Top 27 of 67 criminal defense lawyers, in emergency orderUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
9 of the 27 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.
#1 for emergency criminal defense in Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia: The Matthew James, Attorney at Law, open 24/7.
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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 Matthew James, Attorney at Law | 67 | 4.9★ (182) | El Paso, 14 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Valenzuela Law Firm | 67 | 5.0★ (134) | El Paso, 14 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | West Texas Trial Lawyers | 66 | 4.9★ (152) | El Paso, 15 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Nava Law Texas | 66 | 4.8★ (140) | El Paso, 15 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Dunham & Jones | 66 | 4.7★ (120) | El Paso, 14 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Military Trial Defenders | 64 | 4.8★ (28) | El Paso, 14 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC | 61 | 5.0★ (4) | El Paso, 15 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Law Offices of Ruben Ortiz, PLLC | 59 | 4.7★ (909) | El Paso, 15 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | David J. Nunez, Attorney at Law, PLLC | 55 | 5.0★ (37) | El Paso, 14 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | El Paso Traffic Ticket Firm - Attorney Robert Navar | 54 | 4.9★ (4,595) | El Paso, 8 mi away | Sat |
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.
#1The Matthew James, Attorney at Law
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 182 Google reviews
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 134 Google reviews
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 152 Google reviews
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 140 Google reviews
Open 24/7 · 4.7 from 120 Google reviews
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 28 Google reviews
#7Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 4 Google reviews
#8Law Offices of Ruben Ortiz, PLLC
Open 24/7 · 4.7 from 909 Google reviews
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 67 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.
Ranked #1 in Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia
Based in El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 182 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 134 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 15 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 152 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 15 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 140 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 120 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 15 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 15 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.7★ from 909 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 37 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Trial attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 8 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 4,595 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 7 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 El Paso, 15 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.1★ from 42 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 El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 1,594 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 11 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 314 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 21 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 235 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 140 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 21 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 266 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 79 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 16 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 73 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 45 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 58 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.1★ from 154 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 15 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ 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 El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in El Paso, 14 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #27, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | EUNICE REYES LAW | 44 | 4.1★ (39) | 13 mi |
| 27 | Russell M Aboud Law Office | 44 | 4.3★ (20) | 14 mi |
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 |
