Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Court of Common Pleas proceedings and the specific regulations that govern criminal defense cases in this jurisdiction.

Criminal cases in Pennsylvania are prosecuted through Court of Common Pleas, with appeals handled by the Superior Court. Your constitutional rights apply, but Pennsylvania'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 Pennsylvania Bar Association maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

The criminal defense attorneys listed here practice throughout Pennsylvania 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.

For a detailed overview of how criminal defense law works in Pennsylvania — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Pennsylvania. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Premier Amy Sokolson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Velter Yurovsky Zoftis Sokolson, LLC
12000 Bustleton Avenue, Suite 200 Southampton, Pennsylvania
(267) 317-8889
California Western School of Law (2000)
English, Russian
Bar #86511
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Insurance Claims
Kelli Statt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Statt Law
 955 W Main St. Suite 13 Mount Joy PA 17552
(717) 297-6625
New York Law School (1999)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Dawn Padanyi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Dawn Padanyi, LLC
 37 S. Clinton Street Doylestown PA 18901
(267) 217-3296
Syracuse University (2002)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law Divorce
Mark Aaron - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Mark T. Aaron
 434 Wood St Clarion PA 16214
(814) 229-5300
Duquesne University School of Law (1991)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Daniel J. Schatz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 501 Cambria Avenue Suite 150 Bensalem PA 19020
(267) 895-1795
Villanova University School of Law (2005)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Danielle Ross - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Needle Law Office
 240 Penn Ave #202 Scranton PA 18503
(570) 344-1266
Fielding Graduate Institute
English, Spanish
3rd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Mengyin Chen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Chen and Associates
 8304A Bustleton Ave. 2nd Floor Philadelphia PA 19152
Cantonese, Chinese, English, Mandarin
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
David J. Cohen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
David J. Cohen Law Office, LLC
 2047 E High St Pottstown PA 19464
(610) 871-7921
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Divorce
Andrea E. Mertz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Polyak Law Office
 645 Penn Street Suite 500 Reading PA 19601
(610) 376-5250
American University Washington College of Law (1992)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Traffic Tickets
David Zuckerman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Zuckerman Law Office LLC
 429 4th Avenue 1600 Law & Finance Bldg. Pittsburgh PA 15219
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law (2006)
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
David S Shrager - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of David S. Shrager
 429 Forbes Avenue Suite 1310 Pittsburgh PA 15219
(412) 391-3754
Cleveland State University (1975)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI White Collar Crime
Sean T. Logue - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Logue Law Group
 839 Southwestern Run Youngstown OH 44514
(412) 389-0805
West Virginia University College of Law
English
U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Kevin Feeney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Feeney & Gurwitz
 500 Court Street Reading PA 19601
(610) 816-6880
Dickinson School of Law
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Juvenile Law
Daniel P. Joyce - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
JOYCE & JOYCE, L.L.C.
 1301 Grant Building 310 Grant Street Pittsburgh PA 15219
(412) 391-6792
Duquesne University School of Law (1996)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Joshua Rudolph - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rudolph Law Office PC
 600 West Germantown Pike Suite 400 Plymouth Meeting PA 19462
(267) 282-1033
Widener University Delaware School of Law (2009)
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
Daniel Martin Keane - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Clemons Richter & Reiss, P.C.
 107 East Oakland Avenue Doylestown PA 18901
(215) 348-1776
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1997)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Justin D. Okun - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Farrell Weaver & Okun
 1428 Banksville Rd Pittsburgh PA 15216
(412) 201-5159
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (2020)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Leah M. Wilson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Very Law PLLC
  Pittsburgh
Duquesne University School of Law (2013)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Collections
Mark Mack - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 281 Pierce st. Kingston PA 18704
(570) 287-1388
English, Russian, Spanish
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Brian McDermott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Brian McDermott
 P.O. Box 81149 Pittsburgh PA 15217
(412) 407-7023
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (2008)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Kim Gillen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Kim M. Gillen, P.C.
 613 Blakeslee Boulevard East, Suite 103 Lehighton PA 18235
(484) 613-0011
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Ryan D. Very - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Very Law PLLC
 500 Grant Street Suite 2900 Pittsburgh PA 15219
(412) 430-0131
Boston University (2011)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Collections
Charles E. Dutko Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dutko Law, LLC
 500 North Centre Street Suite 105 Pottsville PA 17901
(484) 648-4500
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law (2013)
English
U.S. District Court - E.D. of Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Ryan William McAllister - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ebner, Nevins & McAllister, LLC
 602-604 Court Street Reading PA 19601
(610) 372-5128
Villanova University School of Law (2003)
English
US Federal District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Ashley Woods - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Woods Law Offices PLLC
 200 Commerce Drive Suite 210 Coraopolis PA 15108
(412) 329-7751
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (2008)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Phillip A Simon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Simon Law LLC
 391 Wilmington Pike Suite 3, #424 Glen Mills PA 19341
(484) 883-4294
Widener University Delaware School of Law (1998)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
Jared M Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ciccarelli Law Offices
 313 West Liberty Place Suite 300 Lancaster PA 17602
(610) 981-1006
Grove City College
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Construction Law
Cary B. Hall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Cary B. Hall, L.L.C.
 25 W. Airy St., Suite 300 Norristown PA 19401
(267) 663-9995
University of Miami School of Law (1992)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Julia Alexa Rogers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ciccarelli Law Offices
 313 W. Liberty Place Suite 300 Lancaster PA 17603
(610) 981-1006
Drexel University School of Law
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Keith J. Williams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Keith J Williams Law
 43 South Main Street Doylestown PA 18901
(215) 340-1134
Widener University Delaware School of Law
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Juvenile Law
Ruth Lenahan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lenahan & Dempsey P.C.
 116 N Washington Ave #400 Scranton PA 18503
(570) 346-2097
New England Law | Boston
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI White Collar Crime
Melaina Hudack - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ciccarelli Law Offices
 313 West Liberty Place Lancaster PA 17603
(610) 981-1006
English
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Jean Infanti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ciccarelli Law Offices
 313 West Liberty Place Lancaster PA 17603
(610) 981-1006
English
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
E. Edward Qaqish - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of E. Edward Qaqish
 2300B N. 5th Street Highway Suite 2 Reading PA 19605
(610) 297-5705
Widener University (2007)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
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