73/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 199 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Akron, OH (2026)
Top 50 of 110 criminal defense lawyers, in emergency orderUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
23 of the 50 criminal defense lawyers on this list post 24/7 hours. 24/7 law firms come first, then same-day, each ranked by LFR Score with availability weighted higher.
If you or someone you know is arrested: you can stay silent and ask for a lawyer before answering questions. Calls from jail are usually recorded, so do not discuss the facts of the case on them.
The short answer
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#1 for emergency criminal defense in Akron: Benson Legal Team, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Akron 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.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benson Legal Team | 73 | 4.9★ (199) | Akron | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Malek Law Firm LLC | 72 | 4.9★ (169) | Cuyahoga Falls, 4 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | DiCaudo, Pitchford & Yoder | 70 | 4.5★ (94) | Akron | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | The Botnick Law Firm | DUI/OVI and Criminal Defense Attorneys | 69 | 5.0★ (393) | Shaker Heights, 26 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | William B Norman-Defending Ohio | 68 | 4.9★ (226) | Berea, 27 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Patituce & Associates - Ohio Criminal Defense Attorneys | 67 | 4.7★ (169) | Strongsville, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | The Elkhatib Law Office | Cleveland Criminal Defense | 66 | 4.9★ (156) | Cleveland, 29 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | VanHo Law | 66 | 4.0★ (23) | Cuyahoga Falls, 6 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Patituce & Associates, LLC | 66 | 3.8★ (11) | Akron | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Cuyahoga Criminal Defense | 66 | 5.0★ (98) | Cleveland, 30 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Akron now
24-hour hours mean the firm lists itself as open around the clock on Google; that does not show its phone is answered. A lawyer may not be able to visit a jail or appear in court the same day: ask what they can do now and what it costs before you agree.
- #1Call (330) 258-1384
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 199 Google reviews
- #2Call (330) 819-8018
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 169 Google reviews
- #3Call (330) 762-7477
Open 24/7 · 4.5 from 94 Google reviews
- #4Call (216) 238-3552
#4The Botnick Law Firm | DUI/OVI and Criminal Defense Attorneys
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 393 Google reviews
- #5Call (216) 487-7055
#5William B Norman-Defending Ohio
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 226 Google reviews
- #6Call (440) 737-2469
#6Patituce & Associates - Ohio Criminal Defense Attorneys
Open 24/7 · 4.7 from 169 Google reviews
- #7Call (216) 616-7305
#7The Elkhatib Law Office | Cleveland Criminal Defense
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 156 Google reviews
- #8Call (330) 681-1120
Open 24/7 · 4.0 from 23 Google reviews
The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Akron, ranked
24/7 first, then same-day service, then the rest. Each group is in LFR Score order on emergency weights. The full ranking of all 110 is on the criminal defense lawyers page.
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
Based in Cuyahoga Falls, 4 mi away
72/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 169 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Akron
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 94 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Shaker Heights, 26 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 393 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Berea, 27 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 226 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Strongsville, 23 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 169 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cleveland, 29 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 156 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#8 VanHo Law
Based in Cuyahoga Falls, 6 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.0★ from 23 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Akron
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.8★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cleveland, 30 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 98 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cleveland, 30 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 105 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#12 Godinsky Law LLC
Based in Strongsville, 23 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 42 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Strongsville, 23 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 51 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Wooster, 29 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 59 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Garfield Heights, 23 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 37 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cleveland, 28 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 39 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cleveland, 23 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 18 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cleveland, 28 mi away
61/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Beachwood, 26 mi away
60/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Akron
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Legal services”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Akron
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#22 AJLJ Law
Based in Akron
57/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Ravenna, 15 mi away
56/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 43 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Akron
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 187 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
#25 Scott Rilley
Based in Akron
56/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
Top 50 of 110 criminal defense lawyers by emergency score
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile.
How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Akron
Emergency lists move 10 points of the LFR Score from reputation to availability: 15% and 15%. Availability credits 24/7 hours, same-day service, weekend hours and weekly open hours. 24/7 criminal defense lawyers are listed first, then same-day, then the rest; ranks follow that order. Paid placement never changes a rank.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Attorney advertising businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from |
|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 15% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it |
| Bar status | 10% | An active bar or law society record matched to a lawyer at the firm (not measured until a record source is loaded) |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the list |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months |
| Availability | 15% | Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7 |
| Practice focus | 15% | How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name) |
| Proximity | 5% | An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same) |
| Law Firms Ranked reviews | 10% | Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there are |
Emergency criminal defense lawyers in Akron: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in Akron are open 24/7?
23 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Benson Legal Team, Malek Law Firm LLC, DiCaudo, Pitchford & Yoder, The Botnick Law Firm | DUI/OVI and Criminal Defense Attorneys and William B Norman-Defending Ohio.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Akron, OH?
Benson Legal Team is #1, with an LFR Score of 73 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Akron ranked?
Emergency lists move 10 points of the LFR Score from reputation to availability: 15% and 15%. Availability credits 24/7 hours, same-day service, weekend hours and weekly open hours. 24/7 criminal defense lawyers are listed first, then same-day, then the rest; ranks follow that order. Paid placement never changes a rank.
What should I do before the criminal defense lawyer arrives?
If you or someone you know is arrested: you can stay silent and ask for a lawyer before answering questions. Calls from jail are usually recorded, so do not discuss the facts of the case on them.
How many emergency criminal defense lawyers here list a phone number?
25 of the 25 law firms ranked in full list a phone number. Tap Call to dial it.
Update log for Akron
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 110 criminal defense lawyers serving Akron.