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MarylandCriminal Defense Lawyers in Columbia, Maryland

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 Maryland, 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 Maryland 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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Seth Russell Okin

Seth Russell Okin
Oleg Fastovsky Attorney at Law
5850 Waterloo Road, #140
Columbia, MD 21045
Licensed for 12 years, Seth Russell Okin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Clarke Francis Ahlers

Clarke Francis Ahlers
Clarke F. Ahlers, P.C.
10450 Shaker Drive Suite 111
Columbia, MD 21046
Licensed for 38 years, Clarke Francis Ahlers is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richmond T. P. Davis

Richmond T. P. Davis
Law Offices of Richmond Davis
5525 Twin Knolls Road Suite 325
Columbia, MD 21045
Licensed for 47 years, Richmond T. P. Davis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Harry Dean McKnett Jr

Harry Dean McKnett Jr
The Law Office Of Harry D. McKnett, Esq., LLC
5430 Lynx Lane #241
Columbia, MD 21044
Licensed for 48 years, Harry Dean McKnett Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David E. Kindermann

David E. Kindermann
Potomac Legal, LLC
50 West Montgomery Avenue Suite 350
Rockville, MD 20850
Licensed for 3 years, David E. Kindermann is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY-SAINT LOUIS... read more >

Charles Leon Fuller

Charles Leon Fuller
Law Office of Charles L. Fuller
10400 Little Patuxent Parkway Suite 280
Columbia, MD 21044
Licensed for 37 years, Charles Leon Fuller is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Justin Patrick Wilkinson

Justin Patrick Wilkinson
Law Offices of Justin P. Wilkinson
6700 Alexander Bell Drive Suite 200
Columbia, MD 21046
Licensed for 13 years, Justin Patrick Wilkinson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Montella E Smith

Montella E Smith
Law Offices of Montella E. Smith, LLC
8850 Columbia 100 Parkway Suite 303
Columbia, MD 21045
Montella E Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Terry S. Lavenstein

Terry S. Lavenstein
Lavenstein Law, LLC
401 Washington Avenue Suite 801
Towson, MD 21204
Terry S. Lavenstein is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended California Western School of Law... read more >

Andrew Vladimir Jezic

Andrew Vladimir Jezic
Law Offices Jezic, Krum & Moyse, LLC
2730 Universtiy Boulevard, West Suite 910
Wheaton, MD 20902
Licensed for 29 years, Andrew Vladimir Jezic is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas C Morrow

Thomas C Morrow
Shaw & Morrow P.A.
11350 McCormick Road Suite 1200
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
Licensed for 49 years, Thomas C Morrow is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jason Alan Shapiro

Jason Alan Shapiro
Shapiro & Mack
7226 Lee Deforest Dr
Columbia, MD 21046
Licensed for 37 years, Jason Alan Shapiro is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

David Zwanetz

David Zwanetz
Shapiro & Mack
7226 Lee Deforest Dr
Columbia, MD 21046
Licensed for 19 years, David Zwanetz is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Paul Engert Mack

Paul Engert Mack
Shapiro & Mack, P.A.
7226 Lee Deforest Drive Suite 207
Columbia, MD 21046
Licensed for 28 years, Paul Engert Mack is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

David Daniel Nowak

David Daniel Nowak
The Law Office of David D. Nowak, LLC
300 East Joppa Road Suite 305
Towson, MD 21286
Licensed for 16 years, David Daniel Nowak is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended University of Baltimore School of Law... read more >

Oleg Fastovsky

Oleg Fastovsky
Criminal Defense Group
168 West St 200
Annapolis, MD 21401
Licensed for 16 years, Oleg Fastovsky is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Rebecca Nitkin

Rebecca Nitkin
The Law Offices of Rebecca A. Nitkin, P.C.
77 South Washington Street, Suite 307
Rockville, MD 20850
Rebecca Nitkin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Ernest Crawford Jr

James Ernest Crawford Jr
James E Crawford Jr & Associates, LLC
1435 Sulphur Spring Road
Arbutus, MD 21227
Licensed for 32 years, James Ernest Crawford Jr is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Baltimore School of ... read more >

Andrew David Alpert

Andrew David Alpert
Alpert Schreyer
16901 Melford Blvd Suite 325
Bowie, MD 20715
Licensed for 35 years, Andrew David Alpert is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Mark Scheuerman

Mark Scheuerman
Scheuerman Law LLC
106 N Marlyn Ave
Essex, MD 21221
Licensed for 15 years, Mark Scheuerman is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Ave Maria School of Law... read more >

Mirriam Seddiq

Mirriam Seddiq
Seddiq Law
14452 Old Mill Rd. Suite 201
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Licensed for 19 years, Mirriam Seddiq is a Police Misconduct and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Washington School of La... read more >

Stephen P Shepard

Stephen P Shepard
The Law Office of Stephen P. Shepard, LLC
402 West Pennsylvania Avenue
Towson, MD 21204
Stephen P Shepard is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Appalachian School of Law... read more >

Michael Stephen Rothman

Michael Stephen Rothman
Law Office of Michael S. Rothman
226 N Adams St
Rockville, MD 20850
Licensed for 25 years, Michael Stephen Rothman is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Jason William Cleckner

Jason William Cleckner
Law Office of Jason Cleckner, LLC
110 N. Washington Street Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20850
Licensed for 19 years, Jason William Cleckner is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Syracuse University College of Law... read more >

Paul T Stein

Paul T Stein
Law Offices Stein, Sperling, Bennett, Dejong, Driscoll, &
25 West Middle Lane
Rockville, MD 20850
Licensed for 52 years, Paul T Stein is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

J. Eric Gibson

J. Eric Gibson
Drew Cochran, Attorney at Law
8357 Main Street
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Licensed for 26 years, J. Eric Gibson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sarah Bordner

Sarah Bordner
Bordner Law, PLLC
215 Old Padonia Road
Cockeysville, MD 21030
Licensed for 3 years, Sarah Bordner is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Baltimore School of Law... read more >

William H. "Billy" Murphy Jr

William H.
Murphy, Falcon & Murphy
One South Street 30th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Licensed for 55 years, William H. "Billy" Murphy Jr is a White Collar Crime and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Georgetown University L... read more >

Bruce Lamb

Bruce Lamb
Maryland
1866 Autumn Frost Lane
Baltimore, MD 21209
Licensed for 25 years, Bruce Lamb is a Criminal Defense and Traffic Tickets lawyer who attended University of Baltimore School of Law... read more >

Lynndolyn Tippins Mitchell

Lynndolyn Tippins Mitchell
Law Offices of Lynndolyn T. Mitchell PC
401 East Jefferson Street Suite 201
Rockville, MD 20850
Licensed for 18 years, Lynndolyn Tippins Mitchell is a Family Law and Child Welfare Law lawyer who attended Antioch School of Law... read more >

Patrick Patricia Cresta-Savage

Patrick Patricia Cresta-Savage
Law Offices of Pat Cresta-Savage
16901 Melford Blvd Suite 101A
Bowie, MD 20715
Licensed for 20 years, Patrick Patricia Cresta-Savage is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Michael Krum

David Michael Krum
Law Offices David M. Krum, LLC
200A Monroe St Suite 233
Rockville, MD 20850
Licensed for 19 years, David Michael Krum is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Elnur Veliev

Elnur Veliev
Greenblatt & Veliev, LLC
110 N. Washington St Suite 402
Rockville, MD 20850
Licensed for 12 years, Elnur Veliev is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended David A. Clarke School of Law - Universit... read more >

Thomas A Pavlinic

Thomas A Pavlinic
Premier Defense Group
1906 Towne Centre Blvd #265
Annapolis, MD 21401
Licensed for 51 years, Thomas A Pavlinic is a Sex Crimes lawyer who attended George Washington Law School, Washington, DC... read more >

William Cooke

William Cooke
The Law Office of William Cooke, LLC
92 Franklin Street Suite 203
Annapolis, MD 21401
Licensed for 22 years, William Cooke is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended University of Baltimore School of Law... read more >

Hector Z. Oropeza

Hector Z. Oropeza
Oropeza Law Firm, PLLC.
199 E Montgomery Ave. Suite: 100
Rockville, MD 20850
Licensed for 15 years, Hector Z. Oropeza is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Communication focusing on Speech and Publ... read more >

Melvin Louis Allen Jr

Melvin Louis Allen Jr
Law Office of Melvin L. Allen, Jr.
6309 Baltimore Ave #302
Riverdale Park, MD 20737
Licensed for 15 years, Melvin Louis Allen Jr is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Radford University... read more >

E. Thomas Maxwell Jr

E. Thomas Maxwell Jr
7310 Ritchie Highway Suite 909
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
E. Thomas Maxwell Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joel DuBoff

Joel DuBoff
DuBoff & Associates, Chartered
1231 N Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Joel DuBoff is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Prince Williams

Prince Williams
Avid Law Firm
11140 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Licensed for 12 years, Prince Williams is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Dawn Veltman

Dawn Veltman
Law Offices of Dawn S. Veltman, LLC
9 W. Courtland St., Suite 102
Bel Air, MD 21014
Licensed for 18 years, Dawn Veltman is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Georgetown University... read more >

Arthur S Alperstein

Arthur S Alperstein
Alperstein & Deiner, P.A.
200 East Lexington Street Suite 600
Baltimore, MD 21202
Licensed for 57 years, Arthur S Alperstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Raymond Franklin Anthracite

Raymond Franklin Anthracite
The Law Office of RAymond F. Anthracite
17 West Jefferson Street Suite 204
Rockville, MD 20850
Licensed for 18 years, Raymond Franklin Anthracite is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard P Arnold

Richard P Arnold
The Law Offices of Richard P. Arnold
7525 Greenway Center Drive Suite 314
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Licensed for 54 years, Richard P Arnold is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sanford Z Berman

Sanford Z Berman
Houlon, Berman, Bergman, Finci, Levenstein & Skok, LLC
7850 Walker Drive Suite 160
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Licensed for 57 years, Sanford Z Berman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Charles Bonsib

Robert Charles Bonsib
Marcus Bonsib, LLC
6411 Ivy Lane Suite 116
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Licensed for 50 years, Robert Charles Bonsib is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William C Brennan Jr

William C Brennan Jr
Brennan, Sullivan & McKenna LLP
6305 Ivy Lane Suite 700
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Licensed for 48 years, William C Brennan Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Augustus F Brown IV

Augustus F Brown IV
Brown, Brown & Young
200 South Main Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
Licensed for 50 years, Augustus F Brown IV is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Earl Carey

David Earl Carey
Brown, Brown & Young
200 South Main Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
Licensed for 35 years, David Earl Carey is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gill Cochran

Gill Cochran
Cochran, Cochran & Chhabra, LLC
116-B Cathedral Street Suite B
Annapolis, MD 21401
Licensed for 54 years, Gill Cochran 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.


Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association

MCDAA promotes the study of criminal defense law, provides information and networking opportunities to assist its members, and promotes the fair administration of criminal justice.


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