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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 Minnesota, 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 Minnesota 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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James Joseph Kuettner

James Joseph Kuettner
Kuettner Legal, LLC
427 South Broad Street
Mankato, MN 56001
Call 507-345-4545
Attorney Jim Kuettner attended William Mitchell College of Law (now Mitchell | Hamline) from August, 2012 until graduation in January, 2015.... read more >
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National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
James Joseph Kuettner
Member

James Leonard Blumberg

James Leonard Blumberg
James Blumberg Law
14501 Granada Dr Suite 200
Apple Valley, MN 55124
Call 952-431-7758
Clearing your name is my priority... read more >
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nacdl
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
James Leonard Blumberg
Member

Stephen D Gabrielson

Stephen D Gabrielson
Gabrielson Law Offices, Ltd.
18 Riverside Ave S
Sartell, MN 56377
Call 320-259-5588
To our knowledge, no attorney in the St. Cloud/Brainerd area has tried as many cases for injury victims as we have in the past 20 years. Thi... read more >
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Minnesota State Bar Association
Stephen D Gabrielson
Board Certified Specialist in Civil Trial Law
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nbta
National Board of Trial Advocacy
Stephen D Gabrielson
Board Certified Specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy
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aaj
American Association for Justice
Stephen D Gabrielson
Member
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Minnesota Association for Justice
Stephen D Gabrielson
Member

Jennifer Rose Congdon

Jennifer Rose Congdon
155 Wabasha St S Suite 125
Saint Paul, MN 55107
Licensed for 13 years, Jennifer Rose Congdon is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended William Mitchell College of Law... read more >

Ryan Patrick Garry

Ryan Patrick Garry
Ryan Garry LLC, Criminal Defense Attorneys
333 S 7th St Ste 2350
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 20 years, Ryan Patrick Garry is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law (Law School)... read more >

Christopher Wesley Keyser

Christopher Wesley Keyser
Keyser Law, P.A.
400 S 4th St Suite 806M
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Licensed for 16 years, Christopher Wesley Keyser is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Frederic K Bruno

Frederic K Bruno
Bruno Law
5500 Wayzata Blvd Suite 1450
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Licensed for 29 years, Frederic K Bruno is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. Louis University... read more >

Bruce Norman Ringstrom Jr

Bruce Norman Ringstrom Jr
Ringstrom Law
730 Center Ave Suite 202
Moorhead, MN 56560
Licensed for 15 years, Bruce Norman Ringstrom Jr is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of La... read more >

Patrick Lennae Cotter

Patrick Lennae Cotter
Sieben & Cotter, PLLC
105 Hardman Court
South St. Paul, MN 55075
Licensed for 13 years, Patrick Lennae Cotter is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended William Mitchell College of Law... read more >

David C Keegan

David C Keegan
302 W Superior St 650 Lonsdale Bldg
Duluth, MN 55802
Licensed for 46 years, David C Keegan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph Patrick Tamburino

Joseph Patrick Tamburino
Caplan & Tamburino Law Firm, P.A.
10 S 5th St Suite 525
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 35 years, Joseph Patrick Tamburino is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Charles Alan Ramsay

Charles Alan Ramsay
Ramsay Law Firm, PLLC
2780 Snelling Ave N Suite 330
Roseville, MN 55113
Licensed for 29 years, Charles Alan Ramsay is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Samuel Edmunds

Samuel Edmunds
Sieben Edmunds PLLC
2640 Eagan Woods Drive
Eagan, MN 55121
Licensed for 17 years, Samuel Edmunds is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas K. Hagen

Thomas K. Hagen
Kohlmeyer Hagen Law Office
150 St. Andrews Court Suite 110
Mankato, MN 56001
Licensed for 17 years, Thomas K. Hagen is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pettit College of Law - The Ohio Northern University... read more >

Jack Rice

Jack Rice
Jack Rice
370 Selby Avenue #207
St. Paul, MN 55102
Licensed for 27 years, Jack Rice is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

Thomas C Gallagher

Thomas C Gallagher
Gallagher Criminal Defense
3453 Hennepin Ave Suite 001
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Licensed for 36 years, Thomas C Gallagher is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

Calvin P Johnson

Calvin P Johnson
Calvin P. Johnson Law Firm, LLC
427 South Broad St
Mankato, MN 56001
Licensed for 44 years, Calvin P Johnson is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended Hamline University School of Law... read more >

Lynne Torgerson

Lynne Torgerson
Lynne Torgerson
222 South Ninth Street Suite
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 34 years, Lynne Torgerson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Minnesota... read more >

Todd Victor Peterson

Todd Victor Peterson
Todd V Peterson PA
1637 4th Ave N
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Licensed for 30 years, Todd Victor Peterson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >

Brockton Hunter

Brockton Hunter
Brockton D. Hunter P.A.
3201 Hennepin Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Licensed for 26 years, Brockton Hunter is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

Blair William Nelson

Blair William Nelson
Blair W Nelson Ltd
205 7th St NW Ste 3
Bemidji, MN 56601
Licensed for 28 years, Blair William Nelson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of North Dakota School of Law... read more >

Jordan Scott Kushner

Jordan Scott Kushner
Jordan S Kushner Attorney at Law
431 S Seventh St Suite 2446
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Licensed for 33 years, Jordan Scott Kushner is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Barry Hogen

Barry Hogen
The Law Office of Barry Hogen
333 N Washington Ave, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 36 years, Barry Hogen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Douglas Troy Kans

Douglas Troy Kans
Kans Law Firm, LLC
7825 Washington Ave South Suite 220
Bloomington, MN 55439
Licensed for 29 years, Douglas Troy Kans is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended William Mitchell College of Law... read more >

Peter B Wold

Peter B Wold
Wold Morrison Law
331 2nd Ave S Ste 705
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 45 years, Peter B Wold is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

Aaron James Morrison

Aaron James Morrison
Wold Morrison Law
331 2nd Ave S Ste 705
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 20 years, Aaron James Morrison is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

John Joseph Leunig

John Joseph Leunig
The Law Office of John J Leunig
7900 Xerxes Ave S Ste 815
Bloomington, MN 55431
Licensed for 36 years, John Joseph Leunig is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Judith Ann Samson

Judith Ann Samson
Judith A. Samson, Attorney at Law
310 4th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Licensed for 26 years, Judith Ann Samson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Eric Christopher Thole

Eric Christopher Thole
Thole Law Firm
275 SOUTH 3RD STREET, SUITE 203
Stillwater, MN 55082
Licensed for 32 years, Eric Christopher Thole is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Rebecca Lynn Duren

Rebecca Lynn Duren
Kelly & Lemmons PA
2350 Wycliff St Ste 200
Saint Paul, MN 55114
Licensed for 12 years, Rebecca Lynn Duren is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >

Cassandra Jane Bautista

Cassandra Jane Bautista
Sieben Edmunds Miller PLLC
2640 Eagan Woods Drive Suite 200
Eagan, MN 55121
Licensed for 9 years, Cassandra Jane Bautista is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Hamline University... read more >

Michael James Brandt

Michael James Brandt
Brandt Kettwick Defense
2150 3rd Ave Ste 210
Anoka, MN 55303
Licensed for 30 years, Michael James Brandt is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kirk Matthew Anderson

Kirk Matthew Anderson
Anderson Law Firm, PLLC
250 2nd Ave S #225
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 20 years, Kirk Matthew Anderson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph S Friedberg

Joseph S Friedberg
Joseph S Friedberg Chartered
701 S 4th Ave Ste 300
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Licensed for 58 years, Joseph S Friedberg is a White Collar Crime and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended University of North Carolina Scho... read more >

William J Mauzy

William J Mauzy
Mauzy Law Office PA
650 3rd Ave S Suite 260
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 51 years, William J Mauzy is a Criminal Defense and Tax Law lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

Matthew Ralston

Matthew Ralston
Ralston Legal LLC
1405 Lilac Drive North ste 115
Golden Valley, MN 55422
Licensed for 10 years, Matthew Ralston is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard Webster LeRoy Jr

Richard Webster LeRoy Jr
Universal Defense
9000 Quantrelle Ave. NE. #230.
Otsego, MN 55330
Licensed for 33 years, Richard Webster LeRoy Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Allan H Caplan

Allan H Caplan
Caplan & Tamburino Law Firm, P.A.
150 S. 5th Street Suite 1490
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 50 years, Allan H Caplan is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended William Mitchell College of Law... read more >

Lauren Jennifer Cutuly Campoli

Lauren Jennifer Cutuly Campoli
Law Office of Lauren Campoli PLLC
7300 France Ave S Ste 405
Edina, MN 55435
Licensed for 18 years, Lauren Jennifer Cutuly Campoli is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended New York Law School... read more >

Timothy Deere Webb

Timothy Deere Webb
Timothy D. Webb, Criminal Defense Lawyer
6800 France Avenue South Suite 405
Minneapolis, MN 55435
Licensed for 28 years, Timothy Deere Webb is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Boston University School of Law... read more >

Theodore Buselmeier

Theodore Buselmeier
Buselmeier Law Firm, PA
201 5th Street NE Suite 6
Buffalo, MN 55313
Licensed for 17 years, Theodore Buselmeier is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended William Mitchell College of Law... read more >

Andrew C. Wilson

Andrew C. Wilson
Wilson & Clas
201 6th Street Southeast 210
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Licensed for 8 years, Andrew C. Wilson is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended William Mitchell College of Law... read more >

Andrew S Birrell

Andrew S Birrell
333 S 7th St Ste 3000
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 43 years, Andrew S Birrell is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Kate Latimer Courtney

Kate Latimer Courtney
Courtney Law Office
700 Saint Paul Bldg 6 West Fifth Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Licensed for 32 years, Kate Latimer Courtney is a Criminal Defense and Juvenile Defense lawyer who attended University of Colorado at Bould... read more >

Paul D Schneck

Paul D Schneck
Paul Daniel Schneck LTD
7701 Golden Valley Rd
Minneapolis, MN 55427
Licensed for 41 years, Paul D Schneck is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law (Law School)... read more >

F Clayton Tyler

F Clayton Tyler
F Clayton Tyler PA
331 2nd Ave S Ste 230
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 45 years, F Clayton Tyler is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard Paul Ohlenberg

Richard Paul Ohlenberg
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Licensed for 27 years, Richard Paul Ohlenberg is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Bruce R Williams

Bruce R Williams
Williams Law Office Inc (Virginia)
PO Box #94
Virginia, MN
Licensed for 34 years, Bruce R Williams is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >

Adam Todd Johnson

Adam Todd Johnson
Lundgren & Johnson, PSC
121 S 8th St Ste 893
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 15 years, Adam Todd Johnson is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >

Justin M. Schiks

Justin M. Schiks
JS Defense, P.A.
724 Bielenberg Drive Suite 140
Woodbury, MN 55125
Licensed for 16 years, Justin M. Schiks is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended William Mitchell College of Law... read more >
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Minnesota State Bar Association Board Certification in Criminal Law - The MSBA criminal law section certifies lawyers as specialists in criminal law if they've demonstrated exceptional experience, training and competence in this area of practice.


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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.



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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.


Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

The MACDL is a not for profit corporation with offices in Minneapolis, MN. Since its creation, MACDL has continued to promote excellence in the practice of criminal law and protect the rights of the accused.


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