Criminal Defense law in Arizona covers felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Arizona has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to criminal defense cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Criminal cases in Arizona are prosecuted through Superior Court, with appeals handled by the Court of Appeals. Your constitutional rights apply, but Arizona's own rules of criminal procedure determine how the case unfolds in practice. Early representation is critical — the decisions made in the first days after arrest often define the trajectory of the entire case. The State Bar of Arizona maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

Choosing the right criminal defense attorney in Arizona means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Arizona to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Arizona.

Lorenz Schuerch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mountain Legal, PLLC
 Po Box 917 N/A Lakeside AZ 85901
(928) 358-4572
University of Wisconsin Law School (2012)
Bar #201998
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Consumer Law
John Trebon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 308 N Agassiz St Flagstaff AZ 86001
(928) 779-1713
University of Arizona (1978)
Arizona Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Brad Rideout - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rideout Law PLLC
 11111 N. Scottsdale Rd Scottsdale AZ 85254
(480) 584-3328
Chapman University Fowler School of Law (2003)
Arizona Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Adele Drumlevitch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Adele Drumlevitch, Lawyer-At-Law, LLC
 1865 Paseo San Luis, Suite D Sierra Vista AZ 85635
(520) 456-9432
University of Arizona (1982)
English
Bar #42664
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jacob R Smets - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Glazer Hammond, PLLC
 223 N. Elden Street Flagstaff AZ 86001
(928) 213-5916
University of South Dakota School of Law (2015)
English
Bar #203444
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
David Bednar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
David Bednar Law
 121 E. Birch Ave. Suite 409 Flagstaff AZ 86001
(928) 779-3242
University of Missouri - Kansas City (1997)
English
Bar #41821
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Communications & Internet Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Paul Bays - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bays Law, P.C.
 100 S 7th Street Sierra Vista AZ 85635
(520) 459-2639
MCGEORGE- PACIFIC
Bar #45420
Arizona Bar
Suspended License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Sophie Carney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rosenstein Law Group
 8010 E McDowell Rd., Ste. 111 Scottsdale AZ 85257
(480) 571-8307
Sandra Day O Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (2022)
English
Bar #236373
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Austin Wulf - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maxwell & Morgan
 4854 East Baseline Road, Suite 104 Mesa AZ 85206
(480) 833-1001
University of Oklahoma College of Law (2018)
English
Bar #238581
Nebraska Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Alison C. Briggs - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
My Arizona Lawyers, PLLC
 343 West Roosevelt Suite #100 Phoenix AZ 85003
(480) 448-9800
Arizona Summit Law School (2014)
English
Bar #201527
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Keith Hammond - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 223 N. Elden St. Flagstaff AZ 86001
(928) 556-0983
Drake University (1985)
English
Bar #48387
Hopi Tribal Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Shawn Brian Hamp - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hamp Law Offices, LLC
 711 Whipple Street Prescott AZ 86301
(928) 563-5878
James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona
English, Spanish
Bar #39320
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Thomas P. Alongi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alongi Law Office, PLLC
 10265 W Camelback Rd Ste 125 Phoenix AZ 85037
(602) 603-0529
University of Kansas School of Law (1986)
Bar #141864
Minnesota Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
D Christopher Russell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Russell s Law Office, PLC
 5151 E Broadway Blvd #1600-10 Tucson AZ 85711
(520) 458-7246
Gonzaga University School of Law (1993)
Washington Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Medical Malpractice
Joel Borowiec - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Borowiec & Borowiec, P.C.
 1723 S. HWY 92 Sierra Vista AZ 85635
(520) 417-0221
Hamline U (1985)
English, Spanish
Arizona Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Joshua Blumenreich - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Blumenreich Law Firm PLLC
 1100 E Washington St Phoenix AZ 85034
(602) 252-2570
CARDOZO
English
Bar #41623
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Consumer Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Howard Dworman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rosenstein Law Group
 8010 E McDowell Rd., #111 Scottsdale AZ 85257
(480) 571-8307
Arizona Summit Law School (2015)
English
Bar #198557
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Phil Hineman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Phil Hineman, P.C.
 1790 South 3rd Ave Suite 3 Yuma AZ 85364
(928) 224-3230
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Family Law
Kenneth Sondgeroth - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1971 Hwy 95 Bldg. A, Ste. 2 Bullhead City AZ 86442
(928) 758-5997
University of Minnesota Law School (1986)
Bar #52671
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Richard Geller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 209 W 2nd St Yuma AZ 85364
(928) 376-0068
Bar #141998
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
Vianey Kristina Hurtado - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
VIANEY K. HURTADO LAW, PLC
 1401 W Washington St Suite 100 Phoenix AZ 85007
(602) 257-0000
Phoenix School of Law (2010)
English, Spanish
Bar #193835
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Immigration Law
Richard C. Rahnema - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rahnema Law
 1600 McCulloch Blvd. N. Lake Havasu City AZ 86403
(928) 733-6317
Bond Law School (2005)
English
Bar #188851
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Collections
Brian Strickman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Strickman Law Office PLLC
 70 S Val Vista Dr., A3-619 Gilbert AZ 85296
(480) 316-8113
Phoenix School of Law (2010)
Bar #189571
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Natalee Segal - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1095 E Indian School Rd Suite 600 Phoenix AZ 85014
(602) 277-0044
Bar #53037
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
David Maletta - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
CHM Law
 2633 E. Indian School Road Suite 110 Phoenix AZ 85016
(602) 786-8823
Northern Arizona University
English
Bar #37278
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Michael Romeo Tamou - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tamou Law Group PLLC
 9375 E Shea Blvd Suite 100 Scottsdale AZ 85260
(623) 321-4699
Washburn University School of Law (2017)
English
Bar #232776
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Traffic Tickets
Amanda J Bynum - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
AJB Law Office, LLC
 177 N. Church Ave. 815 Tucson AZ 85701
(520) 333-7977
University of Arizona (2006)
English
Bar #173932
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Devan Montgomery - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Matthew Lopez Law, PLLC
 2151 E. Broadway Rd. Ste. 107 Tempe AZ 85282
(602) 663-9428
University of Wisconsin Law School
English, Spanish
Bar #209368
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Timothy Sparling - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rosenstein Law Group; AZ Defenders
 8010 E McDowell Rd., #111 Scottsdale AZ 85257
(480) 571-8307
Sandra Day O Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (2013)
English
Bar #200246
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Magaly Fontes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silva & Fontes
 3130 North 3rd Ave Phoenix AZ 85013
(602) 680-7800
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law (2007)
English, Spanish
Bar #165466
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Immigration Law
Jonathan Collins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 616 South Beeline Hwy Suite 102 Payson AZ 85541
(602) 788-7227
Sandra Day O Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (2003)
English, Spanish
Bar #149535
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
Colin Bell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stewart Law Group
 202 E Earll Dr Ste 160 Phoenix AZ 85012
(602) 548-3400
Western New England University School of Law (2008)
English
Bar #171552
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Todd Coolidge - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Coolidge Law Firm, PLLC
 1820 East Ray Road Chandler AZ 85225
(480) 264-5111
ASU
Bar #36432
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Jonathan Joseph Goebel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
AZ Defenders
 8010 E. McDowell Road, Suite 111 Scottsdale AZ 85257
(480) 571-8307
Pepperdine University (2003)
English
Bar #154759
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jeremy Geigle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
JacksonWhite, P.C.
 40 N Center St Mesa AZ 85201
(480) 464-1111
PEPPERDINE
Bar #145399
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Denise Aguilar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Aguilar Law Office, PLLC
 5505 W. Chandler Blvd. Ste. 5 Chandler AZ 85226
University of New Mexico (2001)
Bar #153999
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Personal Injury
Charity Clark - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Charity Clark Law
 1761 E. McNair Dr. Suite #103 Tempe AZ 85283
(480) 690-2744
Phoenix School of Law (2009)
English
Bar #187521
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Marc J. Victor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marc J. Victor, P.C.
 3185 South Price Road Chandler AZ 85248
(480) 755-7110
Southwestern Law School (1992)
English, Spanish
Bar #47869
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Kenneth S. Countryman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kenneth S. Countryman, P.C.
 1726 N 7th St Phoenix AZ 85006
(602) 258-2599
ASU
Bar #46888
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law
David Michael Cantor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 40 N Central Ave Suite 2300 Phoenix AZ 85004
(602) 307-0808
University of Arizona (1986)
English
Bar #48467
Arizona Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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