Best-Rated Criminal Defense Lawyers in the Chicago Area
A Google rating measures what clients chose to write about a firm on Google. It does not measure legal skill or the result in any case, and this page does not present it as though it did.
The offices below are spread across the city and the suburbs, so check the office address on each listing. Nothing on this page states a fee or an outcome in any case, whether or not a firm publishes one of its own.
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5.0 from 816 reviews on its Google Business Profile, captured
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Hinsdale.
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5.0 from 251 reviews on its Google Business Profile, captured
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Orland Park. Listed on Google under Criminal justice attorney, Attorney, Legal services.
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5.0 from 154 reviews on its Google Business Profile, captured
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Chicago. Listed on Google under Criminal justice attorney, Attorney.
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5.0 from 154 reviews on its Google Business Profile, captured
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Chicago. Listed on Google under Criminal justice attorney, Law firm, Attorney, Legal services.
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5.0 from 68 reviews on its Google Business Profile, captured
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Orland Park. Listed on Google under Criminal justice attorney, Law firm, Attorney.
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5.0 from 9 reviews on its Google Business Profile, captured
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Oak Brook.
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4.9 from 285 reviews on its Google Business Profile, captured
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Hinsdale.
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4.9 from 241 reviews on its Google Business Profile, captured
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Aurora. Listed on Google under Trial attorney, Criminal justice attorney, Family law attorney.
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4.9 from 139 reviews on its Google Business Profile, captured
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Chicago. Listed on Google under Family law attorney, Law firm, Personal injury attorney, Trial attorney.
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4.8 from 108 reviews on its Google Business Profile, captured
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Chicago. Listed on Google under Criminal justice attorney, Attorney referral service, Attorney, Trial attorney.
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4.6 from 151 reviews on its Google Business Profile, captured
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Chicago. Listed on Google under Criminal justice attorney, Trial attorney.
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4.4 from 49 reviews on its Google Business Profile, captured
Criminal Defense Lawyer in Aurora. Listed on Google under Criminal justice attorney, Divorce lawyer, Family law attorney, Law firm.
How to read this page
The order is produced by a rule with no membership term in it: the rating snapshot first, then the review count, then the business name. Premier placement does not change the order on this page.
Choosing a lawyer is not a task a rating snapshot can complete, and nothing on this page is legal advice. Illinois lawyers are licensed and disciplined by the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, whose public record is the place to check a license.
Every figure here is a snapshot of a public Google Business Profile on the date shown beside it. Google ratings move, so the live figure may differ from the one on this page.
How do I choose a criminal defense attorney?
Ask how often the firm handles charges like yours, how it charges for its work, and which lawyer will handle your case and appear in court with you. Ask, too, whether an initial consultation is free. A rating cannot tell you whether a firm is right for your case. Three things to ask any firm before you hire it:
Experience with charges like yours
Ask how often the firm handles charges like yours, and whether its lawyers regularly appear in the court where your case will be heard.
How the firm charges
Ask for the fee agreement in writing, and read it before you sign. Ask whether the fee is a flat fee or billed by the hour, what it covers, whether a trial would cost more, and whether an initial consultation is free.
Who handles your case
Ask which lawyer will be responsible for your case and appear in court with you, how you will be kept informed, and how quickly the firm returns calls and messages.
Each listing gives the firm’s office address and contact details.