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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 Ohio, 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 Ohio 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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Michael Chaim Hennenberg

Michael Chaim Hennenberg
29200 Shaker Blvd
Pepper Pike, OH 44124
Licensed for 50 years, Michael Chaim Hennenberg is a White Collar Crime and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College... read more >

Thomas George Kopacz

Thomas George Kopacz
Holzfaster, Cecil, McKnight & Mues
1105 Wilmington Ave
Dayton, OH 45420
Licensed for 11 years, Thomas George Kopacz is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton, School of Law... read more >

William John Davis

William John Davis
Aronson Fineman & Davis Co LPA
124 E 5th St
East Liverpool, OH 43920
Licensed for 38 years, William John Davis is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Michael E. Moritz College of Law - ... read more >

Farid Joseph Rafidi

Farid Joseph Rafidi
Rafidi Jackson Ltd.
154 Youngstown-Hubbard Road, Suite D
Hubbard, OH 44425
Licensed for 14 years, Farid Joseph Rafidi is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Michael Arthur Boske

Michael Arthur Boske
Boske Law Offices
122 Central Plaza North
Canton, OH 44702
Licensed for 29 years, Michael Arthur Boske is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Brien Keith Miller

Brien Keith Miller
Wicktora & Miller, LLC
10921 Reed Hartman Highway Suite 120
Blue Ash, OH 45242
Licensed for 9 years, Brien Keith Miller is a Marijuana Law and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College of Law... read more >

Seth R. Smith

Seth R. Smith
The Law Office of Seth R. Smith, LLC
33 W. Main St., Suite 108
Newark, OH 43055
Licensed for 3 years, Seth R. Smith is a Criminal Defense and Domestic Violence lawyer who attended Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law - C... read more >

Brian John Smith

Brian John Smith
Law Offices of Brian J. Smith, ltd
20545 Center Ridge Rd. Suite 215
Rocky River, OH 44116
Licensed for 19 years, Brian John Smith is a Employment Law and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended The University of Akron School of Law... read more >

Gregory Alan Cohen

Gregory Alan Cohen
Gregory A. Cohen
114 E 8th St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Licensed for 31 years, Gregory Alan Cohen is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Toledo College of Law... read more >

Wesley Freeman

Wesley Freeman
Freeman & Lund
772 S. Front St Suite 500-B
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 12 years, Wesley Freeman is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Leo Patrick Mulligan

Leo Patrick Mulligan
L. Patrick Mulligan & Assoc. LLC
28 N Wilkinson St
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 40 years, Leo Patrick Mulligan is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College ... read more >

Adam Michael Van Ho

Adam Michael Van Ho
VanHo Law
10 W Streetsboro St Suite 205
Hudson, OH 44236
Licensed for 23 years, Adam Michael Van Ho is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law,... read more >

William Patrick Lehner

William Patrick Lehner
Lehner Law LLC
6 East 2nd Street Ste 315
London, OH 43140
Licensed for 4 years, William Patrick Lehner is a Family Law and Copyrights / Trademarks lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Marcus Sidoti

Marcus Sidoti
Jordan & Sidoti LLP
50 Public Square #1900
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 20 years, Marcus Sidoti is a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Jeremiah Justin Denslow

Jeremiah Justin Denslow
Attorney Jeremiah Denslow - Ohio's DUI Dude
179 S Main St.
Waynesville, OH 45068
Jeremiah Justin Denslow is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Brad Stephen Wolfe

Brad Stephen Wolfe
Brad Wolfe Law, L.L.C.
1392 Som Center Rd
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
Licensed for 7 years, Brad Stephen Wolfe is a Criminal Defense and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Mark Alan Deters

Mark Alan Deters
Deters Law LLC
2011 South Lakeman
Bellbrook, OH 45305
Licensed for 15 years, Mark Alan Deters is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph Lee Ludovici

Joseph Lee Ludovici
Aronson Fineman & Davis Co LPA
124 East Fifth Street
East Liverpool, OH 43920
Licensed for 38 years, Joseph Lee Ludovici is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Zachuary Thorpe Meranda

Zachuary Thorpe Meranda
Meranda Law Firm
33 W Main Street Suite 205
Newark, OH 43055
Licensed for 16 years, Zachuary Thorpe Meranda is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jennifer Pritchard

Jennifer Pritchard
J Y Scott Law, LLC
PO Box 770403
Lakewood, OH 44107
Licensed for 21 years, Jennifer Pritchard is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Douglas G. Houston

Douglas G. Houston
Houston Law Office, LLC
3938 Dayton-Xenia Road Suite C
Beavercreek, OH 45432
Licensed for 29 years, Douglas G. Houston is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

George Andrew Katchmer Jr

George Andrew Katchmer Jr
L. Patrick Mulligan & Associates, LLC
28 N Wilkinson St
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 43 years, George Andrew Katchmer Jr is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Richard Andrew Loeffler Piatt

Richard Andrew Loeffler Piatt
Saia & Piatt
713 S Front St
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 31 years, Richard Andrew Loeffler Piatt is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Capital University Law S... read more >

April Campbell

April Campbell
Campbell Law LLC
545 Metro Place South, Suite 100
Dublin, OH 43017
Licensed for 12 years, April Campbell is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Michael E. Moritz College of Law - The Ohio S... read more >

Mark Stephen Ondrejech

Mark Stephen Ondrejech
The Ondrejech Law Firm, LLC
700 West St. Clair Avenue Suite #110
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 17 years, Mark Stephen Ondrejech is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Cameron B. Pedro

Cameron B. Pedro
Cameron B. Pedro, Attorney at Law
329 W. Liberty
Medina, OH 44256
Cameron B. Pedro is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Thomas Haren

Thomas Haren
Seeley, Savidge, Ebert & Gourash Co., LPA
26600 Detroit Rd. Suite 300
Westlake, OH 44145
Licensed for 13 years, Thomas Haren is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Matthew Thomas Dixon

Matthew Thomas Dixon
Shew & Dixon Law Office
16 North Main Street
Middletown, OH 45042
Licensed for 24 years, Matthew Thomas Dixon is a Criminal Defense and Bankruptcy lawyer who attended Mississippi College School of Law... read more >

Paul Francis Adamson

Paul Francis Adamson
Sole Practitioner
137 S Main St Ste 201
Akron, OH 44308
Licensed for 42 years, Paul Francis Adamson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Akron School of Law... read more >

James Shannon Arnold

James Shannon Arnold
Arnold Law Firm, LLC
8833 Chapelsquare Ln Suite C
Cincinnati, OH 45249
Licensed for 31 years, James Shannon Arnold is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Salmon P. Chase College of Law - Northern Kentucky Un... read more >

Arthur Norman Aubin

Arthur Norman Aubin
Faulkner & Tepe
720 E Pete Rose Way Suite 300
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Licensed for 41 years, Arthur Norman Aubin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Charles Macallen Boss

Charles Macallen Boss
Boss & Vitou Co., L.P.A.
111 W Dudley St
Maumee, OH 43537
Licensed for 43 years, Charles Macallen Boss is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Toledo College of Law... read more >

Paula Milsom Brown

Paula Milsom Brown
Kravitz, Brown & Dortch, LLC
65 E State St Ste 200
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 27 years, Paula Milsom Brown is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Earl Kellar Desmond

Earl Kellar Desmond
Earl K. Desmond
7 W High St
Mount Gilead, OH 43338
Licensed for 46 years, Earl Kellar Desmond is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Mark Douglas Gardner

Mark Douglas Gardner
Mark D. Gardner
1621 Chestnut Farms Loop
Grove City, OH 43123
Licensed for 42 years, Mark Douglas Gardner is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Toledo College of Law... read more >

Grant Bennett Garverick

Grant Bennett Garverick
Hottenroth, Garverick,Tilson & Gaverick
126 S Market St
Galion, OH 44833
Licensed for 36 years, Grant Bennett Garverick is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Michael E. Moritz College of Law - The Ohio State ... read more >

Damon Lee Halverson

Damon Lee Halverson
Pater, Pater, Halverson Co., LPA
315 S Front St
Hamilton, OH 45011
Licensed for 23 years, Damon Lee Halverson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College of Law... read more >

Christopher Edward Heckert

Christopher Edward Heckert
Heckert & Moreland Co., LPA
825 E Long St
Columbus, OH 43203
Licensed for 24 years, Christopher Edward Heckert is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Bradley Paul Koffel

Bradley Paul Koffel
KOFFEL BRININGER NESBITT
1801 Watermark Dr Ste 350
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 31 years, Bradley Paul Koffel is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Paul Montague Laufman

Paul Montague Laufman
Laufman & Napolitano, LLC
4310 Hunt Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Licensed for 28 years, Paul Montague Laufman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College of Law... read more >

Jerome Anthony Milano

Jerome Anthony Milano
Milano, Attorneys at Law, LPA
2639 Wooster Rd
Rocky River, OH 44116
Licensed for 43 years, Jerome Anthony Milano is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Firooz Taghi Namei

Firooz Taghi Namei
McKinney & Namei
15 E 8th St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Licensed for 42 years, Firooz Taghi Namei is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College of Law... read more >

Adam Lee Nemann

Adam Lee Nemann
NEMANN LAW OFFICES, LLC
35 E Livingston Ave
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 21 years, Adam Lee Nemann is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

George Edgar Pattison

George Edgar Pattison
Self
285 E Main St Ste 5
Batavia, OH 45103
Licensed for 52 years, George Edgar Pattison is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College of Law... read more >

John Snowden Pyle

John Snowden Pyle
private practice
P.O. Box 1714
Wooster, OH 44691
Licensed for 50 years, John Snowden Pyle is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

J Anthony Rich

J Anthony Rich
J. Anthony Rich, Esquire
405 Broadway Ave
Lorain, OH 44052
Licensed for 28 years, J Anthony Rich is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Akron School of Law... read more >

Neil William Rosenberg

Neil William Rosenberg
Neil W. Rosenberg, Esq.
400 S 5th St Ste 301
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 40 years, Neil William Rosenberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Ryan Lee Thomas

Ryan Lee Thomas
Donnell & Thomas Law, LLC
503 S Front St Ste 250
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 15 years, Ryan Lee Thomas is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Craig Tod Weintraub

Craig Tod Weintraub
Law Office of Craig T. Weintraub
55 Public Square Suite 1600
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 37 years, Craig Tod Weintraub is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Robert Rolf Whitney

Robert Rolf Whitney
Inscore, Rinehardt, Whitney & Enderle
13 Park Ave W Ste 400
Mansfield, OH 44902
Licensed for 42 years, Robert Rolf Whitney is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >
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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.


Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

OACDL defends the rights of the accused while assisting and educating criminal defense attorneys in Ohio.


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