Missouri residents facing criminal defense issues have access to attorneys who specialize in felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes. The legal framework in Missouri differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern criminal defense cases in this jurisdiction.

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

Choosing the right criminal defense attorney in Missouri 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 Missouri 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 Missouri.

Eric Arthur Sokol - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Eric Arthur Sokol, P.C.
 709 East 16th Street Kearney MO 64060
(816) 533-5699
California Western School of Law (2018)
English, German, Spanish
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Ken Gallon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bennett & Gallon
 16 E Central Ave Miami OK 74354
(417) 434-2720
University of Oklahoma College of Law (1997)
English
Missouri Bar
Active License
Agricultural Law Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Timothy M Starosta - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Starosta Law Office, LLC
 524 Walnut, Suite 320 Kansas City MO 64106
(816) 399-5733
University of Tulsa College of Law (2005)
English
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Estate Planning
Garrett Hunkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C.
 4510 Belleview Avenue, Suite 300 Kansas City MO 64111
(816) 753-9200
University of Missouri - Columbia
English
Kansas Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Thomas Ellis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Seigfreid Law Office, LLC
 108 N. Jefferson Street Mexico MO 65265
University of Missouri - Columbia
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Ryan J Krupp - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Krupp Law Office, LLC
 12813 Flushing Meadows Dr. Ste. 150 St. Louis MO 63131
3-148-359-9992
Missouri Baptist College
English
Missouri Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Todd Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Todd Miller, LLC
 Website: www.toddmillerlaw.com Email: tmiller@toddmillerlaw.com Jefferson City MO 65109
(573) 634-2838
University of Missouri - Columbia (1997)
English
Missouri Bar
Active License
Agricultural Law Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation
Brian Daniel Sleeth - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sleeth & Associates
 201 W. Broadway, Suite 3F Columbia MO 65203
(573) 443-5209
University of Missouri - Columbia (1998)
Bar #51189
Missouri Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Gary W. Kullmann - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 7777 Bonhomme Ave. Suite 2301 St. Louis MO 63105
Washington University School of Law (1982)
Missouri Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Elder Law
Rebecca Grosser - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Grosser Law, LLC
 225 S. Meramec Avenue Suite 1100T Clayton MO 63105
(314) 227-2424
University of Missouri - Columbia (1997)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
Michael Boyd - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 5770 Mexico Road Suite A Saint Peters MO 63376
(636) 229-4999
Saint Louis University School of Law
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Troy Jonathan Leavitt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1500 N.W. 7 Highway, Ste 300 Blue Springs MO 64014
(816) 228-6000
University of Missouri - Kansas City (1993)
English
Missouri Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Randy Anglen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. Box 1562 Branson MO 65615
(417) 335-2685
University of Kansas (1988)
Spanish
Arkansas Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Family Law Personal Injury
David Gunn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Bankruptcy Company
 4625 Lindell Blvd St. Louis MO 63108
(314) 932-1067
University of Missouri School of Law (2003)
English
10th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Foreclosure Defense
Todd C Hawkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Defending Your Family - Springfield - Joplin - Lawyers
 113 S Main St Joplin MO 64801
(417) 881-0881
University of Tulsa College of Law (1999)
English
Missouri Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Thomas Richard Carnes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Carnes Law Firm
 3827 Gustine Avenue St Louis MO 63116
(314) 664-1001
University of Missouri - Columbia (1993)
Bar #69787
8th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Tommy F Pisciotta - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Travis Noble P.C.
 8000 Maryland Ave Unit 910 St. Louis MO 63105
(314) 941-7772
Washington University in St. Louis (2019)
English
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Peter W. Schloss - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Peter W. Schloss, Lawyer at Law
 17 W. Kansas St. Liberty MO 64068
(816) 792-4242
University of Missouri - Kansas City (2003)
English
Kansas Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Collections
Michael Watkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Watkins Law Firm, P.C.
 9979 WingHaven Blvd., Ste. 210 O FALLON MO 63368
(636) 625-6448
Missouri Bar
Active License
Business Law Consumer Law Criminal Law
Brian J Cooke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Brian J. Cooke LLC
 1015 Locust Ste. 1000 St. Louis MO 63101
(314) 526-0788
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
Benjamin Aaron Janssen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Janssen Law Office
 406 Armour Rd, Ste. 220 Ste. 220 North Kansas City MO 64116
(816) 659-2038
Washburn University School of Law (2010)
English
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Elisha Gilmore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2012 Cherry Hill Drive STE 102A COLUMBIA MO 65203
(573) 355-5323
University of Missouri - Columbia (2012)
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
Brandon Kane - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1100 Main St. Suite 2820 Kansas City MO 64105
(816) 229-2708
University of Kansas School of Law (2002)
English
Kansas Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Christopher Joseph - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
 926 Cherry St. Kansas City MO 64106
(816) 673-3900
University of Kansas (1997)
English
Kansas Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Rachel Mosqueda - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rose Legal Services, LLC
 3870 South Lindberg Blvd Suite 130 St. Louis MO 63127
31446202001020
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Darryl A. Jenkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Osburn, Hine & Yates, LLC
 3071 Lexington Ave Cape Girardeau MO 63701
(573) 651-9000
Southern Illinois University School of Law
English
Missouri Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Family Law Personal Injury
Howard L. Lotven - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Howard L. Lotven, P.C.
 1100 Walnut Street Suite 2940 Kansas City MO 64105
(816) 399-5639
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law (1984)
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Family Law
Cobb Young - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Cobb Young, LLC
 333 West Fifth Street Joplin MO 64801
(417) 623-4000
Drury University (1972)
English
Missouri Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Steven Groce - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Groce & DeArmon, PC
 1705 N. Jefferson Ave. Springfield MO 65803
(417) 883-4950
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law (1984)
8th Circuit Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Amber Geib - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Geib Law Group, P.C.
 4971 NE Goodview Circle Suite B Lees Summit MO 64064
(816) 908-9676
University of Missouri School of Law (2016)
English
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Jason Fallen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jason Fallen
 2906 S. Campbell Ave Springfield MO 65807
(417) 942-1800
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law (2005)
English
Missouri Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Daniel J Baker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 309 South Ohio Avenue Sedalia MO 65301
(660) 287-3098
Regent University School of Law (2005)
Missouri Bar
Active License
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
Rudy A. Arambulo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tri-Lakes Law Office, LLC
 Tri-Lakes Law Office, LLC 301 W. Pacific St., Ste A Branson MO 65616
(417) 336-4114
University of Arkansas School of Law
English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
Shane P Cantin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reynolds, Gold and Grosser, PC; Crosby and Cantin, PC
 901 E St Louis St Suite 1600 Springfield MO 65806
(417) 831-6363
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law (1991)
English
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Eric L. Boehmer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Boehmer Law, LLC
 1603 Boones Lick Road St. Charles MO 63301
(636) 896-4020
University of Missouri - Columbia (1997)
English
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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