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Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Lemay, MO (2026)

Top 50 of 230 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 Lemay: Traffic Law & DWI Counselors® 45BUCKS.com®, open 24/7.

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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Lemay 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 Lemay at a glance
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingBased inHours
1Traffic Law & DWI Counselors® 45BUCKS.com®735.0★ (472)St. Louis, 8 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
2Combs Waterkotte734.9★ (541)St. Louis, 8 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
3Rose Legal Services, LLC - DWI & Criminal Defense Attorney734.9★ (399)St. Louis, 7 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
4JCS Law - John C Schleiffarth, P.C.714.9★ (237)St. Louis, 9 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
5Traffic Legal Center® Traffic Law Counselors® 45BUCKS.com®715.0★ (144)St. Louis, 8 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
6Traffic Ticket Headquarters® 45BUCKS.com®704.9★ (142)St. Louis, 8 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
7Traffic Ticket Headquarters® 45BUCKS.com®705.0★ (174)St. Louis, 15 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
8Frank & Juengel Law Group P.C.694.9★ (103)St. Louis, 9 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
9The Law Offices of Brian J. Cooke694.9★ (99)St. Louis, 8 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
10MGM LAW LLC695.0★ (59)St. Louis, 5 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 Lemay, 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 230 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. Based in St. Louis, 8 mi away

    73/100LFR Score

    Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 541 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 541 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    231 S Bemiston Ave Ste 1100, St. Louis, MO 63105
  2. Based in St. Louis, 5 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 59 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 59 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    3407 S Jefferson Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118
  3. Based in Clayton, 9 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 82 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 82 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    107 S Meramec Ave, Clayton, MO 63105
  4. Based in Belleville, 16 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 141 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 141 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    117 N 2nd St, Belleville, IL 62220
  5. Based in Clayton, 9 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 54 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    222 S Meramec Ave Ste 203, Clayton, MO 63105
  6. Based in Clayton, 9 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 47 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 47 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    120 S Central Ave #130, Clayton, MO 63105
  7. Based in Clayton, 9 mi away

    66/100LFR Score

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

    • 5.0★ from 20 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    222 S Meramec Ave, Clayton, MO 63105
  8. Based in St. Louis, 9 mi away

    66/100LFR Score

    Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 22 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    222 S Meramec Ave Ste 203, St. Louis, MO 63105
  9. Based in Saint Charles, 21 mi away

    66/100LFR Score

    Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 83 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.6★ from 83 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    60 Hill Pointe Ct Suite 202, St Charles, MO 63303
  10. Based in Saint Charles, 20 mi away

    65/100LFR Score

    Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 50 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 50 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    223 N Main St, St Charles, MO 63301
  11. Based in Belleville, 16 mi away

    65/100LFR Score

    Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 26 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 26 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    12 Wolf Creek Dr #100, Belleville, IL 62226

Top 50 of 230 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 Lemay, ranks 26 to 50
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingDistance
26Hirsch Law Group Edwardsville Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers644.9★ (49)26 mi
27First Defense DUI Traffic Law644.7★ (15)14 mi
28Mick Henderson644.4★ (7)8 mi
29Traffic Law Counselors St. Louis 45BUCKS.com®625.0★ (198)9 mi
30Traffic Law Counselors® St Charles 45BUCKS®614.9★ (432)20 mi
31Law Office of Jason B. Going604.9★ (168)15 mi
32The Hammer Law Firm, LLC604.4★ (158)8 mi
33Nicholas R Brockmeyer - Attorney at Law595.0★ (187)21 mi
34The Hagemeister Law Firm594.7★ (50)14 mi
35Henderson Law Group, P.C.585.0★ (39)8 mi
36The Lampin Law Firm LLC584.8★ (254)25 mi
37Carter Law Offices LLC 45BUCKS.com®585.0★ (120)22 mi
38Braeske Christopher574.2★ (15)9 mi
39Law Office of Robert Brooks Ramsey, LLC565.0★ (9)8 mi
40Smith Brown, L.L.C.554.7★ (10)8 mi
41Bradley S Dede Law Firm554.3★ (11)9 mi
42Scott B. Meyer, Attorney at Law554.3★ (17)16 mi
43DWI Lawyer Centers® DwiStL.com®554.9★ (12)13 mi
44Traffic Law Stop534.7★ (323)6 mi
45Raghebi Law LLC - Traffic, DWI, & Criminal Defense Firm525.0★ (203)8 mi
46Traffic Counsel, LLC524.7★ (250)7 mi
47Kissell Law Group LLC525.0★ (162)9 mi
48Bert Fulk, Attorney at Law515.0★ (423)21 mi
49The Civella Law Firm515.0★ (124)9 mi
50KesslerWilliams515.0★ (88)8 mi

How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Lemay

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 Lemay: questions

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

25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Traffic Law & DWI Counselors® 45BUCKS.com®, Combs Waterkotte, Rose Legal Services, LLC - DWI & Criminal Defense Attorney, JCS Law - John C Schleiffarth, P.C. and Traffic Legal Center® Traffic Law Counselors® 45BUCKS.com®.

Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Lemay, MO?

Traffic Law & DWI Counselors® 45BUCKS.com® is #1, with an LFR Score of 73 out of 100 on emergency weights.

How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Lemay 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 Lemay

  1. November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 230 criminal defense lawyers serving Lemay.