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In the juvenile justice system in Michigan, the primary goal is to rehabilitate the child or teenager.


The juvenile justice system also protects the public. Important differences exist between the criminal justice system in adult courts and juvenile courts.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney for a juvenile court case in or around Michigan, consider the attorney's training and experience with these types of cases.


Attorneys often provide a free consultation and charge a flat rate for attorney fees and costs for juvenile delinquency and criminal defense cases.


Many of the top juvenile defense attorneys in the United States belong to the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC). Created in 1999, NJDC supports criminal defense attorneys who represent children in juvenile court. In 2005, the National Juvenile Defender Center separated from the American Bar Association (ABA) to become an independent organization.


NJDC gives juvenile defense attorneys a platform to exchange information, build partnerships, improve advocacy skills and participate in the national debate over juvenile justice.


The mission of the NJDC is to "promote justice for all children by ensuring excellence in juvenile defense." Learn more about the NJDC.

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Richard Catalino

Richard Catalino
Nolan & Shafer PLC
40 Concord Ave
Muskegon, MI 49442
Licensed for 38 years, Richard Catalino is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John M. English

John M. English
Kronzek & Cronkright, PLLC
420 S. Waverly Road, Suite 100
Lansing, MI 48917
Licensed for 25 years, John M. English is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gary Francis Kennedy II

Gary Francis Kennedy II
Kennedy Law Office, PLLC
51424 Van Dyke Ave., STE 23
Shelby Township, MI 48318
Licensed for 13 years, Gary Francis Kennedy II is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Tracie L. Tomak

Tracie L. Tomak
Tomak and Podolsky, PLLC
330 E Columbia Ave
Battle Creek, MI 49015
Licensed for 17 years, Tracie L. Tomak is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Nicole Lee-Ann Smith

Nicole Lee-Ann Smith
Smith Mihas PLLC
2615 W. Jefferson Suite 2
Trenton, MI 48183
Licensed for 23 years, Nicole Lee-Ann Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles E Chamberlain

Charles E Chamberlain
Willey & Chamberlain LLP
300 Ottawa Ave NW Ste 810
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Licensed for 43 years, Charles E Chamberlain is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended College of William & Mary... read more >

Dominic F Andriacchi Jr.

Dominic F Andriacchi Jr.
Dominic F. Andriacchi PC
321 W Division St
Ishpeming, MI 49849
Licensed for 12 years, Dominic F Andriacchi Jr. is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer... read more >

Todd J Stearn

Todd J Stearn
The Law Offices of Todd J. Stearn, P.C.
29829 Greenfield Rd Ste 101
Southfield, MI 48076
Licensed for 30 years, Todd J Stearn is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Aaron J Herskovic

Aaron J Herskovic
Fabian Sklar King & Liss PC
33450 W 12 Mile Rd
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Licensed for 21 years, Aaron J Herskovic is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Patrick O'keefe

Patrick O'keefe
O'Keefe Law PLLC
3893 Okemos Rd
Meridian charter Township, MI 48864
Licensed for 21 years, Patrick O'keefe is a Administrative Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael L Steinberg

Michael L Steinberg
The Law Offices of Michael L. Steinberg
319 Gratiot Ave
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
Licensed for 34 years, Michael L Steinberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas W Cranmer

Thomas W Cranmer
Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone, PLC
840 W Long Lake Rd Ste 150
Troy, MI 48098
Licensed for 49 years, Thomas W Cranmer is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Bill Colovos

Bill Colovos
Law Firm of Bill Colovos
13305 Reeck Rd. Suite 140
Southgate, MI 48195
Licensed for 39 years, Bill Colovos is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Scott Bassett

Scott Bassett
Scott Bassett Esq
8105 Valleywood Ln
Portage, MI 49024
Licensed for 43 years, Scott Bassett is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Michigan Law School - Universit... read more >

Daniel Geherin

Daniel Geherin
Geherin Law Group PLLC
760 W Eisenhower Pkwy Ste 305
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Licensed for 24 years, Daniel Geherin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Johnny Hawkins

Johnny Hawkins
Law Office of J. L. Hawkins PLLC
2000 Town Center Suite 1900
Southfield, MI 48075
Licensed for 28 years, Johnny Hawkins is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Michigan State University College of Law... read more >

E Thomas Mccarthy Jr.

E Thomas Mccarthy Jr.
Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge
100 Monroe Center St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Licensed for 46 years, E Thomas Mccarthy Jr. is a Business Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution lawyer... read more >

Gary M Wilson

Gary M Wilson
Wilson & Cain PA
21002 Mack Ave
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
Licensed for 36 years, Gary M Wilson is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Michigan State University College of Law... read more >

James L Feinberg

James L Feinberg
James L. Feinberg & Associates
28411 Northwestern Hwy Ste 875
Southfield, MI 48034
Licensed for 56 years, James L Feinberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Margaret Sind Raben

Margaret Sind Raben
Gurewitz & Raben PLC
333 W Fort St Ste 1400
Detroit, MI 48226
Licensed for 38 years, Margaret Sind Raben is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended Wayne State University Law School... read more >

Brian Joseph Prain

Brian Joseph Prain
The Law Office of Brian J. Prain PLLC
17199 N Laurel Park Dr Ste 200
Livonia, MI 48152
Licensed for 14 years, Brian Joseph Prain is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Michigan State University College of Law... read more >

Ryan M. Kasak

Ryan M. Kasak
Kasak Legal, PLLC
811 South Blvd. E. Suite 200
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
Licensed for 17 years, Ryan M. Kasak is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Pavol Fabian

Pavol Fabian
Zamzow Fabian PLLC
15 Ionia Ave SW Ste 460
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Licensed for 10 years, Pavol Fabian 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 >

Alexandra Giuliani

Alexandra Giuliani
Law Offices of Raymond A. Cassar PLC
30445 Northwestern Hwy Ste 220
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Licensed for 7 years, Alexandra Giuliani is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School... read more >

Dionne Webster-cox

Dionne Webster-cox
Webster Law Office PLLC
33150 Schoolcraft Ste 201
Livonia, MI 48150
Licensed for 17 years, Dionne Webster-cox is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Western Michigan University Thomas ... read more >

Michael Edward Norman

Michael Edward Norman
21650 W Eleven Mile Rd Ste 100
Southfield, MI 48076
Licensed for 20 years, Michael Edward Norman is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Georgia State University... read more >

Ryan T Glanville

Ryan T Glanville
Thompson Thompson & Glanville
111 E Court St
Ludington, MI 49431
Licensed for 27 years, Ryan T Glanville is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Wayne State University Law School... read more >

Stephen T Rabaut

Stephen T Rabaut
16931 19 Mile Rd Ste 100
Clinton Township, MI 48038
Licensed for 44 years, Stephen T Rabaut is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jack J. Kramer

Jack J. Kramer
Wayne State University Law School
26261 Evergreen Road, Suite 130
Southfield, MI 48334
Jack J. Kramer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Paul Thomas Tylenda

Paul Thomas Tylenda
Tylenda, PLLC
14950 E. Jefferson Suite 170
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
Licensed for 15 years, Paul Thomas Tylenda is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Jennifer Grieco

Jennifer Grieco
Altior Law PC
401 S Old Woodward Ave Ste 460
Birmingham, MI 48009
Licensed for 27 years, Jennifer Grieco is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Toledo College of Law... read more >

Robert S Harrison

Robert S Harrison
Robert Harrison & Associates
40950 Woodward Ave Ste 100
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Licensed for 56 years, Robert S Harrison is a Civil Trial 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 >

William J Maze

William J Maze
Maze Legal Group PC
37211 Goddard Rd
Romulus, MI 48174
Licensed for 27 years, William J Maze is a Criminal Defense and Local Government Law lawyer who attended Wayne State University Law School... read more >

James Warren Amberg

James Warren Amberg
Amberg & Amberg PLLC
32121 Woodward Ave
Royal Oak, MI 48073
Licensed for 19 years, James Warren Amberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David M Burgess

David M Burgess
Burgess & Burgess PC
1360 Porter St Ste 200
Dearborn, MI 48124
Licensed for 26 years, David M Burgess is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael P Manley

Michael P Manley
Michael P. Manley PC
503 Saginaw St Ste 1434
Flint, MI 48502
Licensed for 34 years, Michael P Manley is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Douglas R Mullkoff

Douglas R Mullkoff
Kessler Mullkoff & Hooberman LLP
402 W Liberty St
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Licensed for 43 years, Douglas R Mullkoff is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Britt M Cobb

Britt M Cobb
Willey & Chamberlain LLP
300 Ottawa Ave NW Ste 810
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Licensed for 18 years, Britt M Cobb is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Esther O Igwe

Esther O Igwe
Law Offices of Esther O. Igwe PC
8679 Twenty Six Mile Rd. Ste 151
Washington Township, MI 48094
Licensed for 24 years, Esther O Igwe is a Criminal Defense and Immigration Law lawyer... read more >

Channelle Kizy-white

Channelle Kizy-white
Channelle Kizy PLLC
29600 Northwestern Hwy Ste 106
Southfield, MI 48034
Licensed for 18 years, Channelle Kizy-white is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Loyola University Chicago School of La... read more >

Terry A Dawes

Terry A Dawes
McKeen & Associates, P.C.
645 Griswold St Ste 4200
Detroit, MI 48226
Licensed for 31 years, Terry A Dawes is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Western Michigan University Thomas M. Co... read more >

Marcus Raymond Garske

Marcus Raymond Garske
Garske Hewitt PLC
505 S Euclid Ave
Bay City, MI 48706
Licensed for 13 years, Marcus Raymond Garske is a Criminal Defense and Bankruptcy lawyer who attended Michigan State University College of ... 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 >

John Freeman

John Freeman
Law Office of John Freeman PLLC
3150 Livernois Rd Ste 270
Troy, MI 48083
Licensed for 16 years, John Freeman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephanie Fakih

Stephanie Fakih
Rights First Law PC
1132 Webster St
Birmingham, MI 48009
Licensed for 11 years, Stephanie Fakih is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Edward Sternisha

Edward Sternisha
Law Office of Edward J. Sternisha PLLC
330 Fuller Ave NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Licensed for 13 years, Edward Sternisha is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Peter Vangelderen

Peter Vangelderen
Willey & Chamberlain LLP
300 Ottawa Ave NW Ste 810
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Licensed for 15 years, Peter Vangelderen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Goran Antovski

Goran Antovski
Michigan Justice PLLC
18 1st St
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
Licensed for 12 years, Goran Antovski is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer... read more >
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