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OhioCriminal Defense Lawyers in Franklin County, 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 Franklin County, 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 Franklin County, 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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Brian Joslyn

Brian Joslyn
Joslyn Law Firm
501 S High St
Columbus, OH 43215
Call 614-444-1900
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National College for DUI Defense
Brian Joslyn
General Member
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National Police Accountability Project
Brian Joslyn
Member
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Brian Joslyn
Member
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Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Brian Joslyn
Member

Dedicated to Protecting Your Rights... read more >

Justin Michael McMullen

Justin Michael McMullen
Joslyn Law Firm
501 S High St
Columbus, OH 43215
Call 614-444-1901
Justin M. McMullen has spent more than a decade representing individuals in the courts of Ohio. He works collaboratively with his clients to... read more >
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Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Justin Michael McMullen
Member

Tamas David Tabor

Tamas David Tabor
Joslyn Law Firm
501 S High St
Columbus, OH 43215
Call 614-444-1900
Tamas Tabor graduated cum laude from Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law. He also holds a B.A. in philosophy ... read more >

Luke Perkins

Luke Perkins
Joslyn Law Firm
501 S. High St. #507
Columbus, OH 43215
Call 614-444-1900
Luke Perkins represents clients in both family law and criminal defense matters. Luke understands these two areas involve one’s most i... read more >

Ryan Michael Shafer

Ryan Michael Shafer
Joslyn Law Firm
501 S. High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Call 614-444-1900
Ryan Shafer is a skilled and experienced criminal defense attorney who defends the rights of those facing criminal charges in Central Ohio. ... read more >
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Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Ryan Michael Shafer
Member
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Ryan Michael Shafer
Member

Jennifer Leann Springer

Jennifer Leann Springer
Joslyn Law Firm
35 E. Gay St #507
Columbus, OH 43215
Call 614-420-2424
Jennifer Springer is a former Knox County Probate/Juvenile Judge with over two decades of extensive legal experience. She started her career... read more >

Daniel James Sabol

Daniel James Sabol
Sabol Mallory
743 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 18 years, Daniel James Sabol is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Michael E. Moritz College of Law - The Oh... read more >

Jeffery Albert Linn II

Jeffery Albert Linn II
Yavitch & Palmer Co LPA
511 S High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 15 years, Jeffery Albert Linn II is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law Sc... read more >

Donald Timothy Huey

Donald Timothy Huey
D Timothy Huey, Attorney at Law
3240 W Henderson Rd
Columbus, OH 43220
Licensed for 40 years, Donald Timothy Huey is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Stephen Ernest Palmer

Stephen Ernest Palmer
Yavitch & Palmer Co LPA
511 S. High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 29 years, Stephen Ernest Palmer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brandon Shroy

Brandon Shroy
Brandon Shroy
772 South Front Street Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 18 years, Brandon Shroy is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas Frank Martello Jr

Thomas Frank Martello Jr
Thomas F Martello, Jr, Attorney at Law
887 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 32 years, Thomas Frank Martello Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

George Michael Wolfe

George Michael Wolfe
Wolfe Legal Services
3212 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43202
Licensed for 30 years, George Michael Wolfe is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Hansen Thomas

David Hansen Thomas
Taft, Stettinius, and Hollister LLP
41 S High St Ste 1800
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 25 years, David Hansen Thomas is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended Michael E. Moritz College of Law - Th... read more >

Adam Gregory Burke

Adam Gregory Burke
Burke, Meis & Associates
625 City Park Avenue
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 16 years, Adam Gregory Burke is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Andrew Joseph Meis

Andrew Joseph Meis
Burke, Meis & Associates
625 City Park Avenue
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 11 years, Andrew Joseph Meis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Dennis C. Belli

Dennis C. Belli
Dennis C. Belli Attorney at Law
2 Miranova Pl #500
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 45 years, Dennis C. Belli is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Harold Bates

John Harold Bates
John H Bates, Esq - Attorney at Law
495 S High Street Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 31 years, John Harold Bates is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Tyack

James Tyack
Tyack Law Firm
536 S. High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 24 years, James Tyack is a Criminal Defense and Pedestrian Accidents lawyer who attended Michael E. Moritz College of Law - Th... read more >

Douglas E. Riddell Jr

Douglas E. Riddell Jr
Riddell Law LLC
1335 Dublin Road Suite 220A
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 19 years, Douglas E. Riddell Jr is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College of La... read more >

Benjamin L. Luftman

Benjamin L. Luftman
Luftman, Heck & Associates LLP
601 S High St Ste 107
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 21 years, Benjamin L. Luftman is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University School of Law... read more >

James S. Sweeney

James S. Sweeney
James Sweeney Law, LLC
341 S. Third Street Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 14 years, James S. Sweeney is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Wesley Freeman

Wesley Freeman
Freeman & Lund
772 S. Front St Suite 500-B
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 12 years, Wesley Freeman is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

William Patrick Lehner

William Patrick Lehner
Lehner Law LLC
2000 West Henderson Road
Columbus, OH 43220
Licensed for 4 years, William Patrick Lehner is a Family Law and Copyrights / Trademarks lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Richard Andrew Loeffler Piatt

Richard Andrew Loeffler Piatt
Saia & Piatt
713 S Front St
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 31 years, Richard Andrew Loeffler Piatt is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Capital University Law S... read more >

April Campbell

April Campbell
Campbell Law LLC
545 Metro Place South, Suite 100
Dublin, OH 43017
Licensed for 12 years, April Campbell is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Michael E. Moritz College of Law - The Ohio S... read more >

Paula Milsom Brown

Paula Milsom Brown
Kravitz, Brown & Dortch, LLC
65 E State St Ste 200
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 27 years, Paula Milsom Brown is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Mark Douglas Gardner

Mark Douglas Gardner
Mark D. Gardner
1621 Chestnut Farms Loop
Grove City, OH 43123
Licensed for 42 years, Mark Douglas Gardner is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Toledo College of Law... read more >

Christopher Edward Heckert

Christopher Edward Heckert
Heckert & Moreland Co., LPA
825 E Long St
Columbus, OH 43203
Licensed for 24 years, Christopher Edward Heckert is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Bradley Paul Koffel

Bradley Paul Koffel
KOFFEL BRININGER NESBITT
1801 Watermark Dr Ste 350
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 31 years, Bradley Paul Koffel is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Adam Lee Nemann

Adam Lee Nemann
NEMANN LAW OFFICES, LLC
35 E Livingston Ave
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 21 years, Adam Lee Nemann is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Neil William Rosenberg

Neil William Rosenberg
Neil W. Rosenberg, Esq.
400 S 5th St Ste 301
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 40 years, Neil William Rosenberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Ryan Lee Thomas

Ryan Lee Thomas
Donnell & Thomas Law, LLC
503 S Front St Ste 250
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 15 years, Ryan Lee Thomas is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Peter Josiah Lancione Binning

Peter Josiah Lancione Binning
Law Offices of Peter J. Binning
592 S. 3rd St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 20 years, Peter Josiah Lancione Binning is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph Elmo Scott

Joseph Elmo Scott
65 E State St Ste 200
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 31 years, Joseph Elmo Scott is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Regina Ashley Griffith

Regina Ashley Griffith
Joslyn Law Firm
501 S. High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 11 years, Regina Ashley Griffith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles Anthony Koenig

Charles Anthony Koenig
Koenig & Long
5354 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43214
Licensed for 46 years, Charles Anthony Koenig is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Jessica Leigh Carrico

Jessica Leigh Carrico
Social Security Administration
401 N Front St Ste 400
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 13 years, Jessica Leigh Carrico is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Jefferson Edward Liston

Jefferson Edward Liston
Law office of Jefferson Liston LLC
536 S High St
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 46 years, Jefferson Edward Liston is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

Joseph Aaron Nigh

Joseph Aaron Nigh
The Nigh Law Group, LLC
300 2nd St
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 19 years, Joseph Aaron Nigh is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Michael E. Moritz College of Law - The Ohio State Univer... read more >

Sarah Marie Schregardus

Sarah Marie Schregardus
Supreme Court of Ohio
65 S Front St
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 18 years, Sarah Marie Schregardus is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

John Philip Milton Rutan

John Philip Milton Rutan
Rutan Law
336 South High St
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 14 years, John Philip Milton Rutan is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of La Verne College of L... read more >

Rossia C. Meranda

Rossia C. Meranda
The Meranda Law Firm LTD
729 South 3rd Street
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 16 years, Rossia C. Meranda is a Juvenile Defense and Domestic Violence lawyer who attended Western Michigan University Thomas... read more >

Nathan Akamine

Nathan Akamine
Nathan Akamine Law
844 S Front St
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 29 years, Nathan Akamine is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Michael E. Moritz College of Law - The Ohio S... read more >

Michael Shawn Dingus

Michael Shawn Dingus
Plymale & Dingus
136 W. Mound Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 26 years, Michael Shawn Dingus is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey Allen Dittmer

Jeffrey Allen Dittmer
Dittmer, Wagoner & Steele, LLC
107 W Johnstown Rd
Columbus, OH 43230
Licensed for 35 years, Jeffrey Allen Dittmer is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >

Edward A. Itayim

Edward A. Itayim
The Meranda Law Firm LTD
729 South 3rd Street
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 15 years, Edward A. Itayim is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Western Michigan University Thomas M. ... read more >

Harry Robert Reinhart

Harry Robert Reinhart
Reinhart Law Office
400 S. Fifth Street Suite 301
Columbus, OH 43215
Licensed for 46 years, Harry Robert Reinhart is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Chase Alan Mallory

Chase Alan Mallory
743 S. Front Street
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 15 years, Chase Alan Mallory is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Keith Arthur Yeazel

Keith Arthur Yeazel
Keith A. Yeazel
905 S High St
Columbus, OH 43206
Licensed for 35 years, Keith Arthur Yeazel is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended Capital University Law School... read more >
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