Ranked #1 in North Plainfield
Based in Woodbridge, 9 mi away
70/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 339 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in North Plainfield, NJ (2026)
Top 50 of 682 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.
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#1 for emergency criminal defense in North Plainfield: Law Offices Of Anthony J. Vecchio, LLC, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in North Plainfield 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 | Law Offices Of Anthony J. Vecchio, LLC | 70 | 5.0★ (339) | Woodbridge, 9 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Brett M. Rosen | Criminal & DUI Lawyer | 69 | 5.0★ (320) | Elizabeth, 12 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Spodek Law Group P.C. | 69 | 5.0★ (1,168) | New York City, 24 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Weiss & Associates, PC | 69 | 4.9★ (1,492) | New York City, 25 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | William Proetta Criminal Law | 69 | 4.9★ (119) | Edison, 5 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Law Offices of Thomas Carroll Blauvelt, LLC | 68 | 5.0★ (286) | East Brunswick, 14 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Marshall Criminal Defense & DWI Lawyers | 68 | 4.9★ (153) | New Brunswick, 9 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | The Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall | 68 | 4.9★ (136) | Edison, 9 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | H. Scott Aalsberg, Esq. | 68 | 4.9★ (272) | East Brunswick, 15 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | James S. Friedman, LLC | 67 | 5.0★ (84) | New Brunswick, 9 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in North Plainfield now
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- #1Call (800) 418-8578
#1Law Offices Of Anthony J. Vecchio, LLC
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 339 Google reviews
- #2Call (908) 312-0368
#2Brett M. Rosen | Criminal & DUI Lawyer
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 320 Google reviews
- #3Call (888) 676-0283
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 1,168 Google reviews
- #4Call (212) 683-7373
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 1,492 Google reviews
- #5Call (732) 641-4658
#5William Proetta Criminal Law
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 119 Google reviews
- #6Call (732) 724-1339
#6Law Offices of Thomas Carroll Blauvelt, LLC
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 286 Google reviews
- #7Call (732) 246-7126
#7Marshall Criminal Defense & DWI Lawyers
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 153 Google reviews
- #8Call (732) 248-7675
#8The Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 136 Google reviews
The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in North Plainfield, 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 682 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.
Based in Elizabeth, 12 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 320 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in New York City, 24 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 1,168 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in New York City, 25 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 1,492 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Edison, 5 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 119 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in East Brunswick, 14 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 286 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in New Brunswick, 9 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 153 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Edison, 9 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 136 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in East Brunswick, 15 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 272 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in New Brunswick, 9 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 84 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Clifton, 21 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 341 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Union, 9 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 75 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Princeton, 20 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 260 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in New Brunswick, 10 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 184 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in New York City, 23 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 487 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in New York City, 25 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 463 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Morristown, 12 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 122 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Perth Amboy, 12 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 85 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Parsippany, 15 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 105 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in South River, 12 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 90 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in New York City, 23 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 492 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#22 LGR Law LLC
Based in Cedar Grove, 18 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 141 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Freehold, 27 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 538 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Bridgewater, 9 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 48 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Elizabeth, 11 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Top 50 of 682 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 North Plainfield
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 North Plainfield: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in North Plainfield are open 24/7?
25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Law Offices Of Anthony J. Vecchio, LLC, Brett M. Rosen | Criminal & DUI Lawyer, Spodek Law Group P.C., Weiss & Associates, PC and William Proetta Criminal Law.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in North Plainfield, NJ?
Law Offices Of Anthony J. Vecchio, LLC is #1, with an LFR Score of 70 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in North Plainfield 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 North Plainfield
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 682 criminal defense lawyers serving North Plainfield.