69/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 126 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Sebastian, FL (2026)
50 criminal defense lawyers ranked by LFR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
18 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 Sebastian: The Canina Law Firm, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Sebastian 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 | The Canina Law Firm | 69 | 4.9★ (126) | Melbourne, 20 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Sercombe Law : DUI and Criminal Defense | 69 | 4.9★ (65) | Vero Beach, 13 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Dadan Law Firm | 69 | 4.8★ (65) | Vero Beach, 13 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Musca Law | 68 | 5.0★ (42) | Vero Beach, 13 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Law Office of Brian H. Mallonee | 68 | 5.0★ (113) | Fort Pierce, 27 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Steven G. Casanova, P.A. | 68 | 4.9★ (66) | Melbourne, 20 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Funk, Szachacz & Diamond | 67 | 4.7★ (93) | Melbourne, 25 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Criminal Defense Attorney at Law Bobby D. Guttridge - Indian River County | 66 | 4.6★ (22) | Vero Beach, 13 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | DeGraff Hicks Law Group, PLLC | 66 | 5.0★ (48) | Melbourne, 27 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Fort Pierce Criminal Lawyer Jonathan Jay Kirschner | 65 | 4.7★ (60) | Fort Pierce, 27 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Sebastian now
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- #1Call (321) 728-0989
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 126 Google reviews
- #2Call (772) 453-2929
#2Sercombe Law : DUI and Criminal Defense
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 65 Google reviews
- #3Call (772) 579-2771
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 65 Google reviews
- #4Call (772) 285-3782
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 42 Google reviews
- #5Call (772) 464-1991
#5Law Office of Brian H. Mallonee
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 113 Google reviews
- #6Call (321) 234-9006
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 66 Google reviews
- #7Call (321) 360-4446
Open 24/7 · 4.7 from 93 Google reviews
- #8Call (772) 280-4501
#8Criminal Defense Attorney at Law Bobby D. Guttridge - Indian River County
Open 24/7 · 4.6 from 22 Google reviews
The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Sebastian, 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.
Based in Vero Beach, 13 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 65 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Vero Beach, 13 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 65 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#4 Musca Law
Based in Vero Beach, 13 mi away
68/100LFR 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 on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Fort Pierce, 27 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 113 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Melbourne, 20 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 66 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Melbourne, 25 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 93 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Vero Beach, 13 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Melbourne, 27 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 48 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Fort Pierce, 27 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#11 Simko Law Group
Based in Fort Pierce, 27 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Satellite Beach, 25 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Fort Pierce, 27 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Fort Pierce, 27 mi away
60/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Melbourne, 20 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 103 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#16 Dadan Law Firm
Based in Fort Pierce, 28 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 154 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Vero Beach, 13 mi away
57/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 18 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Melbourne, 20 mi away
56/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 26 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#19 Stone & Stone
Based in Fort Pierce, 27 mi away
51/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.1★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Vero Beach, 13 mi away
51/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 98 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Fort Pierce, 27 mi away
50/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 206 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Vero Beach, 13 mi away
50/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 52 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Melbourne, 23 mi away
49/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 109 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Melbourne, 20 mi away
48/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Melbourne, 23 mi away
48/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 72 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
All 50 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 Sebastian
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 Sebastian: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in Sebastian are open 24/7?
18 on this list post 24/7 hours, including The Canina Law Firm, Sercombe Law : DUI and Criminal Defense, Dadan Law Firm, Musca Law and Law Office of Brian H. Mallonee.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Sebastian, FL?
The Canina Law Firm is #1, with an LFR Score of 69 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Sebastian 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 Sebastian
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 50 criminal defense lawyers serving Sebastian.