72/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 381 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 West Valley City, UT (2026)
Top 37 of 148 criminal defense lawyers, in emergency orderUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
19 of the 37 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 West Valley City: Utah DUI Attorney-Melton Law, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in West Valley City 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 | Utah DUI Attorney-Melton Law | 72 | 4.9★ (381) | Taylorsville, 5 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Weber Law | 71 | 4.7★ (537) | Draper, 13 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Conyers & Nix | 70 | 5.0★ (144) | Salt Lake City, 8 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Dave Clark Law | 69 | 5.0★ (80) | Midvale, 9 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Levitt Legal | 68 | 4.9★ (75) | Salt Lake City, 11 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Overson & Bugden PLLC | 68 | 4.4★ (82) | Salt Lake City, 8 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Law Office of Ryan D. Blake | 67 | 4.8★ (38) | Murray, 6 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Branson West Law | 67 | 4.3★ (81) | South Jordan, 10 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Bangerter Law Firm, PLLC | 66 | 4.9★ (28) | Salt Lake City, 8 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Utah Freedom Fighters | 66 | 4.3★ (60) | Bountiful, 13 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in West Valley City now
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- #1Call (801) 781-5803
#1Utah DUI Attorney-Melton Law
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 381 Google reviews
- #2Call (385) 685-6564
Open 24/7 · 4.7 from 537 Google reviews
- #3Call (385) 444-2442
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 144 Google reviews
- #4Call (801) 904-3288
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 80 Google reviews
- #5Call (801) 455-1743
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 75 Google reviews
- #6Call (801) 895-3143
Open 24/7 · 4.4 from 82 Google reviews
- #7Call (385) 350-3999
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 38 Google reviews
- #8Call (801) 285-5550
Open 24/7 · 4.3 from 81 Google reviews
The 37 emergency criminal defense lawyers in West Valley City, 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 148 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.
#2 Weber Law
Based in Draper, 13 mi away
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 537 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salt Lake City, 8 mi away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 144 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Midvale, 9 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 80 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#5 Levitt Legal
Based in Salt Lake City, 11 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 75 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salt Lake City, 8 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 82 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Murray, 6 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ 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 South Jordan, 10 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 81 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salt Lake City, 8 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ 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 Bountiful, 13 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cottonwood Heights, 11 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.9★ from 55 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#12 Ryan Hansen Law
Based in Salt Lake City, 8 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#13 Tily Law LLC
Based in Salt Lake City, 8 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salt Lake City, 8 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.4★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salt Lake City, 8 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salt Lake City, 8 mi away
60/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.6★ from 142 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in South Jordan, 10 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.5★ from 135 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salt Lake City, 10 mi away
58/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 63 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Murray, 7 mi away
55/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#20 Kate Conyers Law
Based in Salt Lake City, 9 mi away
58/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 19 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 South Jordan, 10 mi away
54/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 5 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 Salt Lake City, 8 mi away
54/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 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 Midvale, 9 mi away
54/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 689 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salt Lake City, 8 mi away
54/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.7★ from 3 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 Layton, 27 mi away
53/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 32 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
Top 37 of 148 criminal defense lawyers by emergency score
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #37, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | The Stone Law Firm | 53 | 4.9★ (417) | 11 mi |
| 27 | Salcido Law Firm | 52 | 4.7★ (446) | 9 mi |
| 28 | Schatz, Anderson, Egan & Wormdahl | 52 | 4.8★ (262) | 8 mi |
| 29 | Law Office of Brent J Huff | 52 | 5.0★ (177) | 9 mi |
| 30 | Intermountain Legal, P.C. | 52 | 4.8★ (189) | 7 mi |
| 31 | Liberty Law | 51 | 4.9★ (155) | 7 mi |
| 32 | Susanne Gustin, Attorney at Law | 51 | 4.7★ (197) | 8 mi |
| 33 | Law Offices of Jonathan Z. Paz | 51 | 4.8★ (146) | 8 mi |
| 34 | Nix Law | 50 | 5.0★ (92) | 8 mi |
| 35 | Mountain State Attorneys | 50 | 4.9★ (78) | 7 mi |
| 36 | Paul Grant Attorney at Law | 50 | 4.8★ (91) | 8 mi |
| 37 | Smoland Law | 50 | 5.0★ (72) | 8 mi |
How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in West Valley City
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 West Valley City: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in West Valley City are open 24/7?
19 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Utah DUI Attorney-Melton Law, Weber Law, Conyers & Nix, Dave Clark Law and Levitt Legal.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in West Valley City, UT?
Utah DUI Attorney-Melton Law is #1, with an LFR Score of 72 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in West Valley City 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 West Valley City
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 148 criminal defense lawyers serving West Valley City.