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New HampshireCriminal Defense Lawyers in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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 New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire 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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Carol Chellman

Carol Chellman
Chellman Law, LLC
155 Fleet Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Carol Chellman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Lincoln Soldati

Lincoln Soldati
Soldati Law Offices, P.A.
51 Islington St Suite 206
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Lincoln Soldati is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Patrick W Fleming

Patrick W Fleming
The Law Office of Patrick W. Fleming
3201 Lafayette Rd
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Patrick W Fleming is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Barrett Hirsch

David Barrett Hirsch
Law Office of David B. Hirsch
P.O. Box 900
Portsmouth, NH 03802
David Barrett Hirsch is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Alan J Cronheim

Alan J Cronheim
78 Fleet St
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Alan J Cronheim is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard Nolan Foley

Richard Nolan Foley
55 Market St Suite 2B
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Richard Nolan Foley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen T Jeffco

Stephen T Jeffco
171 Middle Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Stephen T Jeffco is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael Stephen Bowser Jr

Michael Stephen Bowser Jr
6 Manchester Street
Nashua, NH
Licensed for 30 years, Michael Stephen Bowser Jr is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Franklin Pierce School of La... read more >

Sven D Wiberg

Sven D Wiberg
Wiberg Law Office, PLLC
2456 Lafayette Road Suite 7
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Sven D Wiberg is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Timothy J. Goulden

Timothy J. Goulden
The Law Offices of Timothy J. Goulden
253 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Licensed for 14 years, Timothy J. Goulden is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Raymond Tamayo

Raymond Tamayo
Tamayo Law Firm, PLLC
814 Elm St. Suite 515
Manchester, NH 03101
Licensed for 10 years, Raymond Tamayo is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended New England Law | Boston... read more >

Philip M Kalil

Philip M Kalil
23 Birch Street
Derry, NH 03038
Licensed for 17 years, Philip M Kalil is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Massachusetts School of Law... read more >

Joanne M Stella

Joanne M Stella
Durham Criminal Law
9 Madbury Road Suite #101
Durham, NH 03824
Joanne M Stella is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Albert Hansen

Albert Hansen
Normand & Associates
15 High Street
Manchester, NH 03833
Albert Hansen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard E Samdperil

Richard E Samdperil
Samdperil & Welsh, PLLC
155 Fleet Street
Exeter, NH 03833
Richard E Samdperil is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Philip H Utter

Philip H Utter
Green & Utter, PA
764 Chestnut Street
Manchester, NH 03104
Philip H Utter is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Cathy J Green

Cathy J Green
Green & Utter, PA
764 Chestnut Street
Manchester, NH 03104
Cathy J Green is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael J Iacopino

Michael J Iacopino
Brennan, Caron, Lenehan & Iacopino
85 Brook St.
Manchester, NH 03104
Michael J Iacopino is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard Monteith

Richard Monteith
Attorney at Law
14 Londonderry Road
Londonderry, NH 03053
Richard Monteith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James A Johnson

James A Johnson
11 Deerwood Drive
Litchfield, NH 03052
James A Johnson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David H Mirsky

David H Mirsky
Mirsky & Petito, Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 1063
Exeter, NH 03833
David H Mirsky is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mark Osborne

Mark Osborne
Osborne Law, PLLC
351 Main Street 2nd Floor
Nashua, NH 03060
Licensed for 21 years, Mark Osborne is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer... read more >

Richard E Clark

Richard E Clark
3510 Lafayette Rd. Suite 2
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Richard E Clark is a DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Robert H. Prince

Robert H. Prince
Law Offices of Robert H. Prince J.D.
68 N. Broadway
Salem, NH 03079
Licensed for 32 years, Robert H. Prince is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended New England Law Boston... read more >

Howard Gross

Howard Gross
Law Offices of Howard Gross
466 Central Ave Suite 9
Dover, NH 03820
Licensed for 17 years, Howard Gross is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel K Sherwood

Daniel K Sherwood
Daniel K. Sherwood, P.C.
PO Box 16667
Hooksett, NH 03106
Daniel K Sherwood is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

F Michael Keefe

F Michael Keefe
Keefe & Browne, PA
831 Union Street
Manchester, NH 03104
F Michael Keefe is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Melissa Penson

Melissa Penson
Smith-Weiss Shepard, PC
47 Factory St.
Nashua, NH 03061
Melissa Penson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Gillen

John Gillen
Gillen Law Office
490 Lafayette Rd.
Hampton, NH 03842
John Gillen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Adam Bernstein

Adam Bernstein
Bernstein, Mello & Chadwick, PLLC
12 Temple Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Adam Bernstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph E Welsh

Joseph E Welsh
Samdperil & Welsh, PLLC
155 Fleet Street
Exeter, NH 03833
Joseph E Welsh is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Shaunna L Browne

Shaunna L Browne
Keefe and Browne, P.A.
831 Union Street
Manchester, NH 03104
Shaunna L Browne is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Paul Garrity

Paul Garrity
Law Office of Paul Garrity
14 Londonderry Road
Londonderry, NH 03053
Paul Garrity is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Peter D Anderson

Peter D Anderson
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton
900 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03101
Peter D Anderson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Timothy M Harrington

Timothy M Harrington
Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.
140 Washington St 2nd Floor
Dover, NH 03821
Timothy M Harrington is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles J Keefe

Charles J Keefe
Wilson, Bush, Durkin & Keefe, P.C.
184 Main St Suite 222
Nashua, NH 03060
Charles J Keefe is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gary S Lenehan

Gary S Lenehan
Brennan, Caron, Lenehan & Iacopino
85 Brook St.
Manchester, NH 03104
Gary S Lenehan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael D Ramsdell

Michael D Ramsdell
Ramsdell Law Firm
69 Bay Street
Manchester, NH 03104
Michael D Ramsdell is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jaye L Rancourt

Jaye L Rancourt
Brennan, Caron, Lenehan & Iacopino
85 Brook St.
Manchester, NH 03104
Jaye L Rancourt is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David A Vicinanzo

David A Vicinanzo
Nixon Peabody
900 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03101
David A Vicinanzo is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Eric R Wilson

Eric R Wilson
Wilson, Bush, Durkin & Keefe, P.C.
184 Main St Suite 222
Nashua, NH 03060
Eric R Wilson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Lawrence A Vogelman

Lawrence A Vogelman
Nixon, Vogelman, Barry, Slawsky & Simoneau, P.A.
77 Central Street
Manchester, NH 03101
Licensed for 50 years, Lawrence A Vogelman is a Civil Rights and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Brooklyn Law School... read more >

Tim Bush

Tim Bush
Wilson, Bush, Durkin & Keefe, P.C.
184 Main St Suite 222
Nashua, NH 03060
Tim Bush is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel Hynes

Daniel Hynes
238 Central St Suite 5
Hudson, NH 03051
Daniel Hynes is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ray Raimo

Ray Raimo
Raimo & Murphy, P.C.
67 Central St
Manchester, NH 03101
Ray Raimo is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Anthony Sculimbrene

Anthony Sculimbrene
Gottesman & Hollis, P.A.
39 E Pearl St
Nashua, NH 03060
Licensed for 20 years, Anthony Sculimbrene is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Mark L Sisti

Mark L Sisti
387 Dover Rd
Chichester, NH 03234
Mark L Sisti is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Robert James Bonsignore

Robert James Bonsignore
Bonsignore and Brewer
193 Plummer Hill Road
Belmont, NH 03220
Robert James Bonsignore is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Don Topham

Don Topham
Attorney Don Topham
174 Main Street Suite 12
Nashua, NH 03060
Don Topham is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Carl D Olson

Carl D Olson
Law Office of Carl D. Olson
2 Palmer Drive Suite 5
Londonderry, NH 03053
Carl D Olson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... 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.


New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

NHACDL works to ensure, safeguard and promote the effective assistance of counsel in criminal cases, supports and educates lawyers and promotes fairness and integrity in the criminal justice system.


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