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West VirginiaFederal Crimes Lawyers in Charleston, West Virginia

While most criminal offenses are prosecuted in state court, the United States federal courts also have jurisdictions over certain types of criminal offenses.


In the federal courts in and around West Virginia, the prosecuting attorneys with the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) prosecute criminal offenses.


Jurisdiction to prosecute the case within the federal criminal justice system can occur because the crime impacts interstate commerce, the crime occurred on land owned by the federal government or an Indian reservation, or the allegations involve a loss or harm to the federal government.


Criminal defense attorneys in federal court fight serious felony charges, minor federal offenses, petty felony offenses, and infractions.


Cases in the federal criminal justice system can include everything from tax evasion to drug or firearm charges, to civil rights violations.

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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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >
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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.


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