Criminal Defense law in Michigan 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. Michigan has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to criminal defense cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Criminal cases in Michigan are prosecuted through Circuit Court, with appeals handled by the Court of Appeals. Your constitutional rights apply, but Michigan'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 Michigan maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

The criminal defense attorneys listed here practice throughout Michigan and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Michigan for an in-depth look at Michigan's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Akiva Goldman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Goldman & Associates
 Seven W. Square Lake Rd. Bloomfield Hills MI 48302
(248) 588-3333
Wayne State University
English
Bar #39518
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate
Leslie E. Posner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Leslie E. Posner, PLLC Law Office
 333 W. Fort St. Detroit MI 48226
(313) 628-4711
Wayne State University Law School
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Duane Carr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blanchard Law
 309 S Lafayette St PO Box 938 Greenville MI 48838
(989) 831-8854
Bar #11644
Michigan Bar
Deceased
Verified
Agricultural Law Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate
Jason Engram - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Engram Law Office
 515 Ship St # 208 St Joseph MI 49085
(269) 313-0134
St. Thomas University School of Law (1996)
Bar #60316
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Estate Planning Gov & Administrative Law
Holland Locklear - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Holland Locklear, PLLC
 607 Shelby Street Suite 725 Detroit MI 48226
(833) 424-4466
Wayne State University Law School (2017)
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Dean Elliott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 201 East Fourth Street Royal Oak MI 48067
(248) 251-0001
University of Detroit Mercy (1990)
English
Bar #60608
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
Orene Bryant - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bryant, Logan, Wheeler Law Group, PLC
 26032 Five Mile Road Redford MI 48239
(313) 538-1100
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Bar #42472
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Consumer Law Criminal Law
Cameron Renard Bell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Oliver Bell Group
 50 W. Big Beaver Rd. Suite 200 Troy MI 48084
(248) 327-6556
Bar #81934
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Products Liability
Allen Wolf - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 436 S. Broadway St., Suite C Lake Orion MI 48362
(866) 221-2159
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law
Jacob A. Perrone - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Perrone Law, P.C.
 221 W Lake Lansing Rd #200 East Lansing MI 48823
(517) 351-0332
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2008)
English
United States District for the Western District of Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Criminal Law
James Dimitriou - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 330 Fuller Ave NE Grand Rapids MI 49503
(616) 454-7969
Wayne State University (1985)
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Collections Criminal Law
Jason Barrix - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barrix Law Firm
 510 Jackson St. Grand Haven MI 49417
(616) 456-1900
Thomas M Colley School of Law (1989)
Bar #47986
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Asbestos & Mesothelioma
Megan Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Grabel & Associates
 2922 Fuller Ave. NE Ste. 211 Grand Rapids MI 49505
(517) 290-1167
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2015)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Joshua Traeger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
True North Legal Group
 733 E. Eighth Street Suite 207 Traverse City MI 49686
(231) 800-8654
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2006)
English, Spanish
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Military Law
Aaron B. Kendal - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kendal Law Group PC
 4190 Telegraph Rd # 3000 Bloomfield Twp MI 48302
(248) 572-1050
Thomas M. Coooley Law School (2000)
English
Bar #63021
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Bruce A. Sucher - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 6230 Orchard Lake Rd Ste 105 West Bloomfield MI 48322
(248) 626-5555
University of Louisville (1971)
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Collections Criminal Law
John Daugherty - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John B. Daugherty, P.L.C.
 249 S. Benzie Blvd POB 498 Beulah MI 49617
(231) 882-4404
Calvin College
Bar #42337
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Christopher K. Cooke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Neumann Law Group
 300 E Front St Ste 460 Traverse City MI 49684
(616) 272-7974
Michigan State University College of Law (1982)
English
Bar #35034
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Construction Law
Hannah Elizabeth Roberts - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kirsch Daskas Law Group
 3883 Telegraph Road Suite 105 Bloomfield Hills MI 48302
(248) 792-3060
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Arabic, English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Michael Villar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Villar Law Offices
 281 N. 120th Ave. Holland MI 49024
(269) 673-3292
University of Michigan Law School (1988)
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Edward Czuprynski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bay Justice Associates P.C.
 814 N Monroe St Bay City MI 48708
(989) 894-1155
Bar #34114
Michigan Bar
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Anne Buckleitner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Conybeare Law Office, PC
 519 Main Street St. Joseph MI 49085
Valparaiso University School of Law (1986)
Bar #59832
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Sherilyn Foster-Tucker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
ArborYpsi Law
 2750 Carpenter Rd #2 Ann Arbor MI 48108
(734) 883-9584
Wayne State University Law School (2023)
English
Bar #87134
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
John N. Elliott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of John N. Elliott
 3290 W. Big Beaver Rd. Suite 111 Troy MI 48084
(248) 451-9600
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2006)
English
Bar #72977
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Elias J. Fanous - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 5151 Gateway Center # 100 Flint MI 48507
(810) 238-1700
Bar #76097
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Landlord Tenant
John McManus - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The McManus Firm
 Contact The McManus Firm 117 W. 4th Street Suite 201 Royal Oak MI 48009
(248) 268-8989
The University of Detroit (1987)
Bar #44102
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Nader Nassif - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Grabel & Associates
 2922 Fuller Ave. NE Ste. 211 Grand Rapids MI 49505
(517) 290-1167
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2008)
Arabic, English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Renee Wagenaar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 29 PEARL ST NW STE 421 Grand Rapids MI 49503
(616) 723-3143
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Ray Richards - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Richards & Associates PLC
 200 EAST BIG BEAVER RD TROY MI 48083
(313) 694-8400
The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law (1996)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Keeley D Heath - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blanchard Law
 309 S. Lafayette St. Suite 208 Greenville MI 48838
(616) 773-2945
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2002)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Ari Kresch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 26700 Lahser Road Suite 400 Southfield MI 48033
(248) 331-5000
Detroit
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Bankruptcy Civil Rights
Jonathan Jones - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jonathan Jones, Lawyer at Law, PLLC
 36830 Goddard Rd Romulus MI 48174
(248) 310-3399
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (1995)
English, Spanish
Bar #81160
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Robert Lutz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Robert Lutz Law Office
 320 Main St St Joseph MI 49085
(269) 983-0658
Michigan State University
Pokagon Tribal Court Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Charles W. Widmaier - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Harris & Literski
 822 E Grand River Ave Brighton MI 48116
(810) 819-3073
Wayne State University Law School
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Mr. Daniel W. Grow - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Daniel W. Grow, PLLC
 800 Ship Street Suite 110 St. Joseph MI 49085
(269) 519-8222
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (1990)
Bar #P48628
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
John B Payne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Garrison LawHouse PC
 8135 Perry Highway Pittsburgh PA 15237
(313) 562-5700
Bar #35472
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Elder Law
Robert Andretz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 800 S Lamar St Dallas TX 75207
(248) 644-6326
Thomas M. Cooley Law School (1999)
English
Bar #63994
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Gov & Administrative Law
Corey Silverstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 30150 Telegraph Rd Suite 444 Bingham Farms MI 48025
(248) 290-0655
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2003)
English, French
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Communications & Internet Law
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