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Criminal Defense Lawyers in Dickinson, TX: 2026 rankings

235 criminal defense lawyers ranked by LFR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →

The short answer

  1. 1

    Highest LFR Score in Dickinson: Tad Law | League City Criminal Defense & Injury Lawyer, LFR Score 69/100; 4.9★ from 230 Google reviews; open 24/7.

  2. 3

    Open 24 hours (per Google): Tad Law | Galveston Criminal Defense & Injury Lawyer, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #3 of 235.

  3. 2

    Most-reviewed: Sullo & Sullo, 6,847 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 235 ranked; ranked #2.

Rankings can't be bought. Lawyers can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank

235 Dickinson criminal defense lawyers are ranked here by LFR Score, from nine published factors. 65 are open 24/7, 94 open Saturdays and 82 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 235 rated law firms.

Top 10 criminal defense lawyers in Dickinson at a glance

Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.

Top 10 criminal defense lawyers in Dickinson at a glance
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingBased inHoursNotable for
1Tad Law | League City Criminal Defense & Injury Lawyer694.9★ (230)League City, 4 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)Top score
2Sullo & Sullo674.9★ (6,847)Houston, 29 mi awaySat · Sun · EveningsMost reviews
3Tad Law | Galveston Criminal Defense & Injury Lawyer655.0★ (142)Galveston, 17 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)Open 24 hours
4Dunham & Jones654.8★ (890)Houston, 29 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—
5Vaughn Law PLLC655.0★ (328)Houston, 28 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—
6Galveston DWI Lawyer Jonathan Zendeh Del645.0★ (86)Galveston, 18 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—
7Law Office of Michael H. Pham644.8★ (537)Houston, 28 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—
8The Law Office of David A. Breston644.8★ (649)Houston, 29 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—
9Walker Law Office645.0★ (265)Houston, 28 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—
10Law Office of Nathaniel Pitoniak645.0★ (186)Houston, 26 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)—

All 235 criminal defense lawyers in Dickinson, in rank order

Ordered by LFR Score, a 0–100 score from nine published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.

Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.

Scores below: based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.

  2. #2 Sullo & Sullo

    Based in Houston, 29 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 6,847 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 6,847 Google reviews
    Hours
    Mon–Fri 8 AM–7 PM · Sat 9 AM–5 PM · Sun 12 PM–5 PM
    Address
    2020 Southwest Fwy #300, Houston, TX 77098
    View profile for Sullo & Sullo(713) 839-9026

  4. #4 Dunham & Jones

    Based in Houston, 29 mi away

    65/100LFR Score

    Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 890 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 890 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    2323 S Shepherd Dr #1400, Houston, TX 77019
    View profile for Dunham & Jones(713) 999-9999

  5. #5 Vaughn Law PLLC

    Based in Houston, 28 mi away

    65/100LFR Score

    Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 328 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 328 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    917 Franklin St #400, Houston, TX 77002
    View profile for Vaughn Law PLLC(281) 851-1909

  9. #9 Walker Law Office

    Based in Houston, 28 mi away

    64/100LFR Score

    Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 265 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 265 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    917 Franklin St #550, Houston, TX 77002
    View profile for Walker Law Office(713) 228-2611

  13. #13 The Martinez Law Firm

    Based in Houston, 27 mi away

    64/100LFR Score

    Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 324 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 324 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
    View profile for The Martinez Law Firm(713) 242-1779

  16. #16 Sina Zadeh Law Firm

    Based in Houston, 29 mi away

    64/100LFR Score

    Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 208 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 208 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    713 Booth St, Houston, TX 77009
    View profile for Sina Zadeh Law Firm(832) 545-9790

  17. #17 Kubosh Law

    Based in Houston, 29 mi away

    64/100LFR Score

    Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 3,611 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.5★ from 3,611 Google reviews
    Hours
    Mon–Fri 8 AM–8 PM · Sat 9 AM–4 PM · Sun 10 AM–4 PM
    Address
    1619 Lubbock St, Houston, TX 77007
    View profile for Kubosh Law(713) 222-0880

  22. #22 Omar Saman Law

    Based in Houston, 28 mi away

    63/100LFR Score

    Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 120 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 120 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    202 Travis St Ste 309, Houston, TX 77002
    View profile for Omar Saman Law(713) 521-9955

  24. #24 Strauss Law Firm

    Based in Houston, 28 mi away

    62/100LFR Score

    Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 85 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 85 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1001 Texas Ave Suite 710, Houston, TX 77002
    View profile for Strauss Law Firm(713) 586-9200

Criminal defense lawyers ranked #26 to #50

#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 235 ranked criminal defense lawyers here; the rest are on their profiles.

criminal defense lawyers in Dickinson, ranks 26 to 50
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingDistance
26Locke Law Firm624.9★ (13)13 mi
27Texas Criminal Defense Group624.9★ (88)28 mi
28Walker and Taylor, PLLC624.9★ (152)7 mi
29Collin Evans Law, PLLC625.0★ (68)28 mi
30Blass Law PLLC625.0★ (64)28 mi
31Roberts Criminal Law625.0★ (47)25 mi
32C.L. Swisher Legal Group624.9★ (75)28 mi
33Law Office of Amanda Skillern, PLLC615.0★ (50)28 mi
34Charles Johnson Law Firm614.6★ (135)28 mi
35Scheiner Law Group614.8★ (79)29 mi
36The Law Office of Philip M. Gommels614.7★ (93)28 mi
37Keane Law, PLLC615.0★ (65)7 mi
38Fred Dahr PLLC614.9★ (134)28 mi
39Adamo & Adamo Law Firm614.7★ (73)28 mi
40Justin C. Harris Law Firm614.9★ (43)28 mi
41Law Office of Steve O. Gonzalez614.8★ (106)9 mi
42Zamora Legal Defense614.9★ (163)27 mi
43Topek and Topek614.8★ (45)28 mi
44Chernoff Law614.6★ (68)28 mi
45Ricardo N. Gonzalez & Associates604.7★ (18)22 mi
46Krieger & Tillinger604.8★ (38)4 mi
47Houston DWI Lawyer604.9★ (30)28 mi
48Flanagan and Hale, PLLC605.0★ (50)26 mi
49Sardari Law Firm605.0★ (122)27 mi
50Matt Alford Law604.9★ (32)30 mi

Also serving Dickinson

20 more criminal defense lawyers within 30 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a practice area we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.

Unranked criminal defense lawyers serving Dickinson
BusinessGoogle ratingDistance
Alex Lieber-Alessie5.0★ (2)29 mi
Anna Eady Law5.0★ (1)In Dickinson
Blackbird Legal- Law Office of CWitting1.0★ (1)In Dickinson
Greg Russell5.0★ (3)In Dickinson
Judge Gordon Starkenburg, Precinct 3, Place 25.0★ (1)16 mi
Law Office of Greg Tsioros4.3★ (21)28 mi
Law Office of Haley Sloss4.1★ (9)In Dickinson
Law Office of Jennifer Ott Roth, PLLC4.8★ (5)In Dickinson
Law Office of Scott D. Reiner, PLLC4.4★ (34)28 mi
Leigh Cates Law Firm, PLLC5.0★ (18)In Dickinson
Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Attorney at Law – Houston Criminal Defense4.6★ (60)30 mi
Morales Law Firm5.0★ (2)28 mi
Paul Doyle & Associates4.7★ (30)28 mi
Swofford Law Firm5.0★ (1)In Dickinson
The Daly Law Firm, PLLC5.0★ (2)9 mi
The Law Office of Mike Guarino5.0★ (1)19 mi
The Law Offices of Ned Barnett4.1★ (14)20 mi
The Saman Law Firm5.0★ (7)19 mi
Thomas C. Stephenson5.0★ (2)28 mi
Trey Porter Law5.0★ (20)28 mi

How we ranked Dickinson criminal defense lawyers

We scored 235 Dickinson criminal defense lawyers on nine factors, weighted as shown. A law firm is ranked when its practice area is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed November 9, 2026.

Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Attorney advertising businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.

Read the full method: formula, sources and exclusions

LFR Score factors and weights
FactorWeightComputed fromIn Dickinson data
Reputation25%Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back itMeasured
Bar status10%An active bar or law society record matched to a lawyer at the firm (not measured until a record source is loaded)Not yet collected
Review volume10%Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the listMeasured
Recency10%Share of reviews from the last 12 monthsNot yet collected
Availability5%Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7Measured
Practice focus15%How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name)Measured
Proximity5%An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it isMeasured
Claimed profile10%The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same)Measured
Law Firms Ranked reviews10%Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there areMeasured

How to choose a criminal defense lawyer

  1. Check the lawyer’s status and any public discipline in the state bar or law society directory.
  2. Ask how many criminal defense matters the lawyer handles each year, and who at the firm will do the work.
  3. Get the fee arrangement in writing: hourly, flat or contingency, and which costs are charged on top.
  4. Ask how and how often the firm will update you, and how fast it answers calls and emails.
  5. Read recent reviews for how the firm communicated and billed, not only for outcomes.
  6. Ask whether the lawyer regularly appears in the court where your case is filed.
  7. Meet more than one firm; many offer a short first consultation, sometimes free.

Questions to ask a criminal defense lawyer

  • How would you approach a matter like mine, and what are the realistic options?
  • How do you charge, and what will the total likely cost?
  • Who will be my main contact, and how quickly do you reply?
  • What does the flat fee cover, and what costs extra if the case goes to trial?
  • Who will appear with me at each hearing?
  • Is there any conflict of interest that would stop you representing me?

Terms explained

Contingency fee
A fee that is a share of the money recovered, paid only if there is a recovery. Common in injury cases; not allowed for criminal defense or for securing a divorce.
Retainer
Money paid up front and held in a trust account, which the lawyer draws on as fees are earned.
Flat fee
One set price for a defined piece of work, such as a will or an uncontested matter.
Limited-scope representation
Paying a lawyer for part of a matter only, such as reviewing documents or coaching for one hearing (also called unbundled services).
Statute of limitations
The deadline to file a lawsuit or charge. It differs by state or province and by type of claim.
Good standing
A lawyer’s status as active and eligible to practise with a state bar or law society.
Law society
The body that licenses and disciplines lawyers in a Canadian province or territory.
Board certification
Recognition in a field of law by a state program or an organisation accredited for that purpose. Lawyers may only claim it when they hold it, naming the certifying body.
Attorney–client privilege
The rule that keeps confidential communications between a client and lawyer, made for legal advice, out of court.
Conflict check
The search a firm runs before taking a matter to make sure it does not represent someone on the other side.
Pro bono
Legal work done for free, usually for people who cannot afford a lawyer.
Legal aid
Publicly funded legal help for people with low incomes, through legal aid offices, public defenders or provincial legal aid plans.

Criminal defense lawyers in Dickinson: frequently asked questions

Which criminal defense lawyer has the highest LFR Score in Dickinson?

By LFR Score, the highest-ranked criminal defense lawyer in Dickinson, TX is Tad Law | League City Criminal Defense & Injury Lawyer with an LFR Score of 69/100. It has 4.9★ from 230 Google reviews. It is open 24/7. Sullo & Sullo (#2) and Tad Law | Galveston Criminal Defense & Injury Lawyer (#3) follow. We ranked 235 criminal defense lawyers on nine factors, last updated November 9, 2026.

How many criminal defense lawyers are there in Dickinson?

LawFirmsRanked ranks 235 criminal defense lawyers serving Dickinson, TX. Another 20 within 30 mi are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of November 2026.

Which criminal defense lawyers in Dickinson are open 24/7?

65 ranked criminal defense lawyers in Dickinson post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are Tad Law | League City Criminal Defense & Injury Lawyer (#1), Tad Law | Galveston Criminal Defense & Injury Lawyer (#3) and Dunham & Jones (#4). Hours come from each law firm's Google listing as of November 2026, so call to confirm.

Which criminal defense lawyers in Dickinson work on weekends?

94 of 235 ranked criminal defense lawyers post Saturday hours and 82 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are Tad Law | League City Criminal Defense & Injury Lawyer (#1), Sullo & Sullo (#2) and Tad Law | Galveston Criminal Defense & Injury Lawyer (#3). Posted hours are office hours; many firms meet clients by appointment outside them.

What Google rating do Dickinson criminal defense lawyers have?

The median Google rating among 235 rated criminal defense lawyers in Dickinson is 4.8★, with a median of 32 reviews. Sullo & Sullo has the most, 6,847 reviews, and ranks #2. We adjust ratings for review count, so a few five-star reviews cannot top the list.

How does LawFirmsRanked rank criminal defense lawyers?

Each criminal defense lawyer gets a 0–100 LFR Score from nine published factors, led by reputation (25%), practice focus (15%), review volume (10%) and recency (10%). A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency; other factors we cannot measure are left out. Only law firms with a confirmed practice area and 3 or more reviews, or a claimed profile, are ranked.

Do criminal defense lawyers outside Dickinson count in this ranking?

Yes, if they are within 30 mi of the Dickinson city center, our service radius for criminal defense lawyers. Each listing shows where the law firm is based and how far away it is. Proximity is 5% of the LFR Score, so a nearby law firm gets a small edge.

Can criminal defense lawyers pay to rank higher on LawFirmsRanked?

No. The LFR Score never reads payment status, and this ranking has 0 paid placements. Up to 3 Featured law firms may appear above the list, labelled Attorney advertising and showing their honest rank.

How do criminal defense lawyers in Dickinson, TX charge?

Criminal defense lawyers usually charge a flat fee per stage (for example, through a plea or through trial) or an hourly rate. Contingency fees are not allowed in criminal cases under ABA Model Rule 1.5(d). Lawyers using Clio billed an average of $219 an hour in this area (Clio Legal Trends data, October 2026; all areas $362). Ask for the fee arrangement in writing before you agree.

What if I can’t afford a criminal defense lawyer?

If a charge can lead to jail, the court must appoint a lawyer for you if you cannot afford one (Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963; Argersinger v. Hamlin, 1972). Ask about a public defender at your first court appearance. This is general information, not legal advice.

How is this list of criminal defense lawyers in Dickinson, TX ranked?

By LFR Score only, from public data on reviews, practice focus, office location and hours. Firms labelled “Attorney advertising” paid for that placement; payment never changes a rank, and a rank is not an endorsement.

Does a lawyer need an office in Dickinson?

No, but the lawyer must be licensed in your state (or, for federal matters such as immigration, in some state). A local office makes meetings and court appearances easier, so proximity is one of our factors.

Update log for Dickinson

  1. November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 235 criminal defense lawyers serving Dickinson.

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