73/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 215 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Lexington-Fayette, KY (2026)
Top 50 of 53 criminal defense lawyers, in emergency orderUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
11 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 Lexington-Fayette: Mashni Law, PLLC, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Lexington-Fayette 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.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mashni Law, PLLC | 73 | 5.0★ (215) | Lexington, 2 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Christopher A. Spedding, Attorney At Law | 72 | 4.9★ (205) | Lexington, 2 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Suhre & Associates DUI and Criminal Defense Lawyers - Lexington Office | 72 | 4.9★ (145) | Lexington, 2 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Derrick Harris Law, PLLC | 71 | 5.0★ (89) | Lexington, 2 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Boyd Law Office | 69 | 4.3★ (58) | Lexington, 2 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Cox Attorney PLLC | 67 | 4.7★ (27) | Lexington, 4 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Suhre & Associates DUI and Criminal Defense Lawyers - Georgetown Office | 65 | 4.8★ (18) | Georgetown, 12 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | O'Neal Law Office | 64 | 4.8★ (38) | Richmond, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Cooley Iuliano Robey, PLLC | 63 | 5.0★ (192) | Lexington, 2 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Kentucky Traffic Ticket | 60 | 4.7★ (73) | Lexington, 2 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Lexington-Fayette 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.
- #1Call (859) 710-8606
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 215 Google reviews
- #2Call (859) 255-0050
#2Christopher A. Spedding, Attorney At Law
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 205 Google reviews
- #3Call (859) 658-1313
#3Suhre & Associates DUI and Criminal Defense Lawyers - Lexington Office
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 145 Google reviews
- #4Call (859) 279-2060
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 89 Google reviews
- #5Call (859) 252-0222
Open 24/7 · 4.3 from 58 Google reviews
- #6Call (859) 258-2269
Open 24/7 · 4.7 from 27 Google reviews
- #7Call (859) 309-8550
#7Suhre & Associates DUI and Criminal Defense Lawyers - Georgetown Office
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 18 Google reviews
- #8Call (859) 316-3944
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 38 Google reviews
The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Lexington-Fayette, 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 53 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.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
72/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 205 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
72/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 145 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 89 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 58 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 4 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 27 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Georgetown, 12 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 18 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Richmond, 23 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 38 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 192 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
60/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 73 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
55/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
57/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.2★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
55/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 471 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
53/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 151 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
53/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 156 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
53/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 194 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#17 Landon Law
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
52/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 65 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
51/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
49/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
49/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.1★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#21 Apollo Law PLLC
Based in Frankfort, 25 mi away
45/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 50 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
45/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#23 Stotts Law Group
Based in Georgetown, 12 mi away
43/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 317 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Richmond, 23 mi away
42/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.6★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lexington, 2 mi away
42/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.5★ from 106 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Top 50 of 53 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.
How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Lexington-Fayette
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.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from |
|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 15% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it |
| Bar status | 10% | An active bar or law society record matched to a lawyer at the firm (not measured until a record source is loaded) |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the list |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months |
| Availability | 15% | Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7 |
| Practice focus | 15% | How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name) |
| Proximity | 5% | An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same) |
| Law Firms Ranked reviews | 10% | Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there are |
Emergency criminal defense lawyers in Lexington-Fayette: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in Lexington-Fayette are open 24/7?
11 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Mashni Law, PLLC, Christopher A. Spedding, Attorney At Law, Suhre & Associates DUI and Criminal Defense Lawyers - Lexington Office, Derrick Harris Law, PLLC and Boyd Law Office.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Lexington-Fayette, KY?
Mashni Law, PLLC is #1, with an LFR Score of 73 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Lexington-Fayette 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 Lexington-Fayette
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 53 criminal defense lawyers serving Lexington-Fayette.