Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 117 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
5 DUI and DWI lawyers ranked by LFR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
4 of the 5 DUI and DWI 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 DUI and DWI defense in Apex: Hiltzheimer Law Office, PLLC | Raleigh DWI Lawyer, 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 | Hiltzheimer Law Office, PLLC | Raleigh DWI Lawyer | 67 | 5.0★ (117) | Raleigh, 12 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 2 | Hiltzheimer Law Office, PLLC | Durham DWI Lawyer | 63 | 5.0★ (51) | Durham, 19 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 3 | Criminal Defense & DUI Attorney at Law Manisha Devasthali | 62 | 4.9★ (82) | Sanford, 28 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 4 | Hiltzheimer Law Office, PLLC | Chapel Hill DWI Lawyer | 62 | 5.0★ (32) | Carrboro, 18 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) |
| 5 | Minick Law, P.C. | Hillsborough DWI Lawyer | 45 | 5.0★ (5) | Mebane, 28 mi away | — |
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.
#1Hiltzheimer Law Office, PLLC | Raleigh DWI Lawyer
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 117 Google reviews
#2Hiltzheimer Law Office, PLLC | Durham DWI Lawyer
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 51 Google reviews
#3Criminal Defense & DUI Attorney at Law Manisha Devasthali
Open 24/7 · 4.9 from 82 Google reviews
#4Hiltzheimer Law Office, PLLC | Chapel Hill DWI Lawyer
Open 24/7 · 5.0 from 32 Google reviews
24/7 first, then same-day service, then the rest. Each group is in LFR Score order on emergency weights.
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 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 117 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Durham, 19 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 51 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Sanford, 28 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ 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 Carrboro, 18 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 32 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Mebane, 28 mi away
Ranked #5 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.
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 DUI and DWI 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 |