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MinnesotaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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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Craig William Trepanier

Craig William Trepanier
Trepanier MacGillis Battina PA
310 S 4th Ave Suite #8000
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Licensed for 30 years, Craig William Trepanier is a Criminal Defense and Employment Law lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law Sch... read more >

David K Porter

David K Porter
David K. Porter, Lawyer
5208 Bloomington Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55417
Licensed for 48 years, David K Porter is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >

Timothy Joseph Prindiville

Timothy Joseph Prindiville
400 S 4th St
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Licensed for 17 years, Timothy Joseph Prindiville is a Real Estate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of ... read more >

David A Meyer

David A Meyer
Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Minneapolis)
50 South 6th St Ste 1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 28 years, David A Meyer is a Criminal Defense and Real Estate Law lawyer... read more >

Paul Timothy Dietz

Paul Timothy Dietz
121 S 8th St
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 31 years, Paul Timothy Dietz is a Criminal Defense and Intellectual Property Law lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School o... read more >

Mardell Delaine Presler

Mardell Delaine Presler
3616 Major Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55422
Licensed for 9 years, Mardell Delaine Presler is a Criminal Defense and Estate and Probate Law lawyer... read more >

Eleanor Michelle Drake

Eleanor Michelle Drake
Berger Montague PC
1229 Tyler St NE UNIT 205
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Licensed for 17 years, Eleanor Michelle Drake is a Consumer Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

Mark A Hallberg

Mark A Hallberg
Robins Kaplan LLP (Minneapolis)
800 Lasalle Ave Ste 2800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 45 years, Mark A Hallberg is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

James H Anderson

James H Anderson
Stern & Anderson PA
2900 N Washington Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Licensed for 49 years, James H Anderson is a Criminal Defense and Estate and Probate Law lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey David Schiek

Jeffrey David Schiek
Villaume & Schiek, P.A.
2051 Killebrew Dr #611
Bloomington, MN 55425
Licensed for 24 years, Jeffrey David Schiek is a Criminal Defense and Employment Law lawyer... read more >

Richard Whitney Higgins

Richard Whitney Higgins
3109 W 50th St Ste 210
Minneapolis, MN 55410
Licensed for 12 years, Richard Whitney Higgins is a Criminal Defense and Estate and Probate Law lawyer... read more >

Micheal Douglas Fleming

Micheal Douglas Fleming
Commercial Partners Title, Div of Chicago Title
200 South 6th St Ste 1300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 10 years, Micheal Douglas Fleming is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School... read more >

Kelly Ann Jeanetta

Kelly Ann Jeanetta
Kelly A Jeanetta Law Firm LLC
333 N Washington Ave Ste 402
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 27 years, Kelly Ann Jeanetta is a Employment Law and Civil Rights lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law (Law Scho... read more >

Christopher Collin Alexander

Christopher Collin Alexander
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
333 S 7th St Ste 2000
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 11 years, Christopher Collin Alexander is a Personal Injury and Local Government Law lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline Scho... read more >

Meghan Stephanie Strom Johnson

Meghan Stephanie Strom Johnson
222 S 9th St Ste 1600
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 18 years, Meghan Stephanie Strom Johnson is a Estate and Probate Law and Business Law lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline Sch... read more >

Daniel James Gilchrist

Daniel James Gilchrist
Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Minneapolis)
50 South 6th St Ste 1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 21 years, Daniel James Gilchrist is a Real Estate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law ... read more >

Marcus Andrew Mollison

Marcus Andrew Mollison
Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Minneapolis)
50 South 6th St Ste 1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 27 years, Marcus Andrew Mollison is a Real Estate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Robert Walston

James Robert Walston
Ballard Spahr
80 S 8th St Ste 2000
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 39 years, James Robert Walston is a Real Estate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jaime Driggs

Jaime Driggs
Henson & Efron PA
225 South 6th St Suite 1600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 20 years, Jaime Driggs is a Child Welfare Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

Robert Randall Hopper

Robert Randall Hopper
Robert R Hopper & Associates
333 S 7th St Ste 2450
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 34 years, Robert Randall Hopper is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Michelle Marie Tessier

Michelle Marie Tessier
Medtronic Inc (Medtronic Pky)
710 Medtronic Pkwy NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
Licensed for 7 years, Michelle Marie Tessier is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended American University Washington C... read more >

Sonja Bischel Beddow

Sonja Bischel Beddow
Doran Companies
7803 Glenroy Rd Ste 200
Minneapolis, MN 55439
Licensed for 12 years, Sonja Bischel Beddow is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer... read more >

Mary Michelle Morin

Mary Michelle Morin
Morin Law Office
400 S 4th St
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Licensed for 37 years, Mary Michelle Morin is a Personal Injury and Employment Law lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >

Katheryn Ann Andresen

Katheryn Ann Andresen
Nilan Johnson Lewis PA
250 S Marquette Ave Ste 800
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 28 years, Katheryn Ann Andresen is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

Lucas Jean Moravek Dawson

Lucas Jean Moravek Dawson
Groshek Law PA
530 N 3rd St Ste 310
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 13 years, Lucas Jean Moravek Dawson is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law (L... read more >

Cory David Olson

Cory David Olson
Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen & Boylan PA
90 S 7th St Ste 3600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 18 years, Cory David Olson is a Real Estate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

Amy Elizabeth Papenhausen

Amy Elizabeth Papenhausen
Fox Rothschild LLP
33 South 6th St Ste 3600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 23 years, Amy Elizabeth Papenhausen is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law (L... read more >

Soren Paul Petrek

Soren Paul Petrek
Anderson & Anderson Law, LLC
2900 N Washington Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Licensed for 33 years, Soren Paul Petrek is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law (Law Schoo... read more >

Vanessa Laura Rybicka

Vanessa Laura Rybicka
Rybicka Law Office PLLC
310 S 4th Ave suite 5010
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Licensed for 20 years, Vanessa Laura Rybicka is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >

Benjamin Aloysius Wagner

Benjamin Aloysius Wagner
Wagner Tax Law PA
8500 Normandale Lake Blvd
Minneapolis, MN 55437
Licensed for 16 years, Benjamin Aloysius Wagner is a Business Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >

William Dennis Casey

William Dennis Casey
William Casey Law Offices LLC
310 S 4th Ave Ste 5010
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Licensed for 33 years, William Dennis Casey is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

Christopher Jon Huntley

Christopher Jon Huntley
Mulligan & Bjornnes PLLP
401 Groveland Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Licensed for 20 years, Christopher Jon Huntley is a Business Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law Schoo... read more >

Thomas J Radio

Thomas J Radio
Felhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt (Minneapolis)
220 South 6th St Ste 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 42 years, Thomas J Radio is a Civil Trial Law and Construction Law lawyer who attended The University of Iowa College of Law... read more >

Reed K Mackenzie

Reed K Mackenzie
Mackenzie Law Office PA
100 S Washington Ave Ste 1335
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 56 years, Reed K Mackenzie is a Civil Trial Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stuart Rodney Nostdahl

Stuart Rodney Nostdahl
Davern McLeod & Nostdahl LLP
310 S 4th Ave Ste 5010
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Licensed for 17 years, Stuart Rodney Nostdahl is a Criminal Defense and Employment Law lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law Scho... read more >

John Arechigo

John Arechigo
Arechigo & Stokka, LLP
332 Minnesota Street W1080
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Licensed for 18 years, John Arechigo is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Hamline University School of Law... read more >

Holly Dolejsi

Holly Dolejsi
Robins Kaplan LLP (Minneapolis)
800 Lasalle Ave Ste 2800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 15 years, Holly Dolejsi is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law (Law Scho... read more >

Samuel James Cook

Samuel James Cook
90 S 7th St Ste 3300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 8 years, Samuel James Cook is a Civil Trial Law and Business Law lawyer who attended University of St Thomas Law School, Unive... read more >

Elliot Lawrence Olsen

Elliot Lawrence Olsen
Siegel Brill PA
100 S Washington Ave Suite 1300
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 35 years, Elliot Lawrence Olsen is a Personal Injury and Civil Trial Law lawyer... read more >

Kathleen M Picotte Newman

Kathleen M Picotte Newman
Dewitt LLP
901 S Marquette Ave Ste 2100
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 43 years, Kathleen M Picotte Newman is a Divorce and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Michael Guy Davey

Michael Guy Davey
Full Circle Law
333 N Washington Ave Suit 300
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 17 years, Michael Guy Davey is a Real Estate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law (Law ... read more >

Mary P Foarde

Mary P Foarde
50 South 6th St Ste 2600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 44 years, Mary P Foarde is a Criminal Defense and Health Law lawyer... read more >

Shannon Elizabeth W Berg

Shannon Elizabeth W Berg
Sandahl & Associates
7400 Lyndale Ave S Ste 120
Minneapolis, MN 55423
Licensed for 26 years, Shannon Elizabeth W Berg is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Minnesot... read more >

Christian Ryan Peterson

Christian Ryan Peterson
Christian Peterson Law Office
2140 4TH AVENUE N
Anoka, MN 55303
Licensed for 18 years, Christian Ryan Peterson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Melissa Marie Heinlein

Melissa Marie Heinlein
Lord + Heinlein Law Office
309 Clifton Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Licensed for 12 years, Melissa Marie Heinlein is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

James W Kerr

James W Kerr
3729 34th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Licensed for 45 years, James W Kerr is a Child Welfare Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >

Noah Clarke Lauricella

Noah Clarke Lauricella
GoldenbergLaw PLLC
800 Lasalle Ave Ste 2150
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 8 years, Noah Clarke Lauricella is a Civil Trial Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Nysha Diana Operana

Nysha Diana Operana
Paschal Nwokocha Law Offices LLC
105 Fifth Ave S Ste 550
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Licensed for 11 years, Nysha Diana Operana is a Child Welfare Law and Family Law lawyer who attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law... read more >

Michael W Unger

Michael W Unger
Unger Law Office
80 S 8th St Ste 900
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Licensed for 43 years, Michael W Unger is a Civil Trial Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Minnesota Law School... read more >

Sonja Corinne Larson

Sonja Corinne Larson
Gapen Larson & Johnson LLC
401 N 3rd St Ste 440
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Licensed for 18 years, Sonja Corinne Larson is a Child Welfare Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended University of St Thomas L... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

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.


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.


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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