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MichiganCriminal Defense Lawyers in Houghton Lake, Michigan

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 Michigan, 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 Michigan 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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Sally Hamblin

Sally Hamblin
Hamblin Law Office
4015 W Houghton Lake Dr
Houghton Lake, MI 48629
Licensed for 30 years, Sally Hamblin is a Business Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Karen Moore

Karen Moore
Indigent Defense Consultants, PC
PO Box 88
Harrison, MI 48625
Licensed for 26 years, Karen Moore is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Patrick Cherry

Patrick Cherry
McCurdy Wotila & Porteous
120 W Harris St Ste 1
Cadillac, MI 49601
Licensed for 9 years, Patrick Cherry is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Wayne State University Law School... read more >

Dwight Carpenter

Dwight Carpenter
Law Office of Dwight R. Carpenter
2339 E Ludington Dr
Clare, MI 48617
Licensed for 35 years, Dwight Carpenter is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Roger L Wotila

Roger L Wotila
McCurdy Wotila & Porteous PC
120 W Harris St Ste 1
Cadillac, MI 49601
Licensed for 53 years, Roger L Wotila is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jason J Elmore

Jason J Elmore
McCurdy Wotila & Porteous PC
437 E Division St
Cadillac, MI 49601
Licensed for 20 years, Jason J Elmore is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gerard F Brabant

Gerard F Brabant
Gerard F. Brabant PC
11575 Lancewood Dr
Roscommon, MI 48653
Licensed for 44 years, Gerard F Brabant is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jon R Macdonald

Jon R Macdonald
Jon R Macdonald PLC
420 W Houghton Ave
West Branch, MI 48661
Licensed for 37 years, Jon R Macdonald is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kristi Mcgregor

Kristi Mcgregor
Kristi L. McGregor PLLC
406 Morenci Ave
Mio, MI 48647
Licensed for 13 years, Kristi Mcgregor is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Troy B Daniel

Troy B Daniel
319 Lake Street
Roscommon, MI 48653
Licensed for 28 years, Troy B Daniel is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Todd H Nye

Todd H Nye
The Nye Law Office, Of Counsel Law Office of Michael T Edwar
S Merrio Rd
Roscommon, MI 48653
Licensed for 24 years, Todd H Nye is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley L... read more >

Ravi R Gurumurthy

Ravi R Gurumurthy
Ravi R. Gurumurthy PLC
PO Box 1014
Cadillac, MI 49601
Licensed for 10 years, Ravi R Gurumurthy is a Business Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jennifer Izworski

Jennifer Izworski
Jennifer A. Izworski PLLC
PO Box 571
West Branch, MI 48661
Licensed for 11 years, Jennifer Izworski is a Criminal Defense and Child Welfare Law lawyer... read more >

Gabrielle Elizabeth Dantzer

Gabrielle Elizabeth Dantzer
Eliason & Dantzer Law Office
109 N 3rd St
West Branch, MI 48661
Licensed for 11 years, Gabrielle Elizabeth Dantzer is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Mark R Mitchell

Mark R Mitchell
Mark R. Mitchell PC
124 E Chapin St
Cadillac, MI 49601
Licensed for 34 years, Mark R Mitchell is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Aaron S. Coltrane

Aaron S. Coltrane
Brabant & Coltrane, PLLC
241 Lake St. PO Box 35
roscommon, MI 48653
Licensed for 10 years, Aaron S. Coltrane is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Dominic Greco

Dominic Greco
Greco Law Office
5171 Lewis Rd
Beaverton, MI 48612
Licensed for 17 years, Dominic Greco is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Karyn Tomczyk

Karyn Tomczyk
Tomczyk Law
440 W Cedar Ave
Gladwin, MI 48624
Licensed for 12 years, Karyn Tomczyk is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Cynthia Wotila

Cynthia Wotila
McCurdy Wotila & Porteous PC
120 W Harris St Ste 1
Cadillac, MI 49601
Licensed for 41 years, Cynthia Wotila is a Criminal Defense and Tax Law lawyer... read more >

Dawn M Lacasse

Dawn M Lacasse
Dawn M. LaCasse Attorney At Law PC
500 Lake St
Roscommon, MI 48653
Licensed for 29 years, Dawn M Lacasse is a Criminal Defense and Child Welfare Law lawyer... read more >

Adam Troy Vernon

Adam Troy Vernon
Carey & Jaskowski PLLC
I-75
Grayling, MI 49738
Licensed for 16 years, Adam Troy Vernon is a Criminal Defense and Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Everette Ayers

Everette Ayers
Ayers Law PC
PO Box 723
Roscommon, MI 48653
Licensed for 23 years, Everette Ayers is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Donald Sommerfeld

Donald Sommerfeld
Donald E. Sommerfeld PLLC
PO Box 243
Grayling, MI 49738
Licensed for 20 years, Donald Sommerfeld is a Criminal Defense and Child Welfare Law lawyer... read more >

Izak Post

Izak Post
Dreyer Hovey & Post LLP
195 W Main St
Harrison, MI 48625
Licensed for 11 years, Izak Post is a Bankruptcy and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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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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