71/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 436 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Palatine, IL (2026)
Top 50 of 502 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 Palatine: Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Palatine 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 | Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC | 71 | 5.0★ (436) | Arlington Heights, 5 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Dohman Law | 71 | 4.9★ (293) | Rolling Meadows, 1 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | The Law Offices of Matthew M. Fakhoury - Rolling Meadows | 70 | 5.0★ (148) | Rolling Meadows, 1 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Hirsch Law Group Arlington Heights Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers | 70 | 4.9★ (188) | Arlington Heights, 3 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Law Offices of Matthew R Gebhardt P.C.--Lake County Criminal and DUI Defense Attorney | 69 | 4.9★ (178) | Buffalo Grove, 5 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Marder and Seidler, Ltd. | 68 | 4.9★ (126) | Schaumburg, 7 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Driver Defense Team | 68 | 5.0★ (1,031) | Chicago, 26 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Law Offices of Konstantinos K. Markakos, P.C. | 68 | 4.8★ (100) | Schaumburg, 5 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Michael Stefanos Law - DuPage Criminal Defense | 68 | 5.0★ (161) | Addison, 13 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Steve Roach Law Offices | 68 | 5.0★ (61) | Schaumburg, 5 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Palatine now
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- #1Call (847) 690-9990
#1Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 436 Google reviews
- #2Call (847) 616-9993
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 293 Google reviews
- #3Call (847) 920-4540
#3The Law Offices of Matthew M. Fakhoury - Rolling Meadows
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 148 Google reviews
- #4Call (815) 683-3671
#4Hirsch Law Group Arlington Heights Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 188 Google reviews
- #5Call (847) 239-4703
#5Law Offices of Matthew R Gebhardt P.C.--Lake County Criminal and DUI Defense Attorney
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 178 Google reviews
- #6Call (847) 985-6767
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 126 Google reviews
- #7Call (312) 883-8665
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 1,031 Google reviews
- #8Call (847) 895-3860
#8Law Offices of Konstantinos K. Markakos, P.C.
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 100 Google reviews
The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Palatine, 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 502 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 Rolling Meadows, 1 mi away
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 293 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Rolling Meadows, 1 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 148 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Arlington Heights, 3 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 188 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Buffalo Grove, 5 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 178 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Schaumburg, 7 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 126 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Chicago, 26 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 1,031 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Schaumburg, 5 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 100 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Addison, 13 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 161 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Schaumburg, 5 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 61 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Arlington Heights, 2 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Lombard, 18 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 351 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Carol Stream, 15 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 247 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Grayslake, 16 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 222 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Maywood, 20 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 317 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Chicago, 24 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 443 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Saint Charles, 17 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 192 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Chicago, 24 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 476 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Lombard, 18 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 237 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Gurnee, 19 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 185 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#21 Fiscella Law LLC
Based in Hinsdale, 21 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 304 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#22 Dohman Law
Based in Wheaton, 18 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 157 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Waukegan, 20 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 238 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#24 Jaleel Law P.C.
Based in Rolling Meadows, 4 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#25 Hirsch Law Group
Based in Crystal Lake, 17 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 162 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Top 50 of 502 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 Palatine
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 Palatine: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in Palatine are open 24/7?
25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC, Dohman Law, The Law Offices of Matthew M. Fakhoury - Rolling Meadows, Hirsch Law Group Arlington Heights Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers and Law Offices of Matthew R Gebhardt P.C.--Lake County Criminal and DUI Defense Attorney.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Palatine, IL?
Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC is #1, with an LFR Score of 71 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Palatine 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 Palatine
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 502 criminal defense lawyers serving Palatine.
- November 2026: 1 duplicate listing merged.