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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 West Virginia, 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 West Virginia 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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Alan Pritt

Alan Pritt
Pritt Spano & Williams, PLLC
714 ½ Lee Street East Suite #204
Charleston, WV 25301
Licensed for 14 years, Alan Pritt is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Troy N Giatras

Troy N Giatras
The Giatras Law Firm, PLLC
118 Capitol St Suite 400
Charleston, WV 25301
Licensed for 34 years, Troy N Giatras is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John A Kessler

John A Kessler
Carey Scott & Douglas
PO Box 913
Charleston, WV 25323
Licensed for 48 years, John A Kessler is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gregory J Campbell

Gregory J Campbell
1412 Kanawha Blvd East
Charleston, WV 25301
Licensed for 50 years, Gregory J Campbell is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Michelle Johnson

Michelle Johnson
Johnson Law Office Pllc
410 Tennessee Avenue
Charleston, WV 25302
Licensed for 26 years, Michelle Johnson is a Family Law and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

David Roger Pence

David Roger Pence
Carter, Zerbe & Associates
PO Box 3667
Charleston, WV 25336
Licensed for 19 years, David Roger Pence is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Benjamin L Bailey

Benjamin L Bailey
Bailey & Glasser, LLP
209 Capitol St
Charleston, WV 25301
Licensed for 43 years, Benjamin L Bailey is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Robert Riverson Bell III

Robert Riverson Bell III
Bailey Glasser, LLP
209 Capitol St
Charleston, WV 25301
Licensed for 31 years, Robert Riverson Bell III is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Texas Tech University ... read more >

Jessica Ashley Nathan

Jessica Ashley Nathan
United States Attorney's Office
300 Virginia St E # 2400
Charleston, WV 25301
Licensed for 10 years, Jessica Ashley Nathan is a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights lawyer who attended Hamline University School of Law... read more >

Morgan Hayes

Morgan Hayes
100 Capitol Street Suite 203
Charleston, WV 25314
Morgan Hayes is a Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Katherine Alisha Kessell

Katherine Alisha Kessell
PO BOX 2827
Charleston, WV 25330
Katherine Alisha Kessell is a DUI / DWI 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.


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