71/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 81 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Frederick, MD (2026)
Top 50 of 138 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 Frederick: Alpert Schreyer Criminal Defense Attorneys, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Frederick 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 | Alpert Schreyer Criminal Defense Attorneys | 71 | 5.0★ (81) | Frederick | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | William Mann Attorney at Law, Simms Showers, LLP | 69 | 4.9★ (439) | Leesburg, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | The Law Offices of Krum, Gergely, & Oates, LLC | 69 | 4.9★ (641) | Rockville, 27 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Seth Okin Criminal Defense Attorney | 68 | 4.9★ (30) | Frederick | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Scheuerman Law LLC | 68 | 5.0★ (25) | Frederick | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Albers & Associates | 68 | 4.8★ (353) | Westminster, 25 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Kush Arora Criminal Defense Attorney | 67 | 4.9★ (240) | Rockville, 27 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Northern Virginia Criminal Defense Group | 67 | 4.9★ (139) | Leesburg, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Simms Showers Law | 66 | 4.7★ (153) | Leesburg, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Karin Riley Porter Criminal Defense Attorney | 66 | 5.0★ (101) | Leesburg, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Frederick now
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- #1Call (301) 381-2833
#1Alpert Schreyer Criminal Defense Attorneys
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 81 Google reviews
- #2Call (703) 771-4671
#2William Mann Attorney at Law, Simms Showers, LLP
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 439 Google reviews
- #3Call (301) 840-0080
#3The Law Offices of Krum, Gergely, & Oates, LLC
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 641 Google reviews
- #4Call (410) 834-4070
#4Seth Okin Criminal Defense Attorney
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 30 Google reviews
- #5Call (410) 807-3211
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 25 Google reviews
- #6Call (443) 665-8030
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 353 Google reviews
- #7Call (301) 298-3290
#7Kush Arora Criminal Defense Attorney
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 240 Google reviews
- #8Call (571) 202-6227
#8Northern Virginia Criminal Defense Group
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 139 Google reviews
The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Frederick, 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 138 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 Leesburg, 23 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 439 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Rockville, 27 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 641 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Frederick
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Frederick
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 25 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Westminster, 25 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 353 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Rockville, 27 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 240 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Leesburg, 23 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 139 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Leesburg, 23 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 153 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Leesburg, 23 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 101 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Frederick
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Rockville, 27 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 125 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#13 Paolo Gnocchi
Based in Rockville, 27 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 120 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Rockville, 24 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 98 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Martinsburg, 30 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 156 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#16 Maronick Law LLC
Based in Rockville, 27 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 134 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#17 Seddiq Law
Based in Rockville, 27 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 86 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Westminster, 26 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 72 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#19 Scrofano Law PC
Based in Rockville, 27 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 43 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Rockville, 27 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 72 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#21 Maronick Law LLC
Based in Westminster, 25 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 25 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Rockville, 26 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Leesburg, 22 mi away
61/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Frederick
61/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 111 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based in Rockville, 27 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Top 50 of 138 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.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Arii Law Firm, LLC | 57 | 5.0★ (140) | 27 mi |
| 27 | G & G Legal | 57 | 4.8★ (177) | 27 mi |
| 28 | Law Office Of Daniel J. Wright | 56 | 4.9★ (136) | 27 mi |
| 29 | Law Offices of Marc S. Ward, LLC | 56 | 5.0★ (764) | In Frederick |
| 30 | Emden Law | 56 | 4.9★ (107) | 27 mi |
| 31 | Clinton O. Middleton Attorney At Law | 55 | 5.0★ (50) | 24 mi |
| 32 | Law Office of John Boneta, PLLC | 55 | 4.8★ (49) | 22 mi |
| 33 | Brad Wright Legal, PLLC | 55 | 5.0★ (50) | 30 mi |
| 34 | Portner & Shure, P.A. | 54 | 4.8★ (48) | 27 mi |
| 35 | Portner & Shure, P.A. | 54 | 4.8★ (25) | 23 mi |
| 36 | Earley Legal Group | 53 | 4.3★ (16) | 22 mi |
| 37 | Portner & Shure, P.A. | 53 | 4.5★ (26) | 25 mi |
| 38 | Portner & Shure, P.A. | 53 | 4.4★ (22) | 23 mi |
| 39 | Killian Law Group, LLC | 53 | 5.0★ (30) | 30 mi |
| 40 | Lay Law Office | 53 | 5.0★ (17) | 27 mi |
| 41 | Law Offices of SRIS, P.C. | 52 | 4.7★ (11) | 25 mi |
| 42 | Harbin Law Office | 50 | 5.0★ (361) | 23 mi |
| 43 | Monument Legal | 50 | 5.0★ (4) | 27 mi |
| 44 | Harbin Law Office | 50 | 5.0★ (29) | In Frederick |
| 45 | Elizabeth Long, Esq. | 48 | 5.0★ (12) | In Frederick |
| 46 | Campen & Manganaro | 46 | 5.0★ (4) | In Frederick |
| 47 | Craven Law, LLC | 46 | 4.4★ (16) | 9 mi |
| 48 | David M Grove Attorney at Law | 46 | 3.4★ (5) | In Frederick |
| 49 | King, Campbell, Poretz, and Mitchell | 46 | 4.9★ (41) | 22 mi |
| 50 | The Law Offices of Martin Palmer & Associates | 45 | 4.4★ (44) | 23 mi |
How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Frederick
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 Frederick: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in Frederick are open 24/7?
25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Alpert Schreyer Criminal Defense Attorneys, William Mann Attorney at Law, Simms Showers, LLP, The Law Offices of Krum, Gergely, & Oates, LLC, Seth Okin Criminal Defense Attorney and Scheuerman Law LLC.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Frederick, MD?
Alpert Schreyer Criminal Defense Attorneys is #1, with an LFR Score of 71 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Frederick 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 Frederick
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 138 criminal defense lawyers serving Frederick.