73/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 890 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Broad Ripple, IN (2026)
Top 50 of 158 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 Broad Ripple: Banks & Brower, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Broad Ripple 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 | Banks & Brower | 73 | 4.9★ (890) | Indianapolis, 3 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Blankenship Law Hamilton County Criminal Defense Lawyers | 71 | 5.0★ (326) | Carmel, 6 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Rigney Law LLC - Indianapolis Criminal Defense & OWI Lawyers | 70 | 4.9★ (163) | Indianapolis, 3 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Law Office of Mark Nicholson | 70 | 4.7★ (220) | Indianapolis, 3 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Eskew Law | 69 | 4.8★ (245) | Indianapolis, 7 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Law Office of Corey L. Scott LLC | 69 | 4.8★ (210) | Indianapolis, 6 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Sly Law LLC | 69 | 5.0★ (88) | Indianapolis, 1 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Wruble Law LLC | 69 | 4.7★ (223) | Indianapolis, 6 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Law Office of Jeff Cardella Criminal Defense Attorney & Expungement Lawyer in Indianapolis Indiana | 69 | 4.8★ (165) | Indianapolis, 7 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Abels Law Office | 68 | 4.9★ (88) | Indianapolis, 7 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Broad Ripple now
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- #1Call (317) 870-0019
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 890 Google reviews
- #2Call (317) 669-9010
#2Blankenship Law Hamilton County Criminal Defense Lawyers
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 326 Google reviews
- #3Call (317) 527-0867
#3Rigney Law LLC - Indianapolis Criminal Defense & OWI Lawyers
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 163 Google reviews
- #4Call (317) 669-8972
#4Law Office of Mark Nicholson
Open 24/7 · 4.7 from 220 Google reviews
- #5Call (317) 203-8455
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 245 Google reviews
- #6Call (317) 218-9772
#6Law Office of Corey L. Scott LLC
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 210 Google reviews
- #7Call (317) 702-7591
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 88 Google reviews
- #8Call (317) 308-8584
Open 24/7 · 4.7 from 223 Google reviews
The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Broad Ripple, 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 158 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.
Based in Carmel, 6 mi away
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 326 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Indianapolis, 3 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 163 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Indianapolis, 3 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 220 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#5 Eskew Law
Based in Indianapolis, 7 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 245 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Indianapolis, 6 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 210 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#7 Sly Law LLC
Based in Indianapolis, 1 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 88 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Indianapolis, 6 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 223 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#9 Law Office of Jeff Cardella Criminal Defense Attorney & Expungement Lawyer in Indianapolis Indiana
Based in Indianapolis, 7 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 165 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#10 Abels Law Office
Based in Indianapolis, 7 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 88 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Noblesville, 14 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 250 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Indianapolis, 8 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 93 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Indianapolis, 1 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Indianapolis, 7 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 130 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#15 Zentz Law, LLC
Based in Indianapolis, 5 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 102 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Indianapolis, 4 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#17 Renner Law Office | Criminal Lawyer, Prenuptial Agreement & Divorce Attorney, Indianapolis, Indiana
Based in Indianapolis, 6 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 42 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Indianapolis, 6 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.1★ from 77 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#19 Baker Law Team
Based in Indianapolis, 3 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.9★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#20 Gil Berry Law
Based in Indianapolis, 6 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Franklin, 27 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 164 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Noblesville, 14 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 41 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Indianapolis, 7 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 1,984 Google reviews.
Based in Indianapolis, 7 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 127 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Law firm”.
#25 Josiah Swinney Criminal Attorney, Forfeiture Lawyer, Appeals & Personal Injury, Indianapolis, IN
Based in Indianapolis, 6 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 85 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Law firm”.
Top 50 of 158 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 Broad Ripple
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 Broad Ripple: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in Broad Ripple are open 24/7?
25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Banks & Brower, Blankenship Law Hamilton County Criminal Defense Lawyers, Rigney Law LLC - Indianapolis Criminal Defense & OWI Lawyers, Law Office of Mark Nicholson and Eskew Law.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Broad Ripple, IN?
Banks & Brower is #1, with an LFR Score of 73 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Broad Ripple 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 Broad Ripple
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 158 criminal defense lawyers serving Broad Ripple.