72/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.1★ from 330 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 Wilkes-Barre, PA (2026)
Top 50 of 54 criminal defense lawyers, in emergency orderUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
12 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 Wilkes-Barre: Mack Law Offices, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Wilkes-Barre 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 | Mack Law Offices | 72 | 4.1★ (330) | Kingston, 1 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Muckler Law | 72 | 4.9★ (98) | Kingston, 1 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | M.P. Kelly Law | 69 | 4.7★ (50) | Kingston, 1 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Corey Eagen Scranton Criminal Defense Attorney at Law - Lackawanna County | 66 | 4.5★ (42) | Scranton, 16 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Attorney Robert J Munley PC | 64 | 4.8★ (26) | Scranton, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Robert J. Munley, P.C. | 63 | 4.3★ (10) | Scranton, 16 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Francis Law | 59 | 4.7★ (158) | Scranton, 19 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Kitay Law Offices | 59 | 4.9★ (45) | Back Mountain, 8 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Rogan Law | 57 | 4.3★ (117) | Scranton, 19 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Scartelli Olszewski, P.C. | 57 | 4.7★ (53) | Scranton, 16 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Wilkes-Barre now
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.
- #1Call (570) 287-1388
Open 24/7 · 4.1 from 330 Google reviews
- #2Call (570) 908-4069
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 98 Google reviews
- #3Call (570) 417-5561
Open 24/7 · 4.7 from 50 Google reviews
- #4Call (570) 554-1143
#4Corey Eagen Scranton Criminal Defense Attorney at Law - Lackawanna County
Open 24/7 · 4.5 from 42 Google reviews
- #5Call (570) 307-4085
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 26 Google reviews
- #6Call (570) 420-0620
Open 24/7 · 4.3 from 10 Google reviews
- #7Call (570) 852-2175
Open 24/7 · 4.7 from 158 Google reviews
- #8Call (570) 623-1604
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 45 Google reviews
The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Wilkes-Barre, 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 54 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 Muckler Law
Based in Kingston, 1 mi away
72/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 98 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Kingston, 1 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 50 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Scranton, 16 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ 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 Scranton, 23 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ 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 Scranton, 16 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#7 Francis Law
Based in Scranton, 19 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.7★ from 158 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Back Mountain, 8 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 45 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#9 Rogan Law
Based in Scranton, 19 mi away
57/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.3★ from 117 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Scranton, 16 mi away
57/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Hazleton, 21 mi away
56/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Scranton, 16 mi away
56/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 31 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Bankruptcy attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Kingston, 2 mi away
57/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ 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.
#14 Dench Jamie
Based in Scranton, 16 mi away
53/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.3★ 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 Kingston, 2 mi away
52/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 80 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#16 Sklarosky Law
Based in Kingston, 1 mi away
51/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 66 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Kingston, 1 mi away
51/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 50 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#18 Abraham Law
Based in Back Mountain, 3 mi away
51/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ 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 Kingston, 1 mi away
50/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 26 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#20 Thompson Law
Based in Scranton, 20 mi away
48/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 86 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Back Mountain, 8 mi away
47/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#22 Shrive Law, LLC
Based in Scranton, 16 mi away
47/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#23 Olexa & Casari
Based in Hazleton, 21 mi away
47/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Kingston, 1 mi away
46/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#25 Lermitte Law
Based in Back Mountain, 3 mi away
46/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.5★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Top 50 of 54 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.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kepner, Kepner & Corba | 45 | 4.2★ (37) | 23 mi |
| 27 | Richard A Fanucci Law Offices | 45 | 4.8★ (20) | 21 mi |
| 28 | Novajosky Law Offices | 44 | 4.9★ (16) | 22 mi |
| 29 | Ernest D. Preate, Jr. - Scranton Criminal Lawyer | 44 | 3.4★ (20) | 20 mi |
| 30 | Peters Law Firm | 44 | 4.6★ (11) | 20 mi |
| 31 | McDanel Law Office | 43 | 4.0★ (13) | 23 mi |
| 32 | Mazzoni Valvano Szewczyk & Karam | 43 | 3.5★ (6) | 16 mi |
| 33 | Dominic J. Mastri | 43 | 4.0★ (12) | 16 mi |
| 34 | Lampman Law | 43 | 4.5★ (102) | In Wilkes-Barre |
| 35 | Lehman Law, P.C. | 41 | 4.9★ (33) | 1 mi |
| 36 | Todd Johns Law, LLC | 40 | 5.0★ (113) | 19 mi |
| 37 | Tullio DeLuca Attorney | 40 | 4.2★ (111) | 12 mi |
| 38 | CaliLaw | 39 | 4.4★ (103) | 18 mi |
| 39 | Kulick Law Firm | 39 | 4.8★ (21) | 6 mi |
| 40 | ARM Lawyers | 37 | 4.7★ (12) | 8 mi |
| 41 | Kalinoski Law Offices P.C. | 36 | 4.6★ (19) | 16 mi |
| 42 | Guarneri Michelle L Attorney | 36 | 4.1★ (9) | 7 mi |
| 43 | Trichilo Law Firm, LLC | 36 | 4.7★ (21) | 18 mi |
| 44 | Todd Johns Law, LLC | 36 | 5.0★ (3) | In Wilkes-Barre |
| 45 | Law Office of Anne Marie Howells | 36 | 3.9★ (40) | 18 mi |
| 46 | Paul J Walker Law Offices | 36 | 4.4★ (19) | 16 mi |
| 47 | Franceski Law | 36 | 5.0★ (14) | 16 mi |
| 48 | The Mattioli Law Firm | 36 | 4.5★ (16) | 16 mi |
| 49 | Law Offices of Andrew Phillips | 36 | 4.4★ (16) | 16 mi |
| 50 | Bufalino CJ Law Offices PC | 35 | 5.0★ (3) | 5 mi |
How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Wilkes-Barre
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 Wilkes-Barre: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in Wilkes-Barre are open 24/7?
12 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Mack Law Offices, Muckler Law, M.P. Kelly Law, Corey Eagen Scranton Criminal Defense Attorney at Law - Lackawanna County and Attorney Robert J Munley PC.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Wilkes-Barre, PA?
Mack Law Offices is #1, with an LFR Score of 72 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Wilkes-Barre 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 Wilkes-Barre
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 54 criminal defense lawyers serving Wilkes-Barre.