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OhioCriminal Defense Lawyers in Dayton, Ohio

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 Ohio, 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 Ohio 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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Robert Francis Healey Jr

Robert Francis Healey Jr
Suhre & Associates, LLC
130 West 2nd Street #310
Dayton, OH 45202
Licensed for 16 years, Robert Francis Healey Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Anthony Raymond Cicero

Anthony Raymond Cicero
Cicero Law Office, LLC
500 E. Fifth Street
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 29 years, Anthony Raymond Cicero is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of ... read more >

John Hayes Rion

John Hayes Rion
Rion, Rion & Rion, Co. L.P.A.
PO Box 10126 Ste 2150
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 55 years, John Hayes Rion is a Federal Crimes and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Toledo College of Law... read more >

Jon Paul Rion

Jon Paul Rion
Rion, Rion & Rion Co. L.P.A.
P.O. Box 10126 Ste 2150
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 28 years, Jon Paul Rion is a Federal Crimes and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Patrick L Mulligan

Patrick L Mulligan
L. Patrick Mulligan & Associates L.P.A. Co.
28 N Wilkinson St
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 15 years, Patrick L Mulligan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas George Kopacz

Thomas George Kopacz
Holzfaster, Cecil, McKnight & Mues
1105 Wilmington Ave
Dayton, OH 45420
Licensed for 11 years, Thomas George Kopacz is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton, School of Law... read more >

Leo Patrick Mulligan

Leo Patrick Mulligan
L. Patrick Mulligan & Assoc. LLC
28 N Wilkinson St
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 40 years, Leo Patrick Mulligan is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College ... read more >

George Andrew Katchmer Jr

George Andrew Katchmer Jr
L. Patrick Mulligan & Associates, LLC
28 N Wilkinson St
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 43 years, George Andrew Katchmer Jr is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Carl George Goraleski

Carl George Goraleski
CiceroAdams
500 E 5th St
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 41 years, Carl George Goraleski is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Salmon P. Chase College of Law - Northern Kentucky U... read more >

Robert Alan Brenner

Robert Alan Brenner
Robert Alan Brenner, LLC
PO Box 340214
Dayton, OH 45434
Licensed for 27 years, Robert Alan Brenner is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Albany Law School... read more >

Douglas Dustin Brannon

Douglas Dustin Brannon
Brannon & Associates
130 West Second St Suite 900
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 21 years, Douglas Dustin Brannon is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Leighton Mues

Robert Leighton Mues
Holzfaster, Cecil, McKnight & Mues
1105 Wilmington Ave
Dayton, OH 45420
Licensed for 46 years, Robert Leighton Mues is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Tara Catherine Dancing

Tara Catherine Dancing
5741 Salem Bend Dr
Dayton, OH 45426
Licensed for 20 years, Tara Catherine Dancing is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Jeremiah Justin Denslow

Jeremiah Justin Denslow
Jeremiah Denslow, Attorney at Law
130 W. 2nd Street Suite 1818
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 22 years, Jeremiah Justin Denslow is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William Randall Rock

William Randall Rock
W. Randall Rock Attorney at Law
10817 Yankee Street
Dayton, OH 45458
Licensed for 40 years, William Randall Rock is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

James Patrick Fleisher

James Patrick Fleisher
Bieser, Greer & Landis, LLP
6 N Main St Ste 400
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 32 years, James Patrick Fleisher is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College o... read more >

Christopher R Conard

Christopher R Conard
Coolidge Wall Co LPA
33 W First St Ste 600
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 36 years, Christopher R Conard is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Antony Abboud Abboud

Antony Abboud Abboud
Gounaris Abboud, Inc.
130 W 2nd St Ste 2000
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 20 years, Antony Abboud Abboud is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Gary Wayne Crim

Gary Wayne Crim
Gary W. Crim, Attorney at Law
943 Manhattan Ave
Dayton, OH 45406
Licensed for 51 years, Gary Wayne Crim is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Michael E. Moritz College of Law - The Ohio State Universi... read more >

Christopher Michael Fogt

Christopher Michael Fogt
Fogt Law Office
5335 Far Hills Ave Ste 302
Dayton, OH 45429
Licensed for 16 years, Christopher Michael Fogt is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

Nicholas George Gounaris

Nicholas George Gounaris
Gounaris Abboud
130 W 2nd St Ste 2000
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 29 years, Nicholas George Gounaris is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

William Alvia Shira III

William Alvia Shira III
William A. Shira III
432 Silvercrest Terrace
Dayton, OH 45440
Licensed for 57 years, William Alvia Shira III is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

Andrew Clark Schlueter

Andrew Clark Schlueter
Second District Court of Appeals
41 N Perry St 5th Floor
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 14 years, Andrew Clark Schlueter is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

Steven Troute Pierson

Steven Troute Pierson
5749 Waterloo Rd
Dayton, OH 45459
Licensed for 40 years, Steven Troute Pierson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College of Law... read more >

Bryan Kelly Penick

Bryan Kelly Penick
Sebaly Shillito + Dyer
40 N Main St
Dayton, OH 45423
Licensed for 25 years, Bryan Kelly Penick is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Richard L Kaplan

Richard L Kaplan
Richard L Kaplan, Attorney at Law
683 Miamisburg Centerville Road, Suite 202
Dayton, OH 45459
Licensed for 44 years, Richard L Kaplan is a Family Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer... read more >

Dennis Alan Lieberman

Dennis Alan Lieberman
Flanagan, Lieberman and Rambo
10 N Ludlow St
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 46 years, Dennis Alan Lieberman is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of L... read more >

James Alan Dyer

James Alan Dyer
Sebaly Shillito + Dyer
40 N Main St
Dayton, OH 45423
Licensed for 44 years, James Alan Dyer is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Duke Law School... read more >

Nick Gounaris

Nick Gounaris
Gounaris Abboud, LPA
275 N. Main Street, Suite D
Springboro, OH 45066
Licensed for 29 years, Nick Gounaris is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Joshua Engel

Joshua Engel
Engel & Martin
5181 Natorp Blvd. Suite 210
Mason, OH 45040
Licensed for 21 years, Joshua Engel is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Konrad Kuczak

Konrad Kuczak
Konrad Kuczak
130 W 2nd St Ste 1010
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 55 years, Konrad Kuczak is a Criminal Defense and Employment Law lawyer who attended Salmon P. Chase College of Law - Northern... read more >

David Carr Greer

David Carr Greer
Bieser, Greer & Landis LLP
6 N Main St Ste 400
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 62 years, David Carr Greer is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Yale Law School... read more >

Julius Lamonthe Carter

Julius Lamonthe Carter
Julius L. Carter Co., LPA
120 W 2nd St Ste 733
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 16 years, Julius Lamonthe Carter is a Criminal Defense and Employment Law lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of L... read more >

James Richard Kirkland

James Richard Kirkland
Kirkland & Sommers Co., LPA
10532 Success Ln
Dayton, OH 45458
Licensed for 55 years, James Richard Kirkland is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Michael E. Moritz College of Law - T... read more >

Jeffrey Charles Meadows

Jeffrey Charles Meadows
The Meadows Law Firm
5900 West Chester Road Suite E
West Chester, OH 45069
Licensed for 27 years, Jeffrey Charles Meadows is a Marijuana Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Travis Lee Kane

Travis Lee Kane
Kane Law Offices
130 W 2nd St Ste 460
Dayton, OH 45402
Licensed for 13 years, Travis Lee Kane is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Travis T Dunnington

Travis T Dunnington
Office of the Public Defender- 15th Jud Cir.
117 S Main St Fl 4
Dayton, OH 45422
Licensed for 26 years, Travis T Dunnington is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Tulsa College of Law... read more >

Brien Keith Miller

Brien Keith Miller
Wicktora & Miller, LLC
10921 Reed Hartman Highway Suite 120
Blue Ash, OH 45242
Licensed for 9 years, Brien Keith Miller is a Marijuana Law and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College of Law... read more >

Jeremiah Justin Denslow

Jeremiah Justin Denslow
Attorney Jeremiah Denslow - Ohio's DUI Dude
179 S Main St.
Waynesville, OH 45068
Jeremiah Justin Denslow is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Mark Alan Deters

Mark Alan Deters
Deters Law LLC
2011 South Lakeman
Bellbrook, OH 45305
Licensed for 15 years, Mark Alan Deters is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Douglas G. Houston

Douglas G. Houston
Houston Law Office, LLC
3938 Dayton-Xenia Road Suite C
Beavercreek, OH 45432
Licensed for 29 years, Douglas G. Houston is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Matthew Thomas Dixon

Matthew Thomas Dixon
Shew & Dixon Law Office
16 North Main Street
Middletown, OH 45042
Licensed for 24 years, Matthew Thomas Dixon is a Criminal Defense and Bankruptcy lawyer who attended Mississippi College School of Law... read more >

James Shannon Arnold

James Shannon Arnold
Arnold Law Firm, LLC
8833 Chapelsquare Ln Suite C
Cincinnati, OH 45249
Licensed for 31 years, James Shannon Arnold is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Salmon P. Chase College of Law - Northern Kentucky Un... read more >

Damon Lee Halverson

Damon Lee Halverson
Pater, Pater, Halverson Co., LPA
315 S Front St
Hamilton, OH 45011
Licensed for 23 years, Damon Lee Halverson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College of Law... read more >

Paris Kent Ellis

Paris Kent Ellis
Paris K. Ellis
300 N Main St
Middletown, OH 45042
Licensed for 44 years, Paris Kent Ellis is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Salmon P. Chase College of Law - Northern Kentucky Univer... read more >

Michael Arthur Newland

Michael Arthur Newland
Michael A Newland
300 High St Suite 601
Hamilton, OH 45011
Licensed for 35 years, Michael Arthur Newland is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Jeffrey D Slyman

Jeffrey D Slyman
The Law Office of Jeffrey D.Slyman
812 E National Rd
Vandalia, OH 45377
Licensed for 45 years, Jeffrey D Slyman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Jacob Dennis Long

Jacob Dennis Long
1248 Nilles Rd # 7
Fairfield, OH 45014
Licensed for 18 years, Jacob Dennis Long is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College of Law... read more >

Theodore Valley

Theodore Valley
Baldwin Valley Law, LLC
854 E. Franklin Street
Centerville, OH 45459
Licensed for 25 years, Theodore Valley is a Divorce and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Brock Aaron Schoenlein

Brock Aaron Schoenlein
Self Employed
120 W 2nd St
Dayton, OH 45402
Brock Aaron Schoenlein is a DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

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.


Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

OACDL defends the rights of the accused while assisting and educating criminal defense attorneys in Ohio.


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