Compare Mississippi Criminal Defense Lawyers

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

Choosing the right criminal defense attorney in Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi.

Vic Carmody Jr - Attorney
Vic Carmody Jr
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vic Carmody Jr., P.A.
 781 Liberty Road Flowood MS 39232
(601) 948-4444
Mississippi College School of Law (1977)
English
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Gary Honea - Attorney
Gary Honea
0/5 (0 reviews)
Honea Law Firm
 209 Apache Drive McComb MS 39648
(601) 250-5687
University of Mississippi
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Devin Whitt - Attorney
Devin Whitt
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of M. Devin Whitt, PLLC
 774 Avery Blvd N #A Ridgeland MS 39157
(601) 607-5055
Mississippi College School of Law (1999)
English
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
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Bernard C Jones Jr - Attorney
Bernard C Jones Jr
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jones Jones & Jones PA
 1060 East County Line Road Suite 3A-331 Ridgeland MS 39157
(601) 957-5747
Mississippi College School of Law (1981)
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Probate
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Ed Williams - Attorney
Ed Williams
0/5 (0 reviews)
Calderon & Williams, PLLC
 303 Cotton Row Cleveland MS 38732
(662) 545-4445
Mississippi College School of Law (2014)
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Steven N Eckert - Attorney
Steven N Eckert
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eckert Law Office PLLC
 178 Main Street Suite Biloxi MS 39530
(228) 284-5915
Loyola University New Orleans (2000)
English
Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Giulia McQuirter - Attorney
Giulia McQuirter
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vic Carmody Jr., P.A.
 781 Liberty Road Flowood MS 39232
(601) 948-4444
Mississippi College School of Law (2023)
English
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Joseph Anthony Denson - Attorney
Joseph Anthony Denson
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Denson and Associates, PLLC
 1004 20th Avenue Meridian MS 39301
(601) 693-5400
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law (2002)
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
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Christian Shiyou - Attorney
Christian Shiyou
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shiyou Law Office, PLLC
 301 W. Pine St. Hattiesburg MS 39401
(601) 583-6040
Mississippi College School of Law
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Collections
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Robert Jeremy Barlow III - Attorney
Robert Jeremy Barlow III
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barlow Law Office, PLLC
 1061 Lake Village Circle Suite B3 Brandon MS 39047
(601) 297-1730
Mississippi College School of Law (2007)
English
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Marshall J Goff - Attorney
Marshall J Goff
0/5 (0 reviews)
Chhabra & Gibbs, P.A.
 120 N. Congress Street Suite 200 Jackson MS 39201
(601) 948-8005
Mississippi College School of Law
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Immigration Law
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Timothy James Evans - Attorney
Timothy James Evans
0/5 (0 reviews)
 606 Adeline Street, Suite 1A P.O. Box 18710 Hattiesburg MS 39404
(601) 255-5085
Mississippi College School of Law (1999)
5th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
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David Hill - Attorney
David Hill
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hill & Minyard
 1205 Office Park Dr, Suite A Post Office Box 429 Oxford MS 38655
(662) 234-4315
University of Mississippi (1974)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Ronald Lewis - Attorney
Ronald Lewis
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lewis Law Firm
 404 Galleria Lane, Suite 5 Oxford MS 38655
(662) 234-0766
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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John Cox III - Attorney
John Cox III
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wade Law Office, PLLC
 255 S Poplar St Greenville MS 38701
(662) 332-2000
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Family Law
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Assma A. Ali - Attorney
Assma A. Ali
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Ali & Associates, P.A.
 713 S. Pear Orchard Rd. Suite 205 Ridgeland MS 39157
(601) 707-7791
Mississippi College School of Law (2014)
Arabic, English, Spanish
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Family Law Immigration Law
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Anna K. Robbins - Attorney
Anna K. Robbins
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Anna K. Robbins, LLC
 P.O. Box 84 113 E. Bankhead st. New Albany MS 38652
(662) 845-4477
University of Mississippi (2012)
English
5th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
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Megan Rogers-Hasie - Attorney
Megan Rogers-Hasie
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rankin County Public Defender's Office
 781 Liberty Road Flowood MS 39232
(601) 948-4444
Colorado Mesa University
English
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Natalia Vian Porsche - Attorney
Natalia Vian Porsche
0/5 (0 reviews)
Okoniewski Law Office PLLC
 2434 Pass Rd STE E Biloxi MS 39531
(228) 229-7500
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Family Law
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Phillip Matt Blanchard II - Attorney
Phillip Matt Blanchard II
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Blanchard Law Office, PLLC
 319 W Jefferson St Tupelo MS 38804
(662) 840-0620
University of Mississippi
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
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Francis Springer - Attorney
Francis Springer
0/5 (0 reviews)
Springer Law Office PLLC
 PO Box 1280 Madison MS 39130-1280
(601) 605-5004
Mississippi College School of Law (2008)
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Kevin Stewart - Attorney
Kevin Stewart
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vic Carmody Jr., P.A.
 781 Liberty Road Flowood MS 39232
(601) 948-4444
Mississippi College School of Law (2002)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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J. Edward Rainer - Attorney
J. Edward Rainer
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rainer Law Office, PLLC
 2006 Courtside Drive Brandon MS 39042
(601) 825-0212
Jackson School of Law (1973)
English
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Merrida (Buddy) Coxwell - Attorney
Merrida (Buddy) Coxwell
0/5 (0 reviews)
Coxwell & Associates, PLLC
 500 N State St Jackson MS 39201
(601) 948-1600
Trial Lawyers College (2009)
English, Spanish
Arkansas Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Stanley Keith Smith - Attorney
Stanley Keith Smith
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stanley Keith Smith Attorney at Law, PLLC
 1818 20th Avenue Gulfport MS 39501
(228) 265-8808
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Terence L. High - Attorney
Terence L. High
0/5 (0 reviews)
 395 Edgewood Terrace Drive Jackson MS 39206
(601) 991-2218
Capital University Law School (1996)
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Edward Henderson - Attorney
Edward Henderson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Henderson Law LLC
 115 North Cleveland Avenue Brookhaven MS 39601
(601) 835-6283
University of Southern Mississippi
English
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Robert Glenn Harenski - Attorney
Robert Glenn Harenski
0/5 (0 reviews)
Robert G. Harenski & Associates
 1906 Pass Rd Biloxi MS 39531
(228) 669-9700
Mississippi College School of Law (1991)
English, English
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Amanda Glover Evans - Attorney
Amanda Glover Evans
0/5 (0 reviews)
Evans Law Office, PLLC
 179 Lameuse Street Biloxi MS 39530
(228) 697-9921
University of Mississippi (2002)
English
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Consumer Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Jack Denton - Attorney
Jack Denton
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Post Office Box 17943 Hattiesburg MS 39404
(601) 658-2532
Michigan State University College of Law (1998)
English
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Personal Injury
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Hiten H. Patel - Attorney
Hiten H. Patel
0/5 (0 reviews)
HP Lawyers, PLLC
 6814 Crumpler Boulevard Suite 201A Olive Branch MS 38654
(662) 305-9034
Mississippi College School of Law
English, Gujarati
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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J. Matthew Eichelberger - Attorney
J. Matthew Eichelberger
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eichelberger Law Office, PLLC
 308 E Pearl St Suite 201 Jackson MS 39201
(601) 292-7940
University of Mississippi (2000)
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Shannon M. Jones - Attorney
Shannon M. Jones
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jones Jones & Mosley PA
 360 Towne Center Blvd., Ste. B Ridgeland MS 39157
(601) 957-5747
Mississippi College School of Law (2005)
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Consumer Law Criminal Law
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Alexander Simpson III - Attorney
Alexander Simpson III
0/5 (0 reviews)
Simpson Law Office, PLLC
 319-C West Jefferson St Tupelo MS 38804
(662) 350-3392
University of Dayton School of Law (1992)
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Jeffrey Douglas Odom - Attorney
Jeffrey Douglas Odom
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2375 Memphis St., Ste., 200 Hernando MS 38632
(901) 634-6093
University of Arkansas - Little Rock (2003)
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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John Holaday - Attorney
John Holaday
0/5 (0 reviews)
 586 Lakeland East Drive, Suite C Flowood MS 39232
(601) 414-3574
University of Mississippi (1991)
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
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James Kelly - Attorney
James Kelly
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kelly Law Office, P.C.
 CRIMINAL DEFENSE / PERSONAL INJURY 202 E. Government St. Brandon MS 39042
(601) 825-6455
English
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Greg Davis - Attorney
Greg Davis
0/5 (0 reviews)
Davis Law MS, OLLC
 301 Losher Street Hernando MS 38632
(662) 429-9339
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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