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PennsylvaniaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 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 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 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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David E. Kindermann

David E. Kindermann
Potomac Legal, LLC
313 West Liberty Street Suite 105
Lancaster, PA 17603
Licensed for 3 years, David E. Kindermann is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY-SAINT LOUIS... read more >

Mark Forrest Walmer

Mark Forrest Walmer
Record Eraser
1356 Harrisburg Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601
Licensed for 37 years, Mark Forrest Walmer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Christopher M Patterson

Christopher M Patterson
Pyfer Reese Straub Gray & Farhat
134 N Lime St
Lancaster, PA 17602
Licensed for 46 years, Christopher M Patterson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Douglas H Cody

Douglas H Cody
Cody & Pfursich
53 N Duke St # 420
Lancaster, PA 17602
Licensed for 35 years, Douglas H Cody is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Herbert Moss Crystle

Herbert Moss Crystle
Hobie Crystle Law
143 N Duke St
Lancaster, PA 17602
Licensed for 32 years, Herbert Moss Crystle is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael Todd Winters

Michael Todd Winters
Law Office of Michael T. Winters
53 N Duke St Ste 318
Lancaster, PA 17602
Licensed for 28 years, Michael Todd Winters is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph Peter Mcmahon

Joseph Peter Mcmahon
Lancaster Law Group, LLC
110 E King St
Lancaster, PA 17602
Licensed for 19 years, Joseph Peter Mcmahon is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert David Beyer

Robert David Beyer
53 N Duke St Suite 303
Lancaster, PA 17602
Licensed for 41 years, Robert David Beyer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Steven L Breit

Steven L Breit
36 E King St 3rd Floor
Lancaster, PA 17602
Licensed for 38 years, Steven L Breit is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Chuan Wee

Robert Chuan Wee
Lancaster Law Group, LLC
110 E King St
Lancaster, PA 17602
Licensed for 39 years, Robert Chuan Wee is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Andrew Lewis

David Andrew Lewis
The Law Office of David A. Lewis
118 W Chestnut St 2nd floor
Lancaster, PA 17603
Licensed for 20 years, David Andrew Lewis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael Victor Marinaro

Michael Victor Marinaro
Marinaro Law
53 N Duke St suite 1
Lancaster, PA 17602
Licensed for 30 years, Michael Victor Marinaro is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Dennis Charles Dougherty

Dennis Charles Dougherty
Dougherty & Wellener LLC
53 N Duke St Ste 304
Lancaster, PA 17602
Licensed for 16 years, Dennis Charles Dougherty is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Christopher Arthur Dreisbach

Christopher Arthur Dreisbach
226 Farmstead Ln
Lititz, PA 17543
Licensed for 19 years, Christopher Arthur Dreisbach is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William D Paton

William D Paton
Hanford Publishing Company
1525 Oregon Pike Suite 901
Lancaster, PA 17601
William D Paton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Douglass Elliott

James Douglass Elliott
Keystone Custom Homes
227 Granite Run Dr #100
Lancaster, PA 17601
Licensed for 13 years, James Douglass Elliott is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Melissa Rae Montgomery

Melissa Rae Montgomery
Law Office of Melissa R. Montgomery, LLC
616 Paxton Pl #101
Lititz, PA 17543
Licensed for 21 years, Melissa Rae Montgomery is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Paula Knudsen Burke

Paula Knudsen Burke
Gibbel Kraybill & Hess, LLP
PO BOX 1328
Lancaster, PA 17608
Licensed for 23 years, Paula Knudsen Burke is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Edwin George Pfursich IV

Edwin George Pfursich IV
Cody & Pfursich
53 N Duke St # 420
Lancaster, PA 17602
Licensed for 19 years, Edwin George Pfursich IV is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer... read more >

Daniel Clase Bardo

Daniel Clase Bardo
Pyfer Reese Straub Gray & Farhat
128 N Lime St
Lancaster, PA 17602
Licensed for 11 years, Daniel Clase Bardo is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer... read more >

Barrie Louise Wellener

Barrie Louise Wellener
Lancaster County Public Defender's Office
150 N Queen St
Lancaster, PA 17603
Licensed for 29 years, Barrie Louise Wellener is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brian Gregory Scott

Brian Gregory Scott
Lancaster County Public Defender's Office
150 N Queen St
Lancaster, PA 17603
Licensed for 5 years, Brian Gregory Scott is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Juliette Marie Zaengle

Juliette Marie Zaengle
Lancaster County Public Defenders
150 N Queen St # 210
Lancaster, PA 17603
Licensed for 23 years, Juliette Marie Zaengle is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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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.



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.


Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

PACDL serves to protect the rights of the accused by supporting and educating criminal defense lawyers.


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