68/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 160 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 York, PA (2026)
Top 50 of 112 criminal defense lawyers, in emergency orderUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
15 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 York: Law Office of Alan Ross, open 24/7.
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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in York 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 Office of Alan Ross | 68 | 4.9★ (160) | Harrisburg, 24 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Law Offices of Patrick F. Lauer, Jr. LLC | 67 | 4.5★ (165) | Harrisburg, 22 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Younts Law | 66 | 5.0★ (62) | Harrisburg, 22 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Ciccarelli Law Offices | 65 | 4.8★ (40) | Lancaster, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Styer Law LLC | 64 | 4.9★ (31) | Lancaster, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 6 | Kitay Law Offices | 63 | 4.9★ (147) | York | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 7 | Andrew Cooper Attorney | 62 | 4.7★ (14) | Lancaster, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 8 | Manchester and Associates | 61 | 5.0★ (7) | Harrisburg, 22 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 9 | Christopher A. Sarno, Esq. | 61 | 4.4★ (8) | Lancaster, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 10 | Law Office of Dennis C. Dougherty | 61 | 3.9★ (9) | Lancaster, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in York 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 (717) 576-5310
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 160 Google reviews
- #2Call (717) 985-8595
#2Law Offices of Patrick F. Lauer, Jr. LLC
Open 24/7 · 4.5 from 165 Google reviews
- #3Call (717) 612-4840
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 62 Google reviews
- #4Call (717) 291-9400
Open 24/7 · 4.8 from 40 Google reviews
- #5Call (717) 584-4301
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 31 Google reviews
- #6Call (717) 864-8771
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 147 Google reviews
- #7Call (717) 481-9900
Open 24/7 · 4.7 from 14 Google reviews
- #8Call (717) 931-7274
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 7 Google reviews
The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in York, 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 112 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 Harrisburg, 22 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 165 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#3 Younts Law
Based in Harrisburg, 22 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 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.
Based in Lancaster, 23 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lancaster, 23 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 31 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in York
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 147 Google reviews.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lancaster, 23 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Harrisburg, 22 mi away
61/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 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 Lancaster, 23 mi away
61/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lancaster, 23 mi away
61/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.9★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Harrisburg, 22 mi away
60/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 3.0★ 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 Harrisburg, 21 mi away
57/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 62 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Bankruptcy attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lancaster, 17 mi away
56/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 27 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Personal injury attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Harrisburg, 21 mi away
53/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Bankruptcy attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Carlisle, 30 mi away
53/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 23 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in York
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ 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.
Based in Harrisburg, 20 mi away
55/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 21 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
#18 Kearney Law
Based in York
55/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 270 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lancaster, 23 mi away
53/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 11 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 York
51/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.3★ from 69 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#21 Shreve Law Group
Based in Harrisburg, 25 mi away
50/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 269 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Harrisburg, 25 mi away
50/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 365 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lancaster, 23 mi away
49/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ 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 Lancaster, 23 mi away
48/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 108 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lancaster, 23 mi away
48/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 136 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 112 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 York
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 York: questions
Which criminal defense lawyers in York are open 24/7?
15 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Law Office of Alan Ross, Law Offices of Patrick F. Lauer, Jr. LLC, Younts Law, Ciccarelli Law Offices and Styer Law LLC.
Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in York, PA?
Law Office of Alan Ross is #1, with an LFR Score of 68 out of 100 on emergency weights.
How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in York 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 York
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 112 criminal defense lawyers serving York.