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MarylandCriminal Defense Lawyers in 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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Ryan Joseph Dymek

Ryan Joseph Dymek
Willis Law Firm, P.A.
3300 North Ridge Road Suite 245
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Licensed for 15 years, Ryan Joseph Dymek is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Marc Richard Emden

Marc Richard Emden
Emden Law
200A Monroe Street Suite 200
Rockville, MD 20850
Licensed for 42 years, Marc Richard Emden is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gregory Stephen Emrick

Gregory Stephen Emrick
Hartel, Kane, DeSantis & Howie, LLP
11720 Beltsville Drive Suite 500
Beltsville, MD 20705
Licensed for 16 years, Gregory Stephen Emrick is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Virginia Bitzer Evans

Virginia Bitzer Evans
Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver
100 Light St 19th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Licensed for 24 years, Virginia Bitzer Evans is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Catherine Flynn

Catherine Flynn
Mead, Flynn & Gray P.A.
One North Charles Street Suite 2470
Baltimore, MD 21201
Licensed for 33 years, Catherine Flynn is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mary Ellen Flynn

Mary Ellen Flynn
Andalman & Flynn, PC
8601 Georgia Avenue Suite 206
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Licensed for 36 years, Mary Ellen Flynn is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Robert Francomano III

John Robert Francomano III
Francomano & Francomano, P.A.
101 East Chesapeake Avenue Suite 200
Towson, MD 21286
Licensed for 25 years, John Robert Francomano III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Adam Paul Frank

Adam Paul Frank
The Law Firm of Adam P. Frank, LLC
222 Bosley Avenue Suite C-7
Towson, MD 21204
Licensed for 18 years, Adam Paul Frank is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Arthur M Frank

Arthur M Frank
Law Offices of Arthur M. Frank, P.A.
222 Bosley Avenue Suite C-7
Towson, MD 21204
Licensed for 47 years, Arthur M Frank is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen Laurence Freedman

Stephen Laurence Freedman
The Law Offices of Michael A. Freedman, P.A.
10019 Reisterstown Road Suite 204
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Licensed for 24 years, Stephen Laurence Freedman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... 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 >

Craig Marshall Gendler

Craig Marshall Gendler
Graig M. Gendler, P.A.
11419 Cronridge Drive Suite 7
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Licensed for 45 years, Craig Marshall Gendler is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gary Hale Gerstenfield

Gary Hale Gerstenfield
The Law Offices of Gary H. Gerstenfield, P.C.
8720 Georgia Avenue Suite 301
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Licensed for 33 years, Gary Hale Gerstenfield is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Judith Adrienne Gillett

Judith Adrienne Gillett
The Law Office of Judith Gillett,LLC
2440 Stella Drive
Huntingtown, MD 20639
Licensed for 27 years, Judith Adrienne Gillett is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel F Goldstein

Daniel F Goldstein
Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
120 East Baltimore Street Suite 1700
Baltimore, MD 21202
Licensed for 50 years, Daniel F Goldstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joshua Paul Goyden

Joshua Paul Goyden
The Law Offices of Steven D. Kupferberg
5904 Hubbard Drive
Rockville, MD 20852
Licensed for 13 years, Joshua Paul Goyden is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Andrew Jay Graham

Andrew Jay Graham
Kramon & Graham, P.A.
One South Street Suite 2600
Baltimore, MD 21202
Licensed for 50 years, Andrew Jay Graham is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Victor L Graves

Victor L Graves
Law Offices of Victor Graves, P.C.
600 Jefferson Plaza Suite 350
Rockville, MD 20852
Licensed for 30 years, Victor L Graves is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Barbara Bakal Greene

Barbara Bakal Greene
The Law Office of Barbara Greene, P.C.
300 Allegheny Avenue
Towson, MD 21204
Licensed for 43 years, Barbara Bakal Greene is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Edward Nelson Griffin

Edward Nelson Griffin
Griffin Whitaker LLC
7474 Greenway Center Drive Suite 550
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Licensed for 20 years, Edward Nelson Griffin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Shawn Aaron Gritz

Shawn Aaron Gritz
Law Offices of Shawn A. Gritz, LLC
50 West Montgomery Avenue Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20850
Licensed for 31 years, Shawn Aaron Gritz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Amir Ali Patrick Guerami

Amir Ali Patrick Guerami
Guerami Lawfirm LLC
4915 Saint Elmo Avenue Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
Licensed for 21 years, Amir Ali Patrick Guerami is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ronan Jay Gulstone

Ronan Jay Gulstone
Law Office of Ronan J. Gulstone
14513 Main Street P.O. Box 2776
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Licensed for 19 years, Ronan Jay Gulstone is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William Warren Hamel

William Warren Hamel
Venable LLP
750 East Pratt Street Suite 900
Baltimore, MD 21202
Licensed for 38 years, William Warren Hamel is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Charles Harbin

David Charles Harbin
Harbin & Cheeatow LLC
111 North Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Licensed for 20 years, David Charles Harbin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robin Koster Henley

Robin Koster Henley
The Law Offices of Susanne Koster Henley
47 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Licensed for 19 years, Robin Koster Henley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Patrick J Hoover

Patrick J Hoover
Hoover Law LLC
401 North Washington Street Suite 900
Rockville, MD 20850
Licensed for 42 years, Patrick J Hoover is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Keith Andrew Horton

Keith Andrew Horton
Keatts & Horton, LLC
7 Central Avenue Suite E
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Licensed for 24 years, Keith Andrew Horton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Zack Groves

Zack Groves
James E. Crawford, Jr. & Associates
802 Ingleside Ave
Catonsville, MD 21228
Licensed for 19 years, Zack Groves is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Alice Pare

Alice Pare
Law Office Of Alice Pare
19737 Executive Park Cir
Germantown, MD 20874
Licensed for 33 years, Alice Pare is a Criminal Defense and Chapter 7 Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Ivan Jules Bates

Ivan Jules Bates
10 N Calvert St Suite 214
Baltimore, MD 21202
Licensed for 29 years, Ivan Jules Bates is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Geoffrey Robert Garinther

Geoffrey Robert Garinther
Venable, LLP
750 E Pratt St Suite 900
Baltimore, MD 21202
Licensed for 39 years, Geoffrey Robert Garinther is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sai Cheong Lui

Sai Cheong Lui
Lui Law Practice
P.O. Box 6300
Largo, MD 20792
Licensed for 13 years, Sai Cheong Lui is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gladys Minerva Weatherspoon

Gladys Minerva Weatherspoon
7843 Belle Point Dr
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Licensed for 17 years, Gladys Minerva Weatherspoon is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Warren Lease

David Warren Lease
Smith, Lease & Goldstein, LLC
11 North Washington Street Suite 520
Rockville, MD 20850
Licensed for 33 years, David Warren Lease is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Cynthia Brubaker MacDonald

Cynthia Brubaker MacDonald
MacDonald Law Office, LLC
208 Calvert Street
Salisbury, MD 21801
Licensed for 29 years, Cynthia Brubaker MacDonald is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David H Moyse

David H Moyse
Law Offices Jezic, Krum & Moyse, LLC
2730 University Boulevard, West Suite 910
Wheaton, MD 20902
Licensed for 18 years, David H Moyse is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Patrick Erney Maher

Patrick Erney Maher
Patrick E. Maher, P.A.
409 Washington Ave Suite 300
Towson, MD 21204
Licensed for 36 years, Patrick Erney Maher is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

J. Gregory Hannigan

J. Gregory Hannigan
J. Gregory Hannigan, P.A.
5 Public Square Suite 311
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Licensed for 43 years, J. Gregory Hannigan is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Byron L Warnken

Byron L Warnken
Warnken, LLC
300 East Joppa Road Suite 303
Towson, MD 21286
Licensed for 47 years, Byron L Warnken is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joshua R Treem

Joshua R Treem
Brown Goldstein & Levy LLP
120 E. Baltimore Street Suite 1700
Baltimore, MD 21202
Licensed for 52 years, Joshua R Treem is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Eric T. Kirk

Eric T. Kirk
Eric T Kirk
1001 N. Calvert
Baltimore, MD 17349
Licensed for 17 years, Eric T. Kirk is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Albany Law School... read more >

Christopher M. FitzPatrick

Christopher M. FitzPatrick
FitzPatrick & Associates
1997 Annapolis Exchange Pkwy Suite 300 A
Annapolis, MD 21401
Christopher M. FitzPatrick is a DUI / DWI and Drug Crimes lawyer... read more >

Lori Jo Churchyard

Lori Jo Churchyard
Law Offices of Lori Jo Churchyard, LLC
16539 Old Frederick Rd.
Mount Airy, MD 21771
Licensed for 13 years, Lori Jo Churchyard is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bradley Allan Goldbloom

Bradley Allan Goldbloom
Siegel & Hyatt, LLC
1 N Charles St Suite 300
Baltimore, MD 21201
Licensed for 33 years, Bradley Allan Goldbloom is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeremy Lynn Henderson

Jeremy Lynn Henderson
Legal LAMP
8707 Harford Rd Suite C
Parkville, MD 21234
Licensed for 16 years, Jeremy Lynn Henderson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Clayton Anthony Aarons

Clayton Anthony Aarons
Law Offices of Clayton A. Aarons, LLC
P.O. Box 7438
Largo, MD 20792
Licensed for 39 years, Clayton Anthony Aarons is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard Jason Altmark

Richard Jason Altmark
Altmark, Rotter, Saff & Trock, LLP
201 North Charles Street Suite 1100
Baltimore, MD 21201
Licensed for 33 years, Richard Jason Altmark is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles Bruce Anderson

Charles Bruce Anderson
C. Bruce Anderson
108 Downtown Plaza Suite 2A
Salisbury, MD 21801
Licensed for 32 years, Charles Bruce Anderson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Salvatore E Anello III

Salvatore E Anello III
Anello & Lidston
1334 Sulphur Spring Road
Baltimore, MD 21227
Licensed for 49 years, Salvatore E Anello III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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