Top 50 of 92 criminal defense lawyers, in emergency orderUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
21 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.
#1 for emergency criminal defense in DeKalb: Hirsch Law Group Sycamore Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers, open 24/7.
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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 | Hirsch Law Group Sycamore Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers | 69 | 4.9★ (154) | Sycamore, 5 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Law Office of Doyle and James, LLC | 68 | 4.8★ (96) | Sycamore, 3 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Hirsch Law Group St. Charles Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers | 66 | 4.9★ (192) | Saint Charles, 24 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Law Office of Doyle and James LLC | 65 | 4.9★ (352) | Rockford, 29 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Hirsch Law Group Rockford Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers | 65 | 4.8★ (300) | Rockford, 27 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Law Offices of Peter Buh | 64 | 4.8★ (92) | Geneva, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Van Der Snick Law Firm Ltd | 63 | 4.0★ (4) | Sycamore, 5 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Law Office of Brendan W. Caver, Ltd. | 62 | 5.0★ (43) | Rockford, 30 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Motta & Motta LLC | 62 | 4.4★ (49) | Aurora, 26 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | DUI Lawyers 24/7 | 61 | 5.0★ (16) | Geneva, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
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.
#1Hirsch Law Group Sycamore Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 154 Google reviews
#2Law Office of Doyle and James, LLC
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 96 Google reviews
#3Hirsch Law Group St. Charles Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 192 Google reviews
#4Law Office of Doyle and James LLC
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 352 Google reviews
#5Hirsch Law Group Rockford Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 300 Google reviews
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 92 Google reviews
Open 24/7 · 4.0 from 4 Google reviews
#8Law Office of Brendan W. Caver, Ltd.
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 43 Google reviews
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 92 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.
Ranked #1 in DeKalb
Based in Sycamore, 5 mi away
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 154 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Sycamore, 3 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 96 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Saint Charles, 24 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 192 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rockford, 29 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 352 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rockford, 27 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 300 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Geneva, 23 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 92 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Sycamore, 5 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rockford, 30 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 43 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Aurora, 26 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Geneva, 23 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Naperville, 30 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ 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 Lake in the Hills, 27 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Saint Charles, 23 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rockford, 29 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 420 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rockford, 29 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.2★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Carol Stream, 27 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Woodstock, 23 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 228 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Bankruptcy attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Saint Charles, 23 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.2★ from 90 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rockford, 30 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 66 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Divorce lawyer”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Saint Charles, 23 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.2★ from 44 Google reviews, listed on Google as “General practice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rockford, 30 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.1★ from 37 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Elgin, 25 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.7★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Sycamore, 5 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Aurora, 24 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 207 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Elgin, 23 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 196 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile.
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 |
