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Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Salem, NH (2026)

Top 50 of 159 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 Salem: Erkan & Sullivan, PC, open 24/7.

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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Salem 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.

Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Salem at a glance
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingBased inHours
1Erkan & Sullivan, PC705.0★ (168)North Andover, 9 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
2Gilman Law P.C.684.9★ (896)Fitchburg, 30 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
3Osborne Law, PLLC684.9★ (143)Nashua, 13 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
4Contant Law, P.C.675.0★ (166)Woburn, 21 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
5Joseph Waldbaum, Esq.674.9★ (167)Beverly, 23 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
6H. Ernest Stone, Attorney PC664.9★ (141)Beverly, 23 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
7Hutchinson Law Office, PLLC664.5★ (34)Haverhill, 7 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
8Criminal Defense Lawyer Paul R. Moraski665.0★ (120)Salem, 24 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
9Conley Law, PLLC655.0★ (55)Danvers, 20 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
10Criminal Defense Lawyer Chaz Chandler654.7★ (15)Haverhill, 7 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)

Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Salem 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.

The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Salem, 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 159 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.

  1. Ranked #1 in Salem

    #1 Erkan & Sullivan, PC

    Based in North Andover, 9 mi away

    70/100LFR Score

    Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 168 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 168 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    300 High St, Andover, MA 01810
    View profile for Erkan & Sullivan, PC(978) 647-3685

  2. #2 Gilman Law P.C.

    Based in Fitchburg, 30 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 896 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 896 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1000 Mt Laurel Cir Unit 1, Shirley, MA 01464
    View profile for Gilman Law P.C.(978) 504-2673

  3. #3 Osborne Law, PLLC

    Based in Nashua, 13 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 143 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 143 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    351 Main St 2nd floor, Nashua, NH 03060
    View profile for Osborne Law, PLLC(603) 595-5525

  4. #4 Contant Law, P.C.

    Based in Woburn, 21 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 166 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 166 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    10 Cedar St STE 23, Woburn, MA 01801
    View profile for Contant Law, P.C.(617) 227-8383

  5. #5 Joseph Waldbaum, Esq.

    Based in Beverly, 23 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 167 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 167 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    100 Cummings Center, Suite #207-P, Beverly, MA 01915
    View profile for Joseph Waldbaum, Esq.(978) 921-4100

  9. #9 Conley Law, PLLC

    Based in Danvers, 20 mi away

    65/100LFR Score

    Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 55 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 55 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    153 Andover St Ste 205, Danvers, MA 01923
    View profile for Conley Law, PLLC(978) 406-9093

  13. #13 Contant Law, P.C.

    Based in Newburyport, 17 mi away

    64/100LFR Score

    Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 22 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    10 Inn St, Newburyport, MA 01950
    View profile for Contant Law, P.C.(617) 227-8383

  16. #16 N.H. DWI GUY

    Based in Manchester, 20 mi away

    63/100LFR Score

    Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.1★ from 29 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.1★ from 29 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    212 Coolidge Ave, Manchester, NH 03105
    View profile for N.H. DWI GUY(603) 583-4444

  18. #18 Pickering Law

    Based in Salem, 24 mi away

    62/100LFR Score

    Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 17 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    15 Church St, Salem, MA 01970
    View profile for Pickering Law(617) 590-8018

  19. Based in Portsmouth, 29 mi away

    61/100LFR Score

    Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.2★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.2★ from 30 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1 New Hampshire Ave 1st Floor, Portsmouth, NH 03801
    View profile for Becker Legal(603) 802-8100

  24. #24 Peter Elikann

    Based in Cambridge, 29 mi away

    59/100LFR Score

    Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    127 Main St, Charlestown, MA 02129
    View profile for Peter Elikann(617) 742-9462

Top 50 of 159 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.

criminal defense lawyers in Salem, ranks 26 to 50
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingDistance
26Altman & Altman LLP574.8★ (277)30 mi
27The Law Office of Patrick Conway564.9★ (61)24 mi
28Attorney Joseph Kelly Levasseur, PLLC564.6★ (74)18 mi
29Bowser Law564.7★ (39)14 mi
30The Law Office of Attorney Donnalee Leonardo565.0★ (83)26 mi
31Law Offices of Jeffrey A. Higgins555.0★ (14)14 mi
32Jeffrey C. Lavey Attorney at Law545.0★ (18)21 mi
33Gill and Sculimbrene, PLLC534.2★ (5)14 mi
34Scalli Murphy Law, P.C.534.8★ (28)27 mi
35Law Office of Timothy Connors524.9★ (183)7 mi
36Raymond Buso, Attorney at Law514.2★ (10)24 mi
37Bellotti Law Group, P.C.514.4★ (14)30 mi
38Wilson, Bush & Keefe, P.C.504.8★ (213)13 mi
39Carmine P. Lepore Attorney505.0★ (5)28 mi
40The Law Offices of Lewin & Lewin504.9★ (104)10 mi
41Law Office of William J. Barabino495.0★ (307)26 mi
42Fricano&Weber P.L.L.C.494.8★ (110)14 mi
43Goulden Law Offices, PLLC494.8★ (92)14 mi
44McNally Law Office484.9★ (45)8 mi
45Cohen & Winters, PLLC484.9★ (112)20 mi
46Law Office of Peter T. Kelley, P.C.475.0★ (28)10 mi
47Aprodu Law, PLLC475.0★ (64)20 mi
48Dhar Law, LLP475.0★ (142)29 mi
49Law Office of Kerri Reed474.9★ (29)13 mi
50George N. Panas, P.C.464.5★ (25)11 mi

How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Salem

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.

Read the full method: formula, sources and exclusions

LFR Score factors and weights
FactorWeightComputed from
Reputation15%Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it
Bar status10%An active bar or law society record matched to a lawyer at the firm (not measured until a record source is loaded)
Review volume10%Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the list
Recency10%Share of reviews from the last 12 months
Availability15%Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7
Practice focus15%How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name)
Proximity5%An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is
Claimed profile10%The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same)
Law Firms Ranked reviews10%Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there are

Emergency criminal defense lawyers in Salem: questions

Which criminal defense lawyers in Salem are open 24/7?

25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Erkan & Sullivan, PC, Gilman Law P.C., Osborne Law, PLLC, Contant Law, P.C. and Joseph Waldbaum, Esq..

Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Salem, NH?

Erkan & Sullivan, PC is #1, with an LFR Score of 70 out of 100 on emergency weights.

How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Salem 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 Salem

  1. November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 159 criminal defense lawyers serving Salem.

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