Top 50 of 112 criminal defense lawyers, in emergency orderUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
19 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 Festus: Rose Legal Services, LLC - DWI & Criminal Defense Attorney, 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 | Rose Legal Services, LLC - DWI & Criminal Defense Attorney | 69 | 4.9★ (399) | St. Louis, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Combs Waterkotte | 68 | 4.9★ (541) | St. Louis, 30 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Traffic Legal Center® Traffic Law Counselors® 45BUCKS.com® | 67 | 5.0★ (144) | St. Louis, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Traffic Ticket Headquarters® 45BUCKS.com® | 67 | 4.9★ (142) | St. Louis, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | JCS Law - John C Schleiffarth, P.C. | 67 | 4.9★ (237) | St. Louis, 30 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Frank & Juengel Law Group P.C. | 65 | 4.9★ (103) | St. Louis, 30 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | MGM LAW LLC | 65 | 5.0★ (59) | St. Louis, 27 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Wittner Law | 65 | 4.9★ (82) | Clayton, 30 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | The Criminal Defense Firm | 64 | 5.0★ (70) | Clayton, 30 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Goldfarb Law Group | 64 | 4.9★ (54) | Clayton, 30 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.
#1Rose Legal Services, LLC - DWI & Criminal Defense Attorney
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 399 Google reviews
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 541 Google reviews
#3Traffic Legal Center® Traffic Law Counselors® 45BUCKS.com®
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 144 Google reviews
#4Traffic Ticket Headquarters® 45BUCKS.com®
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 142 Google reviews
#5JCS Law - John C Schleiffarth, P.C.
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 237 Google reviews
#6Frank & Juengel Law Group P.C.
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 103 Google reviews
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 59 Google reviews
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 82 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 112 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 Festus
Based in St. Louis, 23 mi away
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 399 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in St. Louis, 30 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 541 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in St. Louis, 23 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 144 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in St. Louis, 23 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 142 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in St. Louis, 30 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 237 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in St. Louis, 30 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 103 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in St. Louis, 27 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ 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 Clayton, 30 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 82 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Clayton, 30 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 70 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Clayton, 30 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Clayton, 30 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 47 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Clayton, 30 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in St. Louis, 30 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Clayton, 30 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Chesterfield, 30 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 15 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in St. Louis, 30 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ 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 Clayton, 30 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 198 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in St. Louis, 30 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 39 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Law firm”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Clayton, 30 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Town and Country, 30 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 50 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 Festus
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 136 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in St. Louis, 26 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 9 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 Belleville, 30 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 17 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 St. Louis, 30 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.2★ from 15 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 Festus
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 51 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 |
