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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 Indiana, 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 Indiana 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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Allison Chopra

Allison Chopra
Chopra Criminal Defense
642 N Madison St
Bloomington, IN 47404
Licensed for 6 years, Allison Chopra is a Criminal Defense and Drug Crimes lawyer... read more >

Ronald Lee Chapman

Ronald Lee Chapman
Attorney at Law
205 N College Suite212
Bloomington, IN 47402
Licensed for 53 years, Ronald Lee Chapman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph Thomas Lozano

Joseph Thomas Lozano
Shapiro & Lozano
4334 East Third Street
Bloomington, IN 47401
Licensed for 20 years, Joseph Thomas Lozano is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael Thomas Scarton

Michael Thomas Scarton
Shean Law Offices
1114 North College Ave
Bloomington, IN 47404
Licensed for 24 years, Michael Thomas Scarton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Eugene Schalk

David Eugene Schalk
1706 S Olive St
Bloomington, IN 47401
Licensed for 34 years, David Eugene Schalk is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Samuel Scott Shapiro

Samuel Scott Shapiro
Shapiro & Lozano
4334 East Third Street Suite 200
Bloomington, IN 47401
Licensed for 45 years, Samuel Scott Shapiro is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Katharine Crane Liell

Katharine Crane Liell
Liell & McNeil Attorneys PC
511 S Madison St
Bloomington, IN 47402
Licensed for 35 years, Katharine Crane Liell is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kathie Ann Perry

Kathie Ann Perry
Baldwin Perry & Kamish, P.C.
150 N Main St
Franklin, IN 46131-1721
Licensed for 23 years, Kathie Ann Perry is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Indiana University Maurer School of Law... read more >

Mark Edward Kamish

Mark Edward Kamish
Baldwin Adams Knierim & Kamish, P.C.
150 North Main Street
Franklin, IN 46131
Mark Edward Kamish is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Cara Schaefer Wieneke

Cara Schaefer Wieneke
Wieneke Law Office, LLC
PO Box 368
Brooklyn, IN 46111
Licensed for 21 years, Cara Schaefer Wieneke is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mary Frances Higdon

Mary Frances Higdon
Higdon Law
PO Box 807
Clear Creek, IN 47426
Licensed for 15 years, Mary Frances Higdon is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Scott Callahan

John Scott Callahan
Scott Callahan, Attorney at Law, PC
1310 16th Street
Bedford, IN 47421
Licensed for 36 years, John Scott Callahan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Paul Joal Watts

Paul Joal Watts
Watts Law Office, PC
85 South Main Street
Spencer, IN 47460
Licensed for 50 years, Paul Joal Watts is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Darryl Boren

John Darryl Boren
Boren, Oliver & Coffey
59 North Jefferson St
Martinsville, IN 46151
Licensed for 47 years, John Darryl Boren is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Russell Allen Johnson

Russell Allen Johnson
63 East Court St
Franklin, IN 46131
Licensed for 43 years, Russell Allen Johnson is a DUI / DWI and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Aaron J Brock

Aaron J Brock
Van Valer Law Firm
225 S Emerson Ave Ste 181
Greenwood, IN 46143
Licensed for 10 years, Aaron J Brock is a DUI / DWI and Business Law lawyer who attended Robert H. McKinney School of Law - Indiana Univers... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

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.


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