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Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Las Vegas, NV (2026)

Top 50 of 145 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 Las Vegas: Las Vegas Defense Group - Criminal & DUI Attorneys, open 24/7.

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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas at a glance
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingBased inHours
1Las Vegas Defense Group - Criminal & DUI Attorneys744.9★ (1,112)Las VegasOpen 24 hrs (Google)
2LV Criminal Defense745.0★ (720)Las VegasOpen 24 hrs (Google)
3The Defense Firm735.0★ (371)Las VegasOpen 24 hrs (Google)
4ATAC Law724.9★ (365)Las VegasOpen 24 hrs (Google)
5Spartacus Law Firm715.0★ (204)Las VegasOpen 24 hrs (Google)
6Goodman Law Group715.0★ (189)Las VegasOpen 24 hrs (Google)
7Cox & Wilson Law Firm704.9★ (124)Las VegasOpen 24 hrs (Google)
8The Law Office of Michael A. Troiano704.9★ (123)Las VegasOpen 24 hrs (Google)
9Joel M. Mann – Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer704.8★ (96)Las VegasOpen 24 hrs (Google)
10Adras & Altig, Attorneys at Law704.9★ (83)Las VegasOpen 24 hrs (Google)

Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Las Vegas now

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 Las Vegas, 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 145 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.

  2. #2 LV Criminal Defense

    Based in Las Vegas

    74/100LFR Score

    Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 720 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 720 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    300 S 4th St Ste 950, Las Vegas, NV 89101
    View profile for LV Criminal Defense(702) 623-6362

  3. #3 The Defense Firm

    Based in Las Vegas

    73/100LFR Score

    Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 371 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 371 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    8180 Rafael Rivera Wy Ste 205, Las Vegas, NV 89113
    View profile for The Defense Firm(702) 435-6425

  4. #4 ATAC Law

    Based in Las Vegas

    72/100LFR Score

    Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 365 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 365 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    400 S 4th St Ste 355, Las Vegas, NV 89101
    View profile for ATAC Law(702) 463-4900

  5. #5 Spartacus Law Firm

    Based in Las Vegas

    71/100LFR Score

    Ranked #5 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 S 7th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
    View profile for Spartacus Law Firm(702) 660-1234

  6. #6 Goodman Law Group

    Based in Las Vegas

    71/100LFR Score

    Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 189 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 189 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    520 S 4th St #200, Las Vegas, NV 89101
    View profile for Goodman Law Group(702) 825-7854

  7. #7 Cox & Wilson Law Firm

    Based in Las Vegas

    70/100LFR Score

    Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 124 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 124 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    939 S Decatur Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89107
    View profile for Cox & Wilson Law Firm(725) 239-9366

  11. #11 Draskovich Horvath

    Based in Las Vegas

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 81 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 81 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    400 S 4th St #600, Las Vegas, NV 89101
    View profile for Draskovich Horvath(702) 381-6590

  12. #12 Lipp Law LLC

    Based in Las Vegas

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 60 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    625 S 6th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
    View profile for Lipp Law LLC(702) 385-9777

  18. #18 Shahani Law, Ltd.

    Based in Las Vegas

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 39 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 39 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    601 S 7th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
    View profile for Shahani Law, Ltd.(702) 625-7551

  20. #20 Pandullo Law

    Based in Las Vegas

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.2★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.2★ from 28 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    625 S 6th St Suite# 304, Las Vegas, NV 89101
    View profile for Pandullo Law(702) 807-3762

  24. #24 Brent D Percival, Esq. P.C.

    Based in Las Vegas

    65/100LFR Score

    Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.3★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 3.3★ from 10 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1148 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89104
    View profile for Brent D Percival, Esq. P.C.

  25. #25 Okabe & Haushalter

    Based in Las Vegas

    64/100LFR Score

    Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 3.0★ from 6 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    601 S 10th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
    View profile for Okabe & Haushalter(702) 420-2858

Top 50 of 145 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 Las Vegas, ranks 26 to 50
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingDistance
26Ristenpart Law645.0★ (3)In Las Vegas
27Hinds Injury Law Las Vegas644.4★ (14)11 mi
28DUI Doctor614.8★ (143)In Las Vegas
29Ofelia Markarian Law Group, PLLC614.9★ (119)In Las Vegas
30The Bourassa Law Group614.6★ (185)In Las Vegas
31At Ease Law614.9★ (107)In Las Vegas
32Rasmussen Law P.C.614.8★ (112)In Las Vegas
33Lawrence C. Hill & Associates604.9★ (215)8 mi
34Gary L Guymon PC604.8★ (26)In Las Vegas
35Gregory D. Knapp, ESQ.594.7★ (41)In Las Vegas
36Oronoz & Ericsson LLC595.0★ (30)In Las Vegas
37Lowest Price Lawyers584.5★ (182)11 mi
38THE VEGAS LAWYERS564.3★ (12)In Las Vegas
39Kuzemka Law Group565.0★ (3)In Las Vegas
40Ticket Busters544.7★ (952)In Las Vegas
41Law Office of Chip Siegel, Esq.545.0★ (335)In Las Vegas
42The Defenders534.8★ (405)In Las Vegas
43De Castroverde Law - Criminal & Immigration534.9★ (257)In Las Vegas
44Benjamin Durham Law Firm524.9★ (193)In Las Vegas
45Law Offices of Garrett T Ogata524.7★ (239)In Las Vegas
46Moskal Law | Defense Firm525.0★ (150)In Las Vegas
47Goodwin Law Group514.8★ (106)In Las Vegas
48Brown Law Offices514.9★ (91)In Las Vegas
49Law Office of Mark Coburn514.4★ (191)In Las Vegas
50Law Office of Michael I. Gowdey, Ltd. | Criminal Defense Lawyer514.9★ (75)In Las Vegas

How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Las Vegas

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 Las Vegas: questions

Which criminal defense lawyers in Las Vegas are open 24/7?

25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Las Vegas Defense Group - Criminal & DUI Attorneys, LV Criminal Defense, The Defense Firm, ATAC Law and Spartacus Law Firm.

Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Las Vegas, NV?

Las Vegas Defense Group - Criminal & DUI Attorneys is #1, with an LFR Score of 74 out of 100 on emergency weights.

How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas

  1. November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 145 criminal defense lawyers serving Las Vegas.

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