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Drug Crimes Lawyers in Puerto Rico

Under state and federal law, the mere possession of certain "controlled substances" or narcotics can be charged as a serious criminal offense with serious criminal penalties. Felony drug crimes can include possession with intent to sell, manufacture, distribution, and trafficking of certain types of dangerous controlled substances.


When choosing the best criminal defense attorney for a drug crime charge in Puerto Rico, consider the attorney's experience in fighting these types of narcotics cases.


Attorney fees for the defense of drug crimes are typically quoted as flat fees. The attorney fees often depend on the complexity of the case and seriousness of the drug charges in or around Puerto Rico.

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José Miguel Rivera-Santos

José Miguel Rivera-Santos
JMRS Law Office
115 609 Ave. Tito Castro Suite 102
Ponce, PR 00716
Licensed for 10 years, José Miguel Rivera-Santos is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Pontificia Universidad Catolica ... read more >

Glenn Carl James

Glenn Carl James
James Law Offices
Calle Peñuelas 65-A
San Juan, PR 00966
Licensed for 32 years, Glenn Carl James is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Inter-American University... read more >

Pedro Rivas Tolentino

Pedro Rivas Tolentino
Pedro J Rivas Tolentino
Post Office Box 444
Puerto Real, PR 00740
Pedro Rivas Tolentino is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Puerto Rico... read more >

Kevin E Lerman

Kevin E Lerman
241 Av. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
San Juan, PR 00918
Licensed for 8 years, Kevin E Lerman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Irvine School of the Law... read more >

Steven Wayne Weinstein

Steven Wayne Weinstein
220 Av. Ing. Manuel Domenech Ste 2062
San Juan, PR 00918
Licensed for 30 years, Steven Wayne Weinstein is a Real Estate Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended SMU Dedman School of Law... read more >

Ron E Frank

Ron E Frank
Frank Advisors, LLC
Plantation Dr
Dorado, PR 00646
Licensed for 33 years, Ron E Frank is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended University of Houston Law Center... read more >

Joseph A Niskar

Joseph A Niskar
Fried Saperstein Abbatt PC
241 Av. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
San Juan, PR 00918
Licensed for 28 years, Joseph A Niskar is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Armando Isaias Carranza

Armando Isaias Carranza
Public Defender 13th Judicial Circuit
1153 Cll Campina
San Juan, PR 00920
Licensed for 8 years, Armando Isaias Carranza is a Civil Trial Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Universidad Interamericana de P... read more >
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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.


National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws

The NORML National Legal Committee (NLC) is a group of top-notch attorneys dedicated to ending prohibition of cannabis through legal reform and activism. More than 350 attorneys across the United States belong to NLC and fight marijuana crimes in state and federal court from simple possession and driving under the influence of marijuana to more serious felony crimes for cultivation, selling or trafficking.


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