73/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 240 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Salisbury, MD (2026)
39 criminal defense lawyers ranked by LFR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
16 of the 39 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 Salisbury: Jackson Law Firm, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Salisbury 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 | Jackson Law Firm | 73 | 5.0★ (240) | Salisbury | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | MacDonald Law Office, LLC | 71 | 4.8★ (116) | Salisbury | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Britt Criminal Defense | 70 | 5.0★ (56) | Salisbury | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Monteiro Law LLC | 70 | 5.0★ (42) | Salisbury | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Criminal Defense & DWI Lawyer Richard Brueckner | 69 | 5.0★ (548) | Ocean Pines, 29 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Maryland Criminal Defense Law Group | 68 | 5.0★ (16) | Salisbury | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Jackson Law Firm | 67 | 5.0★ (234) | Ocean Pines, 29 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Brian H. Clark Law | 67 | 5.0★ (231) | Ocean Pines, 29 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Law Office of Steven W. Rakow, LLC | 67 | 4.9★ (217) | Ocean Pines, 29 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Frank Benvenuto, P.A. | 66 | 5.0★ (102) | Ocean Pines, 25 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Salisbury now
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- #1Call (443) 429-1978
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 240 Google reviews
- #2Call (410) 348-7809
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 116 Google reviews
- #3Call (443) 944-5705
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 56 Google reviews
- #4Call (443) 397-4939
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 42 Google reviews
- #5Call (410) 430-1464
#5Criminal Defense & DWI Lawyer Richard Brueckner
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 548 Google reviews
- #6Call (410) 517-7875
#6Maryland Criminal Defense Law Group
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 16 Google reviews
- #7Call (443) 429-1978
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 234 Google reviews
- #9Call (410) 600-3075
#9Law Office of Steven W. Rakow, LLC
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 217 Google reviews
The 39 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Salisbury, ranked
24/7 first, then same-day service, then the rest. Each group is in LFR Score order on emergency weights.
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 Salisbury
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 116 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Salisbury
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 56 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Salisbury
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 42 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Ocean Pines, 29 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 548 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Salisbury
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Ocean Pines, 29 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 234 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Ocean Pines, 29 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 231 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Ocean Pines, 29 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 217 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Ocean Pines, 25 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 102 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Ocean Pines, 21 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Ocean Pines, 29 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 78 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Ocean Pines, 28 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 58 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Ocean Pines, 29 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Ocean Pines, 26 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#16 Maronick Law LLC
Based in Ocean Pines, 29 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 560 Google reviews.
Based in Salisbury
51/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 57 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Salisbury
51/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Salisbury
49/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.1★ from 29 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Salisbury
48/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#21 Bodley Defense
Based in Ocean Pines, 29 mi away
46/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 75 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Ocean Pines, 29 mi away
43/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#23 Jeffrey G. Ray
Based in Ocean Pines, 29 mi away
42/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 15 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Cambridge, 29 mi away
42/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Salisbury
42/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
All 39 criminal defense lawyers by emergency score
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #39, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | RJB Law,LLC | 42 | 5.0★ (8) | 29 mi |
| 27 | Law Office of C Gregory Coburn | 42 | 5.0★ (8) | 29 mi |
| 28 | David C. Gaskill, Attorney At Law | 41 | 5.0★ (6) | 29 mi |
| 29 | Law Office of J. Harrison Phillips, III, P.C. | 40 | 4.0★ (4) | 29 mi |
| 30 | McCormack Law Office | 40 | 5.0★ (20) | In Salisbury |
| 31 | Wimbrow III Peter A | 40 | 2.3★ (3) | 29 mi |
| 32 | Law Office of Nic B Kuvshinoff PC | 39 | 4.7★ (15) | In Salisbury |
| 33 | George G Strott Attorney | 39 | 4.4★ (14) | In Salisbury |
| 34 | Webb, LLP | 38 | 3.8★ (8) | In Salisbury |
| 35 | Robert B. Fine, ESQ | 37 | 4.5★ (4) | In Salisbury |
| 36 | Simmons & Dodd, LLP | 35 | 5.0★ (27) | 30 mi |
| 37 | Julie M. Guyer, Attorney at Law | 34 | 4.6★ (17) | 24 mi |
| 38 | The Bishop Law Group | 33 | 5.0★ (14) | 29 mi |
| 39 | Julie M. Guyer Attorney at Law | 31 | 5.0★ (3) | 28 mi |
How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Salisbury
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 Salisbury: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in Salisbury are open 24/7?
16 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Jackson Law Firm, MacDonald Law Office, LLC, Britt Criminal Defense, Monteiro Law LLC and Criminal Defense & DWI Lawyer Richard Brueckner.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Salisbury, MD?
Jackson Law Firm is #1, with an LFR Score of 73 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Salisbury 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?
24 of the 25 law firms ranked in full list a phone number. Tap Call to dial it.
Update log for Salisbury
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 39 criminal defense lawyers serving Salisbury.