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Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Alief, TX (2026)

Top 50 of 363 criminal defense lawyers, in emergency orderUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank

25 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 Alief: Walter J. Pink & Associates, PC, open 24/7.

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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Alief 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 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Alief at a glance
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingBased inHours
1Walter J. Pink & Associates, PC695.0★ (383)Houston, 8 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
2Dunham & Jones694.8★ (890)Houston, 11 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
3Segura & Kiatta Criminal Defense695.0★ (249)Sugar Land, 6 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
4Michael & Associates695.0★ (265)Houston, 8 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
5Capetillo Law Firm685.0★ (180)Sugar Land, 6 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
6The Law Office of David A. Breston684.8★ (649)Houston, 12 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
7Law Office of Joseph Ruiz, PLLC685.0★ (399)Houston, 13 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
8Surginer Stewart PLLC685.0★ (198)Houston, 8 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
9Thiessen Law Firm684.9★ (534)Houston, 14 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
10Varghese Summersett (Personal Injury & Criminal Defense Lawyers)685.0★ (102)Houston, 3 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)

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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.

The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Alief, 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 363 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.

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

  1. Based in Houston, 11 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #2 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
  2. Based in Houston, 8 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #4 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
    2200 Post Oak Blvd 10th floor, Houston, TX 77056
  3. Based in Sugar Land, 6 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 180 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 180 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    345 Commerce Green Blvd Ste. 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
  4. Based in Houston, 8 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 198 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 198 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    8831 Long Point Rd #401, Houston, TX 77055
  5. Based in Houston, 14 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 534 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 534 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    733 E 12th 1/2 St SUITE 200, Houston, TX 77008
  6. Based in Sugar Land, 6 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 124 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 124 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    345 Commerce Green Blvd Ste. 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
  7. Based in Houston, 15 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #16 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
  8. Based in Houston, 13 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 233 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 233 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1235 N Loop W #1020, Houston, TX 77008
  9. Based in Houston, 9 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 138 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 138 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1 Riverway Dr Ste 1700, Houston, TX 77056
  10. Based in Houston, 15 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #19 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
  11. Based in Houston, 15 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #22 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
  12. Based in Houston, 16 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #23 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
  13. Based in Houston, 10 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 108 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 108 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    701 N Post Oak Rd #425, Houston, TX 77024
  14. Based in Sugar Land, 6 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 68 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 68 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    345 Commerce Green Blvd Ste. 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478

Top 50 of 363 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.

criminal defense lawyers in Alief, ranks 26 to 50
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingDistance
26Drehner Law675.0★ (111)11 mi
27LaVine Law Firm Criminal Defense Lawyers - Houston Office664.8★ (158)12 mi
28Law Office of Myron G. Davis664.8★ (55)5 mi
29Alam Law Firm, PLLC665.0★ (88)11 mi
30Cammack Law Firm664.9★ (83)9 mi
31Law Office of Nathaniel Pitoniak665.0★ (186)16 mi
32The Atlas Law Firm Pllc664.9★ (49)5 mi
33Houston Criminal Defense Attorneys PLLC665.0★ (125)15 mi
34Law Office of Shreya Gulamali664.9★ (47)6 mi
35Law Offices Of Sean R Darvishi664.9★ (110)13 mi
36Napier Law Firm665.0★ (87)13 mi
37The Saman Law Firm PC665.0★ (86)13 mi
38Law Office of Michael D. Mercer664.9★ (117)15 mi
39Omar Saman Law664.9★ (120)15 mi
40DuBose Defense | Lawyer Coby DuBose665.0★ (93)15 mi
41Scheiner Law Group664.8★ (79)11 mi
42The Law Office of Brian S. Laviage664.8★ (84)11 mi
43Strauss Law Firm655.0★ (85)15 mi
44Lisa Shapiro Strauss, Attorney at Law – Houston Criminal Defense654.6★ (60)9 mi
45Texas Criminal Defense Group654.9★ (88)15 mi
46Charles Johnson Law Firm654.6★ (135)14 mi
47Collin Evans Law, PLLC655.0★ (68)15 mi
48Blass Law PLLC655.0★ (64)15 mi
49C.L. Swisher Legal Group654.9★ (75)14 mi
50Enrique Ramirez Law, PC654.8★ (166)19 mi

How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Alief

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.

Read the full method: formula, sources and exclusions

LFR Score factors and weights
FactorWeightComputed from
Reputation15%Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it
Bar status10%An active bar or law society record matched to a lawyer at the firm (not measured until a record source is loaded)
Review volume10%Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the list
Recency10%Share of reviews from the last 12 months
Availability15%Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7
Practice focus15%How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name)
Proximity5%An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is
Claimed profile10%The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same)
Law Firms Ranked reviews10%Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there are

Emergency criminal defense lawyers in Alief: questions

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

25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Walter J. Pink & Associates, PC, Dunham & Jones, Segura & Kiatta Criminal Defense, Michael & Associates and Capetillo Law Firm.

Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Alief, TX?

Walter J. Pink & Associates, PC is #1, with an LFR Score of 69 out of 100 on emergency weights.

How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Alief 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 Alief

  1. November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 363 criminal defense lawyers serving Alief.