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Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Guelph, ON (2026)

Top 50 of 175 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 Guelph: Guelph Lawyer - Joseph M. Pellizzari, open 24/7.

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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Guelph 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 Guelph at a glance
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingBased inHours
1Guelph Lawyer - Joseph M. Pellizzari694.2★ (57)GuelphOpen 24 hrs (Google)
2Aswani K. Datt, Criminal Defense Lawyer685.0★ (275)Mississauga, 41 km awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
3LawStop Criminal Lawyers684.9★ (226)Brampton, 39 km awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
4Collett Read LLP674.9★ (255)Hamilton, 45 km awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
5Kruse Law674.5★ (67)Kitchener, 20 km awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
6Lakin Afolabi Law - Criminal Lawyers665.0★ (33)Kitchener, 21 km awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
7Batasar Law664.6★ (145)Brampton, 43 km awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
8Rana U. Hameed Criminal Law655.0★ (107)Mississauga, 48 km awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
9Christien Levien J.D., Lawyer654.8★ (103)Brampton, 44 km awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
10GILL & DHILLON LAW LLP654.9★ (72)Brampton, 44 km 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 Guelph, 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 175 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.

  4. #4 Collett Read LLP

    Based in Hamilton, 45 km away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 255 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 255 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    25 Main St W Ste 2200, Hamilton, ON L8P 1H6
    View profile for Collett Read LLP(905) 541-2228

  5. #5 Kruse Law

    Based in Kitchener, 20 km away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 67 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.5★ from 67 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    311 Frederick St, Kitchener, ON N2H 2N6
    View profile for Kruse Law(519) 744-0973

  7. #7 Batasar Law

    Based in Brampton, 43 km away

    66/100LFR Score

    Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 145 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.6★ from 145 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    27 John St, Brampton, ON L6W 1Z1
    View profile for Batasar Law(905) 866-6464

  10. #10 GILL & DHILLON LAW LLP

    Based in Brampton, 44 km away

    65/100LFR Score

    Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 72 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 72 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    239 Queen St E #24, Brampton, ON L6W 2B6
    View profile for GILL & DHILLON LAW LLP(905) 617-2122

  11. #11 Nirwal Law

    Based in Brampton, 46 km away

    65/100LFR Score

    Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 70 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 70 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    104-350 Rutherford Rd S, Plaza, 2, Brampton, ON L6W 3M2
    View profile for Nirwal Law(416) 909-3735

  12. #12 Saggi Law Firm

    Based in Brampton, 47 km away

    65/100LFR Score

    Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 96 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 96 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    2250 Bovaird Dr E Suite #401, Brampton, ON L6R 0W3
    View profile for Saggi Law Firm(647) 983-6720

  16. #16 Sukhraj Hundal

    Based in Oakville, 47 km away

    64/100LFR Score

    Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 48 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 48 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1943 Ironoak Wy Ste 205, Oakville, ON L6H 3V7
    View profile for Sukhraj Hundal(416) 896-1970

  17. #17 Vikram Singh

    Based in Hamilton, 45 km away

    64/100LFR Score

    Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 72 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.4★ from 72 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    54 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8R 2K1
    View profile for Vikram Singh(289) 799-3399

  19. #19 Sukhvir Singh Law

    Based in Brampton, 44 km away

    63/100LFR Score

    Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 38 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 38 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    2 County Ct Blvd Ste 215, Brampton, ON L6W 3W8
    View profile for Sukhvir Singh Law(647) 564-7428

  20. #20 Daley Byers

    Based in Brampton, 44 km away

    63/100LFR Score

    Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 32 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 32 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    7900 Hurontario St #6, Brampton, ON L6Y 0P6
    View profile for Daley Byers(855) 529-3501

  21. Based in Brampton, 44 km away

    63/100LFR Score

    Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 30 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    2 County Ct Blvd, Brampton, ON L6W 3W8
    View profile for Navraj Dhillon Law(416) 575-9137

  23. #23 Jag Virk Lawyers

    Based in Hamilton, 45 km away

    63/100LFR Score

    Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 27 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 27 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1 Hunter St E, Hamilton, ON L8N 3W8
    View profile for Jag Virk Lawyers(888) 524-8475

  25. #25 Beth Bromberg

    Based in Hamilton, 45 km away

    62/100LFR Score

    Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.5★ from 33 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    20 Hughson St S #303, Hamilton, ON L8N 2A1
    View profile for Beth Bromberg(905) 523-7770

Top 50 of 175 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 Guelph, ranks 26 to 50
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingDistance
26Fight My DUI Criminal Defence625.0★ (20)43 km
27Aitken Robertson625.0★ (21)44 km
28Daley, Byers | Waterloo Criminal Defence Lawyers624.3★ (6)23 km
29PCS625.0★ (23)47 km
30Daley Byers624.8★ (23)47 km
31Daley, Byers624.5★ (23)47 km
32Jag Virk Lawyers615.0★ (12)43 km
33BHANGAL LAW614.9★ (14)45 km
34Mandeep Saggi Criminal Lawyer Brampton614.7★ (270)47 km
35Norton Law PC615.0★ (11)44 km
36Harjeet Singh Sahota Criminal Lawyer605.0★ (11)48 km
37Michael Bartlett Law - Criminal Trials & Appeals605.0★ (9)44 km
38GSP Law PC605.0★ (8)43 km
39Daley Byers595.0★ (3)43 km
40Zamani Law Criminal Lawyer Oakville595.0★ (4)47 km
41Supreet Bath Professional Corporation585.0★ (3)45 km
42Charandeep Singh - Criminal Defence Lawyer585.0★ (51)48 km
43Personal Injury Lawyer Mississauga Brar Tamber Rigby Badham584.9★ (259)45 km
44Savena Bhangal, Criminal Lawyer575.0★ (31)45 km
45Passi & Patel574.9★ (182)45 km
46John H. Kieffer Professional Corporation574.3★ (6)In Guelph
47Drexler Law Criminal Defence574.8★ (23)22 km
48Manbir Sodhi564.8★ (89)43 km
49Kraska Law - Kitchener Criminal Lawyers565.0★ (3)23 km
50Eliany Advocates545.0★ (28)45 km

How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Guelph

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 Guelph: questions

Which criminal defense lawyers in Guelph are open 24/7?

25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Guelph Lawyer - Joseph M. Pellizzari, Aswani K. Datt, Criminal Defense Lawyer, LawStop Criminal Lawyers, Collett Read LLP and Kruse Law.

Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Guelph, ON?

Guelph Lawyer - Joseph M. Pellizzari is #1, with an LFR Score of 69 out of 100 on emergency weights.

How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Guelph 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 Guelph

  1. November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 175 criminal defense lawyers serving Guelph.

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