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Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Fruit Cove, FL (2026)

Top 50 of 124 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 Fruit Cove: Monroe Law, P.A., open 24/7.

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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Fruit Cove 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 Fruit Cove at a glance
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingBased inHours
1Monroe Law, P.A.725.0★ (464)Jacksonville, 14 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
2Dale Carson Law714.9★ (468)Jacksonville, 15 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
3Rainka Law, LLC705.0★ (258)Jacksonville, 15 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
4Law Offices of Jason K.S. Porter, P.A.704.8★ (258)Jacksonville, 12 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
5First Coast Criminal Defense704.9★ (246)Jacksonville, 14 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
6McCormick Law705.0★ (204)Jacksonville, 15 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
7The Law Offices of Kate Mesic, P.A.704.9★ (138)Jacksonville, 10 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
8Donley Law Firm, PLLC694.8★ (99)Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, 7 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
9The Mussallem Law Firm, P.A.695.0★ (100)Jacksonville, 11 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
10Epstein & Robbins694.8★ (164)Jacksonville, 15 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 Fruit Cove, 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 124 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. Ranked #1 in Fruit Cove

    Based in Jacksonville, 14 mi away

    72/100LFR Score

    Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 464 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 464 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1819 Goodwin St, Jacksonville, FL 32204
  2. Based in Jacksonville, 15 mi away

    71/100LFR Score

    Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 468 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 468 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    444 E Duval St Third Floor, Jacksonville, FL 32202
  3. Based in Jacksonville, 15 mi away

    70/100LFR Score

    Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 258 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 258 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    301 W Bay St 14th Floor, Jacksonville, FL 32202
  4. Based in Jacksonville, 15 mi away

    70/100LFR Score

    Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 204 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 204 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    400 E Monroe St Ste 200, Jacksonville, FL 32202
  5. Based in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, 7 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 99 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 99 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1700 Wells Rd Ste 27, Orange Park, FL 32073
  6. Based in Jacksonville, 15 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 164 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 164 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    233 E Bay St #1125, Jacksonville, FL 32202
  7. Based in Jacksonville, 14 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 128 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 128 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1833 Atlantic Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207
  8. Based in Jacksonville, 14 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 109 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 109 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    3219 Atlantic Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207
  9. Based in Jacksonville Beach, 17 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 158 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 158 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1548 The Greens Way #2, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
  10. Based in Ponte Vedra Beach, 17 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 73 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 73 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    814 A1A N Ste 105, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
  11. Based in Jacksonville, 15 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 52 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 52 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    233 E Bay St #1133, Jacksonville, FL 32202
  12. Based in Jacksonville, 15 mi away

    66/100LFR Score

    Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 46 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 46 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    630 W Adams St #205, Jacksonville, FL 32204
  13. Based in Jacksonville, 15 mi away

    66/100LFR Score

    Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 47 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.7★ from 47 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    301 W Bay St Ste 1449, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Top 50 of 124 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 Fruit Cove, ranks 26 to 50
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingDistance
26Armstrong Law Group, P.A.654.6★ (31)15 mi
27Shoemaker Law654.4★ (82)22 mi
28Rowland Law Firm, LLC654.8★ (20)14 mi
29The Forbess Law Firm, P. A.654.2★ (29)15 mi
30Hart Law, PLLC644.9★ (17)15 mi
31Arnold Law645.0★ (15)15 mi
32Lufrano Legal, P.A.: Jacksonville Criminal Defense Lawyer645.0★ (14)15 mi
33The Chase Law Firm645.0★ (10)14 mi
34Mollo Law Firm635.0★ (7)13 mi
35Law Offices of Jason K.S. Porter, P.A.625.0★ (11)24 mi
36Weldon Law Group, PLLC624.8★ (539)15 mi
37Law Office of Christina J. Opsahl LLC625.0★ (10)23 mi
38Owenby Law, P.A.604.4★ (496)14 mi
39Woolsey Morcom Attorneys at Law604.7★ (137)9 mi
40Daniels Law Firm605.0★ (142)14 mi
41Campione Law P.A.604.7★ (215)15 mi
42Salisbury Criminal Law, PLLC594.0★ (4)In Fruit Cove
43McGrath Gibson Law594.5★ (175)14 mi
44Woolsey Morcom Attorneys at Law594.7★ (126)15 mi
45Phillips, Hunt & Walker584.9★ (86)15 mi
46Caminero Law575.0★ (35)12 mi
47Mowrey Law Firm PLLC575.0★ (85)22 mi
48The Law Office Of David Lee Ham Jr., PA564.9★ (34)15 mi
49Hardesty Tyde Green & Ashton: Ashton Frank A565.0★ (21)14 mi
50Shafer Law514.7★ (265)15 mi

How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Fruit Cove

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 Fruit Cove: questions

Which criminal defense lawyers in Fruit Cove are open 24/7?

25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Monroe Law, P.A., Dale Carson Law, Rainka Law, LLC, Law Offices of Jason K.S. Porter, P.A. and First Coast Criminal Defense.

Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Fruit Cove, FL?

Monroe Law, P.A. is #1, with an LFR Score of 72 out of 100 on emergency weights.

How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Fruit Cove 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 Fruit Cove

  1. November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 124 criminal defense lawyers serving Fruit Cove.