68/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 418 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Montgomery, IL (2026)
Top 50 of 295 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 Montgomery: The Law Offices of Neil Patel, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Montgomery 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 | The Law Offices of Neil Patel | 68 | 5.0★ (418) | Joliet, 20 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Dohman Law | 68 | 5.0★ (157) | Wheaton, 14 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Kostopoulos Criminal Defense Lawyers | 67 | 4.9★ (351) | Lombard, 20 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Hirsch Law Group Joliet Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers | 67 | 4.8★ (330) | Joliet, 19 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Hirsch Law Group Carol Stream Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers | 67 | 4.8★ (247) | Carol Stream, 17 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Hirsch Law Group St. Charles Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers | 67 | 4.9★ (192) | Saint Charles, 17 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | The Law Offices of Neil Patel | 67 | 5.0★ (123) | Wheaton, 14 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | D&O Law Group, LLC | 67 | 5.0★ (401) | Orland Park, 25 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Ramsell and Associates, LLC | 67 | 4.6★ (216) | Wheaton, 14 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Law Offices of Peter Buh | 67 | 4.8★ (92) | Geneva, 11 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Montgomery now
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- #1Call (815) 717-4015
#1The Law Offices of Neil Patel
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 418 Google reviews
- #2Call (847) 999-7227
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 157 Google reviews
- #3Call (630) 474-6374
#3Kostopoulos Criminal Defense Lawyers
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 351 Google reviews
- #4Call (815) 683-3679
#4Hirsch Law Group Joliet Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 330 Google reviews
- #5Call (815) 683-0679
#5Hirsch Law Group Carol Stream Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 247 Google reviews
- #6Call (815) 534-1680
#6Hirsch Law Group St. Charles Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 192 Google reviews
- #7Call (630) 517-5593
#7The Law Offices of Neil Patel
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 123 Google reviews
- #8Call (773) 669-8654
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 401 Google reviews
The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Montgomery, 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 295 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 Dohman Law
Based in Wheaton, 14 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 157 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Lombard, 20 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 351 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Joliet, 19 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 330 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Carol Stream, 17 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 247 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Saint Charles, 17 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 192 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Wheaton, 14 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 123 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Orland Park, 25 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 401 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Wheaton, 14 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 216 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Geneva, 11 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 92 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#11 Fiscella Law LLC
Based in Hinsdale, 23 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 304 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Joliet, 20 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 183 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Lombard, 20 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 237 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Wheaton, 15 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 122 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#15 Issa Law, LLC
Based in Orland Park, 27 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 358 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Arlington Heights, 29 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 436 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Aurora, 5 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#18 Kent Law, L.L.C.
Based in Naperville, 11 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 103 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Orland Park, 25 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 251 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Addison, 23 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 161 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#21 Appelman Law LLC
Based in Naperville, 9 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 42 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Naperville, 11 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 41 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Maywood, 29 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 317 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#24 Dohman Law
Based in Rolling Meadows, 30 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 293 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Joliet, 20 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 104 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Top 50 of 295 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 Montgomery
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 Montgomery: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in Montgomery are open 24/7?
25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including The Law Offices of Neil Patel, Dohman Law, Kostopoulos Criminal Defense Lawyers, Hirsch Law Group Joliet Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers and Hirsch Law Group Carol Stream Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Montgomery, IL?
The Law Offices of Neil Patel is #1, with an LFR Score of 68 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Montgomery 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 Montgomery
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 295 criminal defense lawyers serving Montgomery.