Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 418 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Shorewood, IL (2026)
Top 25 of 238 criminal defense lawyers, in emergency orderUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
25 of the 25 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.
The short answer
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#1 for emergency criminal defense in Shorewood: The Law Offices of Neil Patel, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Shorewood 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 Law Offices of Neil Patel | 71 | 5.0★ (418) | Joliet, 6 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Hirsch Law Group Joliet Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers | 70 | 4.8★ (330) | Joliet, 5 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Law Offices of Daniel M. Walsh | 70 | 5.0★ (183) | Joliet, 6 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | D&O Law Group, LLC | 68 | 5.0★ (401) | Orland Park, 18 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Issa Law, LLC | 68 | 5.0★ (358) | Orland Park, 19 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Law Offices of Jack L. Zaremba, P.C. | 68 | 4.8★ (104) | Joliet, 6 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Law Office of Eric J. Blatti, P.C. | 68 | 5.0★ (67) | Joliet, 6 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Law Office of Steven C. Haney | 68 | 4.8★ (89) | Joliet, 6 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Ktenas Law - Criminal Defense | 68 | 5.0★ (251) | Orland Park, 18 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Kostopoulos Criminal Defense Lawyers | 66 | 4.9★ (351) | Lombard, 25 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Shorewood now
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- #1Call (815) 717-4015
#1The Law Offices of Neil Patel
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 418 Google reviews
- #2Call (815) 683-3679
#2Hirsch Law Group Joliet Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyers
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 330 Google reviews
- #3Call (815) 409-7357
#3Law Offices of Daniel M. Walsh
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 183 Google reviews
- #4Call (773) 669-8654
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 401 Google reviews
- #5Call (708) 966-2408
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 358 Google reviews
- #6Call (815) 740-4025
#6Law Offices of Jack L. Zaremba, P.C.
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 104 Google reviews
- #7Call (815) 744-2500
#7Law Office of Eric J. Blatti, P.C.
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 67 Google reviews
- #8Call (815) 723-5600
#8Law Office of Steven C. Haney
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 89 Google reviews
The 25 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Shorewood, 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 238 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.
- 71/100LFR Score
Based in Joliet, 5 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 330 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Joliet, 6 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 183 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Orland Park, 18 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 401 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Orland Park, 19 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 358 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Joliet, 6 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 104 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Joliet, 6 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 67 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Joliet, 6 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 89 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Orland Park, 18 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 251 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Lombard, 25 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 351 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#11 Fiscella Law LLC
Based in Hinsdale, 25 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 304 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Lombard, 25 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 237 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#13 Dohman Law
Based in Wheaton, 24 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 157 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Joliet, 6 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Carol Stream, 27 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 247 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Wheaton, 24 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 123 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#17 Phil Haddad Law
Based in Orland Park, 19 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 71 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Wheaton, 24 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 216 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Wheaton, 23 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 122 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#20 Kent Law, L.L.C.
Based in Naperville, 20 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 103 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Naperville, 17 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 41 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Geneva, 26 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 92 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#23 Appelman Law LLC
Based in Naperville, 19 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 42 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#24 Heather Ryan Law
Based in Naperville, 18 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 26 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Palos Heights, 23 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 89 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Shorewood
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 |
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Update log for Shorewood
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 238 criminal defense lawyers serving Shorewood.