier

Adam N Bleier
Sherick & Bleier PLLC
2 E Congress St Ste 1000
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 21 years, Adam N Bleier is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Michael L Piccarreta

Michael L Piccarreta
Piccarreta Davis Keenan Fidel PC
2 E Congress St Ste 1000
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 50 years, Michael L Piccarreta is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended University of Toledo College of L... read more >

Christopher L Scileppi

Christopher L Scileppi
Law Offices of Christopher L Scileppi PLLC
115 W Washington St
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 22 years, Christopher L Scileppi is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pennsylvania State... read more >

Maria S Davila

Maria S Davila
Davila Law Office PC
55 W Franklin St
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 30 years, Maria S Davila is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Giancarlo Arturo Sapelli

Giancarlo Arturo Sapelli
My AZ Lawyers
2 East Congress St., Suite #900-6A
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 11 years, Giancarlo Arturo Sapelli is a Criminal Defense and Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Clay Hernandez

Clay Hernandez
Law Office of Clay Hernandez
455 W Paseo Redondo
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 38 years, Clay Hernandez is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Natasha Wrae

Natasha Wrae
Natasha Wrae PC
312 S 3rd Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 25 years, Natasha Wrae is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended U of Baltimore... read more >

Darlene Edminson-o'brien

Darlene Edminson-o'brien
Law Office of Edminson-O'Brien PLLC
PO Box 86898 975 N Silverbell Rd
Tucson, AZ 85745
Licensed for 28 years, Darlene Edminson-o'brien is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Ar... read more >

Scott M McNamara

Scott M McNamara
Attorney at Law
PO Box 2046
Tucson, AZ 85702
Licensed for 40 years, Scott M McNamara is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Joseph Paul Diroberto

Joseph Paul Diroberto
Law Office of Joseph P DiRoberto
1795 E Camino Cielo
Tucson, AZ 85718
Licensed for 38 years, Joseph Paul Diroberto is a Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Akron School of ... read more >

Dan H Cooper

Dan H Cooper
Cooper and Udall
136 W Simpson St
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 47 years, Dan H Cooper is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Arizona State University... read more >

Kevin C Lerch

Kevin C Lerch
Law Office of Kevin C Lerch
3661 N Campbell Ave Suite 118
Tucson, AZ 85719
Licensed for 36 years, Kevin C Lerch is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Carol Leigh Lamoureux

Carol Leigh Lamoureux
Law Office of Hernandez & Hamilton PC
455 W Paseo Redondo
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 10 years, Carol Leigh Lamoureux is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizo... read more >

Natalie H Haywood

Natalie H Haywood
Law Office of Natalie H Haywood PLLC
PO Box 86507
Tucson, AZ
Licensed for 23 years, Natalie H Haywood is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Michelle Lynn Behan

Michelle Lynn Behan
The Behan Law Group
945 N Stone Ave
Tucson, AZ 85705
Licensed for 11 years, Michelle Lynn Behan is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Jason Philip Gannon

Jason Philip Gannon
Brei Law Firm
2225 E Ajo Way
Tucson, AZ 85713-6201
Licensed for 6 years, Jason Philip Gannon is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Stephanie J Meade

Stephanie J Meade
Law Office of Stephanie J Meade
PO Box 35382 6281 N Oracle Rd
Tucson, AZ 85704
Licensed for 35 years, Stephanie J Meade is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Peter B Keller

Peter B Keller
Peter B. Keller
PO BOX 40454
Tucson, AZ
Licensed for 50 years, Peter B Keller is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Stephanie K Bond

Stephanie K Bond
The Law Offices of Stephanie K Bond PC
177 N Church Ave Ste 611
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 26 years, Stephanie K Bond is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Nicholas William Brereton

Nicholas William Brereton
Abrams and Brereton PLC
177 N Church Ave Ste 200
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 10 years, Nicholas William Brereton is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of San Diego School of Law... read more >

Adam Richard Dippel

Adam Richard Dippel
Law Office of Adam Dippel, PLLC
177 N Church Ave Ste 1100
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 12 years, Adam Richard Dippel is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Jeffrey Paul Grynkewich

Jeffrey Paul Grynkewich
Grynkewich Law Offices PLLC
1 S Church Ave suite 1200-h
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 10 years, Jeffrey Paul Grynkewich is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Arizona Summit Law School... read more >

Charles Lowell Spector

Charles Lowell Spector
Law Offices of Gary Ford Spector
1646 N Stone Ave
Tucson, AZ 85705
Licensed for 8 years, Charles Lowell Spector is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Wisconsin Law School... read more >

David Paul Gurney

David Paul Gurney
Ramapo College ASB 409
210 E University Blvd Ste 1
Tucson, AZ 85705-7741
Licensed for 7 years, David Paul Gurney is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Robert L Murray

Robert L Murray
Law Office of Robert L. Murray
2730 E Broadway Blvd Ste 230
Tucson, AZ 85716
Licensed for 51 years, Robert L Murray is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Harley D Kurlander

Harley D Kurlander
Law Office of Harley Kurlander
4976 E Garrison Ct
Tucson, AZ 85712
Licensed for 51 years, Harley D Kurlander is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Efthymios Katsarelis

Efthymios Katsarelis
Katsarelis Law, PLLC
177 N Church Ave # 620
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 13 years, Efthymios Katsarelis is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School... read more >

Barbara Tapper Catrillo

Barbara Tapper Catrillo
Catrillo Law Firm
1320 N Bryant Ave
Tucson, AZ 85712
Licensed for 29 years, Barbara Tapper Catrillo is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Seton Hall University School of Law... read more >

Lance J Wood

Lance J Wood
Wood Law PLLC
177 N Church Ave Ste 1100
Tucson, AZ 85701
Licensed for 13 years, Lance J Wood is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Denver Sturm College of Law... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

Criminal Defense Certifications

State Bar of Arizona Certification in Criminal Law - The State Bar of Arizona recognizes attorneys who have submitted to the highest form of evaluation as specialists in criminal law.


Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice

AACJ seeks to improve the practice of criminal defense law in Arizona, and also serves as an advocate for positive criminal justice reform.


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