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Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Kingston, MA (2026)

Top 50 of 129 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 Kingston: Nate Amendola Defense, open 24/7.

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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Kingston 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 Kingston at a glance
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingBased inHours
1Nate Amendola Defense725.0★ (228)Norwell, 14 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
2Law Offices of Milligan & Higgins704.8★ (181)Rockland, 15 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
3DeGiacomo & Mikhlin, P.C.694.9★ (135)Brockton, 18 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
4Maloney Law694.9★ (110)Brockton, 17 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
5Greater Boston Law685.0★ (155)Norwood, 27 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
6Law Office of Michael Thaler, Esq.685.0★ (159)Dedham, 29 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
7Riccio Law - Criminal Defense Attorney685.0★ (84)Quincy, 23 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
8Flanagan & Associates674.9★ (45)Weymouth, 19 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
9Law Office of Patrick Donovan674.7★ (82)Quincy, 23 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
10Gens & Stanton P.C.665.0★ (67)Boston, 26 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 Kingston, 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 129 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 Kingston

    Based in Norwell, 14 mi away

    72/100LFR Score

    Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 228 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 228 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    Rear of Building, 183 Washington St, Norwell, MA 02061
  2. Based in Brockton, 17 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 110 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 110 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    71 Legion Pkwy Ste 25, Brockton, MA 02301
  3. Based in Norwood, 27 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 155 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 155 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    89 Access Rd Ste 21, Norwood, MA 02062
  4. Based in Weymouth, 19 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 45 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 45 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    440 Washington St #4, Weymouth, MA 02188
  5. Based in Boston, 26 mi away

    66/100LFR Score

    Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 67 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 67 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    12 Ericsson St, Boston, MA 02122
  6. Based in Attleboro, 29 mi away

    66/100LFR Score

    Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 75 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 75 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    120 N Main St STE 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
  7. Based in Norwell, 15 mi away

    66/100LFR Score

    Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 21 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.6★ from 21 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    80 Washington St Building G, Norwell, MA 02061
  8. Based in Westwood, 28 mi away

    65/100LFR Score

    Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 51 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 51 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    355 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090
  9. Based in Stoughton, 22 mi away

    64/100LFR Score

    Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 21 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 21 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    530 Washington St, Stoughton, MA 02072
  10. Based in Quincy, 23 mi away

    63/100LFR Score

    Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 11 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1145 Hancock St Ste E, Quincy, MA 02169
  11. Based in Franklin, 20 mi away

    63/100LFR Score

    Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days

Top 50 of 129 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 Kingston, ranks 26 to 50
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingDistance
26Law Office of Thomas J. Mello, LLC625.0★ (10)27 mi
27Law Offices of Gerald J. Noonan625.0★ (249)18 mi
28Patrick Long Law Firm, PC623.9★ (15)27 mi
29DeGiacomo & Mikhlin, P.C.624.2★ (5)20 mi
30K. Mulligan Law, PC615.0★ (4)23 mi
31Law Offices of Michael J Suneson605.0★ (6)30 mi
32Law Office of Fiore Porreca, Esq.605.0★ (4)29 mi
33Attorney Joseph Higgins595.0★ (65)15 mi
34Attorney Edward R. Molari595.0★ (3)29 mi
35Fiorentino Legal, PC595.0★ (117)23 mi
36Law Office of James Hester595.0★ (31)8 mi
37Lawrence A. Zalis, Attorney at Law583.0★ (3)30 mi
38Schulze Law585.0★ (132)30 mi
39Law Offices of Russell J Matson, PC584.9★ (31)20 mi
40Law Office of Michael J. Carroll585.0★ (79)24 mi
41Lovett.law574.9★ (103)30 mi
42The Law Offices of Nicolas A. Gordon, Esq.554.8★ (22)26 mi
43Law Offices of William D. Kickham, Esq. and Associates544.8★ (26)30 mi
44Rodrigues Pires PC544.5★ (14)23 mi
45Riccio Law535.0★ (18)29 mi
46Bellotti Law Group, P.C.534.6★ (11)23 mi
47Law Office of Meaghan H Fiske535.0★ (18)29 mi
48Law Office of Tamari Kovach504.8★ (33)5 mi
49Kevin Reddington Law Office504.7★ (131)18 mi
50Douglas J. Darnbrough Attorney at Law495.0★ (3)30 mi

How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Kingston

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 Kingston: questions

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

25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Nate Amendola Defense, Law Offices of Milligan & Higgins, DeGiacomo & Mikhlin, P.C., Maloney Law and Greater Boston Law.

Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Kingston, MA?

Nate Amendola Defense is #1, with an LFR Score of 72 out of 100 on emergency weights.

How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Kingston 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?

24 of the 25 law firms ranked in full list a phone number. Tap Call to dial it.

Update log for Kingston

  1. November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 129 criminal defense lawyers serving Kingston.