72/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 662 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Silver Spring, MD (2026)
Top 50 of 493 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 Silver Spring: Ervin Kibria Law, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Silver Spring 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 | Ervin Kibria Law | 72 | 5.0★ (662) | Washington, D.C., 6 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | The Law Offices of Gerstenfield & Demirji, PC. | 72 | 4.9★ (354) | Silver Spring | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Law Offices of David R. Waranch, LLC | 71 | 5.0★ (484) | Greenbelt, 7 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | The Law Offices of Krum, Gergely, & Oates, LLC | 71 | 4.9★ (641) | Rockville, 9 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Law Office K Lawson Wellington | 70 | 4.9★ (348) | Washington, D.C., 6 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Capital Criminal & DUI Defense Group: David Benowitz | 70 | 4.9★ (259) | Washington, D.C., 7 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Monument Legal | 70 | 5.0★ (207) | Washington, D.C., 6 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Alpert Schreyer Criminal Defense Attorneys Lanham | 69 | 4.9★ (352) | Lanham, 11 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Law Offices of Maria Mena | 69 | 4.6★ (130) | Silver Spring | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Kush Arora Criminal Defense Attorney | 69 | 4.9★ (240) | Rockville, 10 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Silver Spring now
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- #1Call (202) 866-4866
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 662 Google reviews
- #2Call (301) 589-9500
#2The Law Offices of Gerstenfield & Demirji, PC.
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 354 Google reviews
- #3Call (301) 563-9575
#3Law Offices of David R. Waranch, LLC
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 484 Google reviews
- #4Call (301) 840-0080
#4The Law Offices of Krum, Gergely, & Oates, LLC
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 641 Google reviews
- #5Call (202) 486-1186
#5Law Office K Lawson Wellington
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 348 Google reviews
- #6Call (202) 804-8613
#6Capital Criminal & DUI Defense Group: David Benowitz
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 259 Google reviews
- #7Call (202) 836-6650
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 207 Google reviews
- #8Call (301) 321-7277
#8Alpert Schreyer Criminal Defense Attorneys Lanham
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 352 Google reviews
The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Silver Spring, 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 493 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 Silver Spring
72/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 354 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Greenbelt, 7 mi away
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 484 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Rockville, 9 mi away
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 641 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Washington, D.C., 6 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 348 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Washington, D.C., 7 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 259 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Washington, D.C., 6 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 207 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Lanham, 11 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 352 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Silver Spring
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 130 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Rockville, 10 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 240 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Washington, D.C., 6 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 124 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Bethesda, 4 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 109 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Alexandria, 13 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 264 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Fairfax, 19 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 469 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#15 Scrofano Law PC
Based in Washington, D.C., 7 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 122 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Rockville, 10 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 125 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#17 Paolo Gnocchi
Based in Rockville, 9 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 120 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Fairfax, 18 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 424 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Washington, D.C., 6 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 81 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#20 Koehler Law
Based in Washington, D.C., 7 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 85 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Fairfax, 19 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 376 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Washington, D.C., 7 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 75 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#23 David Deane Law
Based in Arlington, 9 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 114 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
#24 Noorishad Law PC
Based in McLean, 12 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 136 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based in Fairfax, 18 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 290 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Top 50 of 493 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 Silver Spring
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 Silver Spring: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in Silver Spring are open 24/7?
25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Ervin Kibria Law, The Law Offices of Gerstenfield & Demirji, PC., Law Offices of David R. Waranch, LLC, The Law Offices of Krum, Gergely, & Oates, LLC and Law Office K Lawson Wellington.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Silver Spring, MD?
Ervin Kibria Law is #1, with an LFR Score of 72 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Silver Spring 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 Silver Spring
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 493 criminal defense lawyers serving Silver Spring.