Find Criminal Defense Lawyers in North Dakota

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If you need legal help with criminal defense matters in North Dakota, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. North Dakota attorneys handle cases involving felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in District Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

Criminal cases in North Dakota are prosecuted through District Court, with appeals handled by the Supreme Court (no intermediate appellate court until 2023). Your constitutional rights apply, but North Dakota'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 Association of North Dakota maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

When selecting a criminal defense attorney in North Dakota, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with District Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout North Dakota and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

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

Grant Walker - Attorney
Grant Walker
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1301 Tacoma Ave., Suite 108 Bismarck ND 58504
(701) 226-9115
University of South Dakota School of Law (2000)
English
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Rick Sand - Attorney
Rick Sand
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sand Law, PLLC
 340 Main St N Suite 209 PO Box 1933 Watford City ND 58854
(701) 609-1510
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota School of Law
English
U.S. District Court – District of North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Medical Malpractice
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Nathan Severson - Attorney
Nathan Severson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Severson, Wogsland & Liebl P.C.
 4627 44th Ave. S. Suite 108 Fargo ND 58104
(701) 297-2890
University of North Dakota School of Law (2005)
English
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Jeff Nehring - Attorney
Jeff Nehring
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nehring Law Office, PLLC
 716 2nd St W Williston ND 58801
(701) 577-5555
University of North Dakota School of Law (1994)
Bar #05410
North Dakota Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Medical Malpractice
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James A. Teigland - Attorney
James A. Teigland
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fremstad Law Office
 3003 32nd Ave S, Suite 240 Fargo ND 58103
(701) 478-7620
William Mitchell College of Law
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Construction Law
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Peter D Morowski - Attorney
Peter D Morowski
0/5 (0 reviews)
Heart River Legal Services, PLLC
 120 2nd Street W Suite 2 Dickinson ND 58601
(701) 290-9660
Gonzaga University School of Law (2007)
English
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Construction Law Criminal Law
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James W. Martens - Attorney
James W. Martens
0/5 (0 reviews)
Martens PLLC
 201 Slate Drive, Suite 2 Bismarck ND 58503
(701) 223-2000
University of North Dakota School of Law
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
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Luke Heck - Attorney
Luke Heck
0/5 (0 reviews)
Severson, Wogsland & Liebl, P.C.
 4627 44th Ave S Suite 108 Fargo ND 58104
(701) 297-2890
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Landlord Tenant
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Richard Edward Edinger - Attorney
Richard Edward Edinger
0/5 (0 reviews)
Edinger Law Office
 118 Broadway, Suite 802 Fargo ND 58102
(701) 298-0764
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1993)
Bar #05488
North Dakota Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Alexander Reichert - Attorney
Alexander Reichert
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reichert Law Office
 218 S 3rd St Grand Forks ND 58201
(701) 787-8802
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Bar #05446
North Dakota Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Medical Malpractice
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Lindsey Haugen - Attorney
Lindsey Haugen
0/5 (0 reviews)
 520 Main Ave Suite 702 Bank Of The West Tower Fargo ND 58103
(701) 237-0100
University of North Dakota School of Law (1999)
English
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Ronald Paul Kallemeyn - Attorney
Ronald Paul Kallemeyn
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kallemeyn Law Office
 PO Box 790 Williston ND 58802-0790
(701) 580-8988
University of Nebraska - Lincoln (1995)
English
North Dakota Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Adam Justinger - Attorney
Adam Justinger
0/5 (0 reviews)
Severson, Wogsland, & Liebl
 4627 44th Ave. S. Ste. 108 Fargo ND 58104
(701) 297-2890
United States District Court, District of Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Lloyd Clayton Suhr - Attorney
Lloyd Clayton Suhr
0/5 (0 reviews)
Suhr & Lofgren, P.L.L.C.
 120 N. 3rd St. Suite # 175 Bismarck ND 58501
(701) 223-3874
University of North Dakota School of Law (1994)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Markus A Powell - Attorney
Markus A Powell
0/5 (0 reviews)
Powell Law P.C.
 513 Elks Dr. Dickinson ND 58601
(701) 483-8700
University of North Dakota School of Law
Montana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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W. Harvey Skees - Attorney
W. Harvey Skees
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1515 Burnt Boat Dr. Suite C - #119 Bismarck ND 58503
(701) 353-5874
University of North Dakota School of Law (1995)
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
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Steven J. Fischer - Attorney
Steven J. Fischer
0/5 (0 reviews)
 418 N. 2nd St Suite 11 Bismarck ND 58501
(701) 390-8715
University of Cincinnati College of Law (2007)
English, Italian
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Dan Herbel - Attorney
Dan Herbel
0/5 (0 reviews)
Herbel Law Office
 3333 E Broadway Ave Suite 1205 Bismarck ND 58501
(701) 323-0123
University of North Dakota
English
North Dakota Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Kari Lyn Jensen - Attorney
Kari Lyn Jensen
0/5 (0 reviews)
Chapman Law Office
 417 1st Ave. East Suite 5, P.O. Box 1920 Williston ND 58802
(701) 572-3966
North Dakota State University
English
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
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David R. Spencer - Attorney
David R. Spencer
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Spencer Law Office
 12 South Main St. Suite 3 Minot ND 58701
(701) 818-7361
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2011)
French
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Kevin Joseph Chapman - Attorney
Kevin Joseph Chapman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Chapman Law Office
 417 First Ave. East Suite 5 PO Box 1920 Williston ND 58802-1920
(701) 572-3966
University of North Dakota School of Law (1993)
English
Montana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
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Nicholas Nelson - Attorney
Nicholas Nelson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Southern Valley Legal Services PLLC
 921 Dakota Ave. Ste. A Wahpeton ND 58075
(701) 640-9632
University of North Dakota School of Law (2013)
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Employment Law
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Richard Linnerooth - Attorney
Richard Linnerooth
0/5 (0 reviews)
Linnerooth Law Office, PLLC
 112 University Drive North Suite #115, Manchester Building Fargo ND 58102
(701) 298-9090
University of North Dakota School of Law (1981)
Minnesota Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Jeremy Curran - Attorney
Jeremy Curran
0/5 (0 reviews)
Curran Law Office, PLLC
 106 N 3rd Street Suite 60 Grand Forks ND 58203
(701) 746-9175
University of North Dakota School of Law (2012)
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Chad Rory McCabe - Attorney
Chad Rory McCabe
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCabe Law Office
 419 Riverwood Dr., Suite 104 Bismarck ND 58504
(701) 222-2500
Trial Lawyer s College Graduate School (2002)
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
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Philip Becher - Attorney
Philip Becher
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sand Law, PLLC
 12 Main St S Suite 6 Minot ND 58701
(888) 795-1753
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota School of Law
English
Minnesota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Erin Conroy - Attorney
Erin Conroy
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3003 32nd Streeet South, Suite 240 Fargo ND 58103
(701) 478-7620
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
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Patrick Waters - Attorney
Patrick Waters
0/5 (0 reviews)
 521 East Main Ave, Suite 350 Bismarck ND 58501
(701) 751-1744
DePaul College of Law (2004)
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
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Daniel James Nagle - Attorney
Daniel James Nagle
0/5 (0 reviews)
 103 COLLINS AVE. P.O. BOX 1266 MANDAN ND 58554
(701) 663-9818
University of North Dakota School of Law
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Collections Criminal Law
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Steven Balaban - Attorney
Steven Balaban
0/5 (0 reviews)
 200 Bismarck ND 58501
(701) 224-0977
University of North Dakota School of Law (1991)
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Juvenile Law
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Ross H Espeseth - Attorney
Ross H Espeseth
0/5 (0 reviews)
 418 E. BROADWAY AVE.,STE. 240 P.O. BOX 995 BISMARCK ND 58502
(701) 250-8968
University of North Dakota School of Law
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
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Ted Seibel - Attorney
Ted Seibel
0/5 (0 reviews)
 708 Lincoln Ave Harvey ND 58341
(701) 324-4668
University of North Dakota School of Law
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
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James D Hovey - Attorney
James D Hovey
0/5 (0 reviews)
 24 N 4th St Grand Forks ND 58203
(701) 775-0521
University of North Dakota (1993)
8th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Ronald A Reichert - Attorney
Ronald A Reichert
0/5 (0 reviews)
 218 S 3rd St Grand Forks ND 58201
(701) 787-8802
University of North Dakota School of Law
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Carol E Johnson - Attorney
Carol E Johnson
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3100 S Columbia Rd Suite 200 Grand Forks ND 58201
(701) 772-8111
University of North Dakota School of Law
North Dakota Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Military Law
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Robert Wade Martin - Attorney
Robert Wade Martin
0/5 (0 reviews)
 201 Main St S Suite 200 Minot ND 58701
(701) 852-4837
Hamline University School of Law
8th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Estate Planning
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