71/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 386 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 Trussville, AL (2026)
Top 29 of 79 criminal defense lawyers, in emergency orderUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
24 of the 29 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 Trussville: Law Offices of Johnathan Williams, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Trussville 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 | Law Offices of Johnathan Williams | 71 | 5.0★ (386) | Birmingham, 14 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Revill Law Firm | 70 | 4.7★ (238) | Birmingham, 13 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Polson & Polson, P.C. | 70 | 4.8★ (225) | Birmingham, 15 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Mark Bishop Turner Attorney at Law | 69 | 5.0★ (36) | Trussville | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | The Hazzard Law Firm, LLC | 69 | 4.8★ (169) | Birmingham, 13 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Elizabeth Hunter & Associates, PLLC | 69 | 4.8★ (166) | Birmingham, 14 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | The Borom Law Firm LLC | 69 | 5.0★ (116) | Birmingham, 14 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Jim Parkman Law | 69 | 5.0★ (112) | Birmingham, 15 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Jaffe, Hanle, Whisonant & Knight, P.C. | 69 | 4.8★ (120) | Birmingham, 13 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | The Grant Law Firm, LLC. | 68 | 5.0★ (62) | Birmingham, 14 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Trussville now
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- #1Call (205) 573-4752
#1Law Offices of Johnathan Williams
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 386 Google reviews
- #2Call (205) 928-6544
Open 24/7 · 4.7 from 238 Google reviews
- #3Call (205) 871-8838
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 225 Google reviews
- #4Call (205) 568-7003
#4Mark Bishop Turner Attorney at Law
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 36 Google reviews
- #5Call (205) 521-7378
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 169 Google reviews
- #6Call (205) 203-9439
#6Elizabeth Hunter & Associates, PLLC
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 166 Google reviews
- #7Call (205) 272-5999
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 116 Google reviews
- #8Call (205) 573-6001
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 112 Google reviews
The 29 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Trussville, 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 79 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.
Based in Birmingham, 13 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 238 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 15 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 225 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Trussville
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 13 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 169 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 14 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 166 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 14 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 116 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 15 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 112 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 13 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ 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 Birmingham, 14 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 62 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#11 Jim Golden Law
Based in Pell City, 19 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 67 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 14 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ 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 Birmingham, 15 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 26 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 14 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 26 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Bessemer, 25 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 38 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Pell City, 19 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ 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 Mountain Brook, 13 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ 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 Birmingham, 14 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 502 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Alabaster, 28 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.0★ from 68 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 14 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.1★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 13 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 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.
#22 Maxwell Tillman
Based in Birmingham, 14 mi away
61/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.6★ from 522 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 13 mi away
61/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 44 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 14 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 83 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Pell City, 19 mi away
55/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 23 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
Top 29 of 79 criminal defense lawyers by emergency score
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #29, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Amari Law Firm LLC | 50 | 5.0★ (119) | 13 mi |
| 27 | J.B. Brown Criminal Trial Practice 1 | 49 | 4.9★ (72) | 13 mi |
| 28 | Bennett Law | 48 | 5.0★ (37) | 14 mi |
| 29 | Tidwell Law Group, LLC | 46 | 4.5★ (17) | 14 mi |
How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Trussville
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 Trussville: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in Trussville are open 24/7?
24 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Law Offices of Johnathan Williams, Revill Law Firm, Polson & Polson, P.C., Mark Bishop Turner Attorney at Law and The Hazzard Law Firm, LLC.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Trussville, AL?
Law Offices of Johnathan Williams is #1, with an LFR Score of 71 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Trussville 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?
23 of the 25 law firms ranked in full list a phone number. Tap Call to dial it.
Update log for Trussville
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 79 criminal defense lawyers serving Trussville.