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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 West 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 West 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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Jason Michael Glass

Jason Michael Glass
Glass Defense Firm
PO Box 4388
Clarksburg, WV 26302
Licensed for 19 years, Jason Michael Glass is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended West Virginia University College of Law... read more >

David A Jividen

David A Jividen
729 N Main St
Wheeling, WV 26003
Licensed for 45 years, David A Jividen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kevin D Mills

Kevin D Mills
1800 W King Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401
Licensed for 43 years, Kevin D Mills is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

J. Brandon Shumaker

J. Brandon Shumaker
J. Brandon Shumaker, Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 4475
Morgantown, WV 26504
Licensed for 14 years, J. Brandon Shumaker is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Harley O Wagner

Harley O Wagner
The Wagner Law Firm
55 Meridian Pkwy Suite 102
Martinsburg, WV 25404
Licensed for 28 years, Harley O Wagner is a DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Thomas M. Cooley School of Law... read more >

Alan Pritt

Alan Pritt
Pritt Spano & Williams, PLLC
714 ½ Lee Street East Suite #204
Charleston, WV 25301
Licensed for 14 years, Alan Pritt is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Troy N Giatras

Troy N Giatras
The Giatras Law Firm, PLLC
118 Capitol St Suite 400
Charleston, WV 25301
Licensed for 34 years, Troy N Giatras is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John N Ellem

John N Ellem
Ellem Law Office
412 Market Street Suite 202
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Licensed for 32 years, John N Ellem is a Criminal Defense and Consumer Law lawyer who attended West Virginia University College of Law... read more >

R. Clarke VanDervort

R. Clarke VanDervort
US Southern Magistrate Judge
PO Box 4190
Bluefield, WV 24701
Licensed for 38 years, R. Clarke VanDervort is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jay T McCamic

Jay T McCamic
56-58 Fourteenth St PO Box 151
Wheeling, WV 26003
Licensed for 40 years, Jay T McCamic is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Paul J Harris

Paul J Harris
Harris Law Offices
32 15th St
Wheeling, WV 26003
Paul J Harris is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Wake Forest University School of Law... read more >

Shane M Mallett

Shane M Mallett
Mallett Law Offices
80 12th St Ste 100
Wheeling, WV 26003
Shane M Mallett is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William S. Adams

William S. Adams
Adams Legal Group, PLLC
344 High St.
Morgantown, WV 26505
Licensed for 24 years, William S. Adams is a Wrongful Death and Commercial Truck Accidents lawyer who attended WVU College of Law... read more >

Nicholas Forrest Colvin

Nicholas Forrest Colvin
Law Office of Nicholas Forrest Colvin, PLLC
PO Box 1720
Martinsburg, WV 25402
Licensed for 20 years, Nicholas Forrest Colvin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Glen Franklin Koontz

Glen Franklin Koontz
Martin & Seibert, LC
PO Box 1286
Martinsburg, WV 25402
Licensed for 20 years, Glen Franklin Koontz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sharon L Potter

Sharon L Potter
Spilman, Thomas & Battle, PLLC
PO Box 831
Wheeling, WV 26003
Licensed for 39 years, Sharon L Potter is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Pearson Skillman

David Pearson Skillman
Bottner & Skillman
PO Box 344
Charles Town, WV 25414
Licensed for 18 years, David Pearson Skillman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Scott C Brown

Scott C Brown
Scott C Brown Law Office
1600 National Rd
Wheeling, WV 26003
Licensed for 28 years, Scott C Brown is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brent Allen Clyburn

Brent Allen Clyburn
Law Office of Brent A Clyburn,
RR3 Box 529A
Wheeling, WV 26003
Licensed for 18 years, Brent Allen Clyburn is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

George J Cosenza

George J Cosenza
PO Box 4
Parkersburg, WV 26102
Licensed for 47 years, George J Cosenza is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen G Jory

Stephen G Jory
PO Box 1909
Elkins, WV 26241
Licensed for 55 years, Stephen G Jory is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John A Kessler

John A Kessler
Carey Scott & Douglas
PO Box 913
Charleston, WV 25323
Licensed for 48 years, John A Kessler is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephanie E Scales-Sherrin

Stephanie E Scales-Sherrin
Scales Law Office
314 W. John St
Martinsburg, WV 25401
Licensed for 16 years, Stephanie E Scales-Sherrin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James B Zimarowski

James B Zimarowski
265 High St Suite 200
Morgantown, WV 26505
Licensed for 42 years, James B Zimarowski is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joel L Mumford

Joel L Mumford
215 S 3rd St Suite 600
Clarksburg, WV 26301
Licensed for 17 years, Joel L Mumford is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. Thomas University School of Law... read more >

Michael Fielding Gibson

Michael Fielding Gibson
1345 Mercer St
Princeton, WV 24740
Licensed for 51 years, Michael Fielding Gibson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Timothy F Cogan

Timothy F Cogan
Cassidy Myers Cogan & Voegelin, LC
1413 Eoff St
Wheeling, WV 26003
Licensed for 44 years, Timothy F Cogan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Dreama D Sinkkanen

Dreama D Sinkkanen
Law Offices of Dreama D. Sinkkanen
231 S Third St
Clarksburg, WV 26301
Licensed for 31 years, Dreama D Sinkkanen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles E Anderson

Charles E Anderson
200 Adams St
Fairmont, WV 26544
Licensed for 50 years, Charles E Anderson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ashley Morgan Lockwood

Ashley Morgan Lockwood
741 Fifth Ave
Huntington, WV 25701
Licensed for 24 years, Ashley Morgan Lockwood is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William O Merriman

William O Merriman
PO Box 167
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Licensed for 28 years, William O Merriman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert C Stone

Robert C Stone
529 W. King St
Martinsburg, WV 25401
Licensed for 30 years, Robert C Stone is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Frank Walker

Frank Walker
Frank Walker Law
The Monongahela Building 235 High Street,Suite 418
Morgantown, WV 26505
Licensed for 12 years, Frank Walker is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen M Glass

Stephen M Glass
191 Ridgeway Dr
Bridgeport, WV 26330
Licensed for 48 years, Stephen M Glass is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gregory J Campbell

Gregory J Campbell
1412 Kanawha Blvd East
Charleston, WV 25301
Licensed for 50 years, Gregory J Campbell is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Michelle Johnson

Michelle Johnson
Johnson Law Office Pllc
410 Tennessee Avenue
Charleston, WV 25302
Licensed for 26 years, Michelle Johnson is a Family Law and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

John David Wooton Jr

John David Wooton Jr
201 N. Kanawha St
Beckley, WV 25801
Licensed for 17 years, John David Wooton Jr is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Robert G McCoid

Robert G McCoid
McCamic, Sacco, Pizzuti & McCoid, PLLC
56-58 14th St
Wheeling, WV 26003
Licensed for 30 years, Robert G McCoid is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

David Roger Pence

David Roger Pence
Carter, Zerbe & Associates
PO Box 3667
Charleston, WV 25336
Licensed for 19 years, David Roger Pence is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Thomas Willy Kroger

Thomas Willy Kroger
Kroger Law Offices
1403 Saratoga Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26505
Licensed for 19 years, Thomas Willy Kroger is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Stephen Andrew Arnold

Stephen Andrew Arnold
117 E. German St
Shepherstown, WV 25443
Licensed for 32 years, Stephen Andrew Arnold is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Michael D Simms

Michael D Simms
235 High St Suite 722
Morgantown, WV 26505
Licensed for 19 years, Michael D Simms is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Benjamin L Bailey

Benjamin L Bailey
Bailey & Glasser, LLP
209 Capitol St
Charleston, WV 25301
Licensed for 43 years, Benjamin L Bailey is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Kirk H Bottner

Kirk H Bottner
Bottner & Skillman
PO Box 344
Charles Town, WV 25414
Licensed for 28 years, Kirk H Bottner is a Criminal Defense and Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Dorwin John Wolfe

Dorwin John Wolfe
200 Kerens Ave
Elkins, WV 26241
Licensed for 33 years, Dorwin John Wolfe is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Aaron C Amore

Aaron C Amore
Amore Law PLLC
PO Box 386
Charles Town, WV 25414
Licensed for 29 years, Aaron C Amore is a Criminal Defense and Consumer Law lawyer... read more >

J. Michael Benninger

J. Michael Benninger
Benninger Law, PLLC
PO Box 623
Morgantown, WV 26507
Licensed for 39 years, J. Michael Benninger is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Robert Riverson Bell III

Robert Riverson Bell III
Bailey Glasser, LLP
209 Capitol St
Charleston, WV 25301
Licensed for 31 years, Robert Riverson Bell III is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended Texas Tech University ... read more >

Jessica Ashley Nathan

Jessica Ashley Nathan
United States Attorney's Office
300 Virginia St E # 2400
Charleston, WV 25301
Licensed for 10 years, Jessica Ashley Nathan is a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights lawyer who attended Hamline University School of Law... read more >

Todd F La Neve

Todd F La Neve
LaNeve Law Offices
117 1/2 Nicholas Street PO Box 549
Clarksburg, WV 26301
Licensed for 31 years, Todd F La Neve is a DUI / DWI 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.


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