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VirginiaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Richmond, Virginia

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 Virginia, 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 Virginia 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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Tony A. Quitiquit

Tony A. Quitiquit
Jurach, Tacey & Quitiquit
2800 North Parham Road, Suite 201 Suite 201
Richmond, VA 23294
Licensed for 13 years, Tony A. Quitiquit is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Andrew B. C. Wood

Andrew B. C. Wood
Law Office of Wood & Wood, P.C.
1801 Libbie Avenue Suite 102
Richmond, VA 23226
Licensed for 14 years, Andrew B. C. Wood is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Murray J Janus

Murray J Janus
Bremner, Janus & Stone
701 East Franklin Street P.O. Box 826
Richmond, VA 23218
Murray J Janus is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Virginia School of Law... read more >

Christina Pendleton

Christina Pendleton
Christina Pendleton & Associates
1506 Staples Mill Rd #101
Richmond, VA 23230
Licensed for 14 years, Christina Pendleton is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Gray Broughton

Gray Broughton
Gray Broughton
1401 East Cary Street P.O. Box 2470
Richmond, VA 23218
Licensed for 23 years, Gray Broughton is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Washington and Lee University School of... read more >

Kenneth Clay Chrisman

Kenneth Clay Chrisman
2201 Libbie Ave Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23230
Kenneth Clay Chrisman is a Marijuana Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended George Mason University School of Law... read more >

William Edward Riley IV

William Edward Riley IV
Riley & Wells
2201 Libbie Avenue Suite 100
Richmond, VA 23230
William Edward Riley IV is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Matthew S. Throop

Matthew S. Throop
Throop Law
530 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Licensed for 10 years, Matthew S. Throop is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Richard Davis Mattox III

Richard Davis Mattox III
Mattox Law, P.C.
4901 Dickens Road Suite 103
Richmond, VA 23230
Licensed for 13 years, Richard Davis Mattox III is a DUI / DWI and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended Appalachian School of Law... read more >

Betty Layne DesPortes

Betty Layne DesPortes
P.O. Box 2464
Richmond, VA 23218
Betty Layne DesPortes is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

W. Edward Riley

W. Edward Riley
Riley & Wells, Attorneys at Law
2201 Libbie Ave
Richmond, VA 23230
W. Edward Riley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Taylor Brinkley Stone

Taylor Brinkley Stone
Attorney at Law
500 Libbie Ave Suite 1-B
Richmond, VA 23226
Taylor Brinkley Stone is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sandra Bowen

Sandra Bowen
Bowen Ten Cardani, PC
3957 Westerre Parkway Suite 105
Richmond, VA 23233
Sandra Bowen is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Richmond, The T. C. Williams School of Law... read more >

Charles Carlyle Cosby Jr

Charles Carlyle Cosby Jr
Charles C. Cosby, Jr.
27 North 17th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Charles Carlyle Cosby Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James T Maloney

James T Maloney
Law Office of James T Maloney
7 South Adams St
Richmond, VA 23220
James T Maloney is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

C. David Whaley

C. David Whaley
The Law Offices of David Whaley, LLC
9 East Frankling St
Richmond, VA 23219
C. David Whaley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William Theodore Linka

William Theodore Linka
Richmond Criminal Law
7 South 1st Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Licensed for 43 years, William Theodore Linka is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended University of Richmond... read more >

Mark Anthony Tyndall

Mark Anthony Tyndall
1501 K Street NW
Richmond, VA 22314
Mark Anthony Tyndall is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Allison L. Bridges

Allison L. Bridges
Parcell, Webb, & Baruch P.C.
6802 Paragon Place suite 602
Richmond, VA 23230
Licensed for 14 years, Allison L. Bridges is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Sutton McMinn

Sutton McMinn
The Law Office of Sutton McMinn, PLLC
2914 Skipwith Rd
Richmond, VA 23294
Sutton McMinn is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John M Weiland

John M Weiland
Weiland Upton PLC
1360 E Parham Rd #100
Richmond, VA 23228
Licensed for 12 years, John M Weiland is a DUI / DWI and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Elliott Bruce Bender

Elliott Bruce Bender
6 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Elliott Bruce Bender is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey Lee Everhart

Jeffrey Lee Everhart
4100 East Parham Road
Richmond, VA 23228
Jeffrey Lee Everhart is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Horace Frazier Hunter

Horace Frazier Hunter
217 East Clay Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Horace Frazier Hunter is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Janet Evelyn Moran

Janet Evelyn Moran
6802 Paragon Place
Richmond, VA 23230
Janet Evelyn Moran is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jennifer Marie Newman

Jennifer Marie Newman
7 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Jennifer Marie Newman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Angela Dawn Whitley

Angela Dawn Whitley
29 North 17th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Angela Dawn Whitley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Emmett Battle

Robert Emmett Battle
1506 Willow Lawn Dr Suite 121
Richmond, VA 23230
Robert Emmett Battle is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Steven David Benjamin

Steven David Benjamin
Benjamin and DesPortes, P.C.
11 South Street Suite 302
Richmond, VA 23218
Steven David Benjamin is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer... read more >

Joseph McGrath

Joseph McGrath
2612 W Cary St
Richmond, VA 23220
Joseph McGrath is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

John W Luxton

John W Luxton
John W. Luxton, P.C.
9 East Franklin St
Richmond, VA 23219
John W Luxton is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Mitchell Mead Wells

Mitchell Mead Wells
Riley & Wells Attorneys-At-Law
1518 Willow Lawn Drive Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23230
Mitchell Mead Wells is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Michael W. Lee 526572

Michael W. Lee 526572
Lee & Piracci, PLC
105 Valley Road
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Licensed for 28 years, Michael W. Lee 526572 is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Cassandra Stroud Conover

Cassandra Stroud Conover
Commonwealth's Attorney
150 North Sycamore Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
Cassandra Stroud Conover is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Tucker L Henley

Tucker L Henley
Blackburn, Conte, Schilling & Click, P.C.
300 West Main St
Richmond, VA 23220
Tucker L Henley is a Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Michael Kiely

Michael Kiely
Micheal Kiely Attorney at Law
4124 East Parham Rd Suite 250
Henrico, VA 23228
Licensed for 23 years, Michael Kiely is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Christopher Mark Winslow

Christopher Mark Winslow
Winslow & McCurry, PLLC
1324 Sycamore Square
Midlothian, VA 23113
Christopher Mark Winslow is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Samantha L Upton

Samantha L Upton
Weiland Upton PLC
1360 E Parham Rd #100
Henrico, VA 23228
Licensed for 12 years, Samantha L Upton is a DUI / DWI and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended University of Richmond School of Law... read more >

Stephen K Armstrong

Stephen K Armstrong
The Law Office of Stephen K. Armstrong
10301 Memory Lane
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Stephen K Armstrong is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Debra Desmore Corcoran

Debra Desmore Corcoran
The Law Office of Debra D. Corcoran
3307 Church Road
Henrico, VA 23233
Debra Desmore Corcoran is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brian J Grossman

Brian J Grossman
1108 East Main Street Suite 1100
Richmond, VA 23219
Brian J Grossman is a Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Stephen R. Bloomquest

Stephen R. Bloomquest
Quest Law PLLC
5913 Harbour Park Drive #102
Midlothian, VA 23112
Licensed for 14 years, Stephen R. Bloomquest is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Bradley Powell Butterworth

Bradley Powell Butterworth
209 North 3 1/2 Avenue P.O. Box 1371
Hopewell, VA 23860
Bradley Powell Butterworth is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ray Palmer Lupold III

Ray Palmer Lupold III
43 Rives Road Andrews, Baskervill &
Petersburg, VA 23805
Ray Palmer Lupold III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles R Watson

Charles R Watson
138 Pickwick Ave
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Charles R Watson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas L. Gordon

Thomas L. Gordon
Gordon, Dodson, Gordon & Rowlett
10303 Memory Ln # 101
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Licensed for 44 years, Thomas L. Gordon is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended T.C Williams School of Law, University of ... read more >

Stephen Carey Harris

Stephen Carey Harris
104 E Main St
Louisa, VA 23093
Stephen Carey Harris is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Travis Ryan Williams

Travis Ryan Williams
11901 Iron Bridge Road P.O. Box 3570
Chester, VA 23831
Travis Ryan Williams is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... 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.


Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

The VACDL in Richmond, VA, originated in 1992. As an affiliate of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), this non-profit organization supports local criminal defense attorneys throughout networking opportunities, quality CLE seminars, and mentorship programs.


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