74/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 527 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Pittsburgh, PA (2026)
Top 50 of 121 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 Pittsburgh: Ketchel Law, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Pittsburgh 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 | Ketchel Law | 74 | 4.9★ (527) | Pittsburgh | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC | 74 | 4.8★ (619) | Pittsburgh | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Shrager Defense Attorneys | 74 | 4.8★ (495) | Pittsburgh | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Maknoon & Associates, LLC | 70 | 5.0★ (72) | Pittsburgh | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Phil DiLucente & Associates | 70 | 4.7★ (106) | Pittsburgh | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Joe Pometto Law | 70 | 4.8★ (146) | Mount Lebanon, 5 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Wyland Law Group | 70 | 4.8★ (156) | Mount Lebanon, 7 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | The Law Offices of Gary E. Gerson | 70 | 4.9★ (62) | Pittsburgh | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Disney Law | 70 | 5.0★ (55) | Pittsburgh | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Attorney Samir Hadeed | 69 | 4.9★ (52) | Pittsburgh | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Pittsburgh now
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- #1Call (412) 456-1221
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 527 Google reviews
- #2Call (412) 214-9394
#2Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 619 Google reviews
- #3Call (412) 969-2540
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 495 Google reviews
- #4Call (412) 725-2858
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 72 Google reviews
- #5Call (800) 438-7445
Open 24/7 · 4.7 from 106 Google reviews
- #6Call (412) 593-4529
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 146 Google reviews
- #7Call (412) 219-7456
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 156 Google reviews
- #8Call (412) 219-6875
#8The Law Offices of Gary E. Gerson
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 62 Google reviews
The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Pittsburgh, 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 121 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 Pittsburgh
74/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 619 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Pittsburgh
74/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 495 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Pittsburgh
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 72 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Pittsburgh
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 106 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Mount Lebanon, 5 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 146 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Mount Lebanon, 7 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 156 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Pittsburgh
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 62 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#9 Disney Law
Based in Pittsburgh
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 55 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Pittsburgh
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 52 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Pittsburgh
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 42 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Pittsburgh
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.2★ from 93 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Pittsburgh
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Pittsburgh
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 32 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#15 Frank Walker Law
Based in Pittsburgh
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Mount Lebanon, 5 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 51 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Penn Hills, 8 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 50 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Pittsburgh
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Pittsburgh
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#20 T. Brent
Based in Pittsburgh
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Pittsburgh
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#22 Sichko Law
Based in Pittsburgh
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#23 Frank Walker Law
Based in Jefferson Hills, 9 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Greensburg, 26 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Penn Hills, 6 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.7★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Top 50 of 121 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.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | SMT Legal | 63 | 4.9★ (173) | In Pittsburgh |
| 27 | Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC | 63 | 4.6★ (30) | 26 mi |
| 28 | Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC | 61 | 4.5★ (17) | 29 mi |
| 29 | Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC | 60 | 5.0★ (5) | 23 mi |
| 30 | Arcuri Frank Law Office | 60 | 4.0★ (5) | 23 mi |
| 31 | Gaydos Law, P.C. | 59 | 4.9★ (103) | 12 mi |
| 32 | Benjamin Levine Law, LLC | 59 | 4.9★ (155) | 17 mi |
| 33 | The Law Office Of Casey P. Mullen | 57 | 4.7★ (15) | In Pittsburgh |
| 34 | The Law Office of Brian McDermott | 56 | 4.8★ (36) | 16 mi |
| 35 | Tibbott & Richardson, P.C. | 56 | 4.7★ (30) | 13 mi |
| 36 | Benjamin Levine Law, LLC | 54 | 5.0★ (47) | 29 mi |
| 37 | Zuckerman Law Firm, LLC | 53 | 4.9★ (184) | In Pittsburgh |
| 38 | Bishop Law LLC | 53 | 5.0★ (123) | In Pittsburgh |
| 39 | DeLuco Law | 51 | 4.9★ (49) | In Pittsburgh |
| 40 | Logue Law Group | 50 | 4.1★ (173) | 5 mi |
| 41 | Paletta Law | 49 | 4.7★ (34) | In Pittsburgh |
| 42 | Andrew Stiffler Law | 49 | 4.6★ (28) | In Pittsburgh |
| 43 | Lurie Eric J | 49 | 4.7★ (27) | In Pittsburgh |
| 44 | DeLuca, Ricciuti & Konieczka | 49 | 4.7★ (26) | In Pittsburgh |
| 45 | Pietropaolo Law Offices | 49 | 5.0★ (20) | In Pittsburgh |
| 46 | Rothman, Haber & Mancuso, P.C. | 48 | 4.5★ (22) | In Pittsburgh |
| 47 | Patrick K. Nightingale and PKN Law | 48 | 4.8★ (17) | In Pittsburgh |
| 48 | Farrell Weaver & Okun | 48 | 4.5★ (19) | In Pittsburgh |
| 49 | Louis W. Emmi, Attorney at Law | 48 | 4.1★ (26) | In Pittsburgh |
| 50 | Stockey & Kelly | 48 | 4.3★ (18) | In Pittsburgh |
How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Pittsburgh
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 Pittsburgh: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in Pittsburgh are open 24/7?
25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Ketchel Law, Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC, Shrager Defense Attorneys, Maknoon & Associates, LLC and Phil DiLucente & Associates.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Pittsburgh, PA?
Ketchel Law is #1, with an LFR Score of 74 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 121 criminal defense lawyers serving Pittsburgh.