Reno Criminal Lawyers

Criminal lawyers defend people facing charges such as assault & battery, drug crimes, homicide, sex crimes, theft, and a wide range of other felonies and misdemeanors. They also protect their clients’ constitutional rights and navigate complex legal procedures throughout the criminal justice process.

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Michael Becker

10.0

(3 Peer Reviews)

(702) 333-3673 200 S. Virginia, 8th floor
Reno, NV 89501

Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfReno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Criminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
University of Miami School of Law

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Mike leads a 6-lawyer "dream team" that was awarded the gold medal for the LVRJ's "Best of Vegas" best criminal defense firm for 2017, 2018, and 2020 and best DUI lawyer for 2020. Known as one of the premier criminal and DUI defense lawyers in the nation, Mike has been helping clients fight--and beat--their criminal and DUI charges for 30 years. Attorney Michael Becker has taken more than 100 criminal cases to trial, securing dozens of "not guilty" verdicts and hung juries. He has achieved acquittals and/or dismissals in numerous serious felony cases, including murder, child abuse, rape, drugs...

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Liliana Gallelli

10.0

(1 Peer Review)

(775) 367-3660 1 E Liberty St Ste 600
Reno, NV 89501

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Criminal, Business and Immigration

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Liliana Gallelli is an attorney since 2004 and has specialized in immigration, business and post-conviction law matters. She has represented hundreds of clients before immigration agencies, immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, federal district courts, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Her work involves applications for business visas (L1s, E2s, H1bs, among others), family petitions, removal proceedings/deportation, asylum, and U visas, among others. She speaks Spanish fluently and conversational Portuguese, Italian and French.

Ms. Gallelli also represents clients in business law including:
Business Formation (LLC’s, S and C Corporations)
Sales Agreements
Partnerships
Applications for Alcohol License
Applications for Contractors...

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Joey Gilbert

9.0

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(775) 535-8188 405 MARSH AVE
Reno, NV 89509

Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfReno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Criminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and Personal Injury
Thomas Jefferson School of Law

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When it comes to providing representation that is hard-hitting and results-driven, Attorney Joey Gilbert is unwaveringly dedicated. Focusing on criminal defense and personal injury cases, he truly cares about the men and women he represents. In fact, he makes himself available 24/7! As demonstrated by his perfect 10.0 Superb Avvo Rating, his well-versed knowledge regarding personal injury and criminal defense law allows him to provide reliable legal services. He also has a BV® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell® and has been named among the Top 40 Under 40 and Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers. Before becoming...

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James Demetras

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 34 years of experience

(775) 348-4600 230 E. Liberty St
Reno, NV 89501

Criminal, Bankruptcy, Business and Personal Injury

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Law Offices of J. Craig Demetras is located in Reno, Nevada, and provides a variety of legal services to individual and business clients. J. Craig Demetras has many years of legal experience. We handle cases at every level of Nevada’s federal and state court system and also practices in Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

As a local law firm in Reno, NV, we are able to provide our clients with personal attention and representation that is aggressive, efficient, and effective. Let us put our dedication, hard work, and history of success to work for you.

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Thuong Hoai Nguyen

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer

(775) 374-6100 200 S. Virginia, 8th floor
Reno, NV 89501

Free ConsultationCriminal and DUI
Idaho State University

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Nevada criminal defense attorney Cindy Nguyen is dedicated to achieving the best results possible for our clients. Through aggressive investigation and negotiation, she can usually avoid heavy litigation and win significant charge reductions or full dismissals. Cindy earned her JD from University of Idaho College of Law and her BA in Criminal Justice from UNLV. Cindy is also a a United States Army Reserve Commissioned Officer. Cindy speaks fluent Vietnamese.

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Naomi Andrea Muhamed

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 3 years of experience

(775) 374-6100 200 S. Virginia, 8th floor
Reno, NV 89501

Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law

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Las Vegas Defense Group’s newest recruit, Nevada criminal defense attorney Naomi Muhamed earned her J.D. from UNLV’s Boyd School of Law, where she served in the Kids' Court School program and made the Dean's List. She also excelled as a law clerk at Legal Aid of Southern Nevada.

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Mathew Adam Work

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience

(775) 298-6403 1100 California Ave.
Suite# 200
Reno, NV 89509

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Thomas Jefferson School of Law

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Attorney Mathew A. Work is the founding partner of Carlson & Work and is widely regarded as one of Nevada’s top attorneys. Mathew A. Work was born in Henderson, NV where he was raised by his single mother and grandparents. Mathew attended the University of Nevada, Reno where he earned a degree in economics, graduating summa cum laude. While in college Mathew was a collegiate athlete playing both lacrosse and football. After college, Mathew moved to Washington D.C. where he continued his education as a graduate student and Capitol Hill Fellow at American University. Mathew worked on Capitol Hill as a Congressional...

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William J. Routsis

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience

(775) 337-2609 1070 Monroe St
Reno, NV 89509

Free ConsultationCriminal, Cannabis Law, DUI and White Collar Crime
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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William J. Routsis II is licensed to practice law in both Nevada and California and has provided relentless representation to individuals charged with crimes for more than two decades.

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William Swafford

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 16 years of experience

(775) 337-2609 340 W Taylor Street
Reno, NV 89509

Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
Valparaiso University School of Law

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I have been a criminal defense lawyer since I graduated from law school in December of 2008. I started my career by writing motions for some of the most experienced and reputable attorneys in Nevada, and quickly learned how to effectively handle cases beginning with investigation and arrest, and ending with post conviction writs in unique circumstances. I was blessed with the opportunity, early in my career, to sit second chair and participate during jury trials where I observed, and learned from skilled and experienced trial attorneys. I passed bar exams in states throughout the U.S., and spent a decade...

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Cory Santos

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience

(775) 420-5222 241 Ridge Street
Suite 340
Reno, NV 89501

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UNLV-William S. Boyd School of Law

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If you need legal representation in Nevada, Attorney Santos handles cases throughout Nevada in the areas of Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, Entertainment Law, Immigration, Criminal and Civil Law, Wills, General Consulting.

Atty. Santos is a licensed attorney in good standing in Nevada, Utah, the United States Supreme Court, United States Circuit Court (9th and 10th Circuit Courts of Appeals), and the United States District Courts for Nevada and Utah.

Atty. Santos has handled small to large injury cases ranging from motor vehicle accidents to industrial work accidents. He successfully represented a client injured in the nationally covered Mizpah Hotel...

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Kevin James Coburn

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer

(775) 374-6100 200 S. Virginia, 8th floor
Reno, NV 89501

Free ConsultationCriminal and DUI
University of Dayton School of Law

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Las Vegas criminal defense attorney Kevin Coburn has an excellent record of getting our clients’ charges reduce or dismissed. He earned his J.D. from the University of Dayton.

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Lee Thomas Hotchkin Jr

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience

(775) 786-5791 50 West Liberty St
Suite 207
Reno, NV 89501

Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Divorce and Personal Injury
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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Lee Hotchkin is one of the most experienced lawyers in Reno area. With over thirty-eight years of experience, he is among the regions most seasoned lawyers, with an array of experience across a wide spectrum of practice areas. Lee attended both the University of California at Davis and The University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law, where he earned his J D. (Juris Doctor) degree in 1980. He is an active member of both the Nevada and California State Bar Associations. His legal experience includes acting as the former Senior Chief Trial Deputy of Washoe County Public Defender's...

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Nicholas Pitaro

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer

(775) 374-6100 200 S. Virginia, 8th floor
Reno, NV 89501

Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Juvenile and White Collar Crime
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law

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Las Vegas criminal defense attorney Nicholas D. Pitaro uses his experience as a prosecutor to stay one step ahead of the D.A. when fighting to get our clients’ charges reduced or dismissed. Nicholas also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Douglas Smith, and this “backroom” insight informs his strategies for achieving the most favorable resolutions possible for our clients.

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Evan Thomas Wozniak

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 4 years of experience

(775) 374-6100 200 S. Virginia, 8th floor
Reno, NV 89501

Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law

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Las Vegas Defense Group’s newest recruit, Nevada criminal defense attorney Evan Wozniak graduated magna cum laude from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He then earned his J.D. from UNLV’s Boyd School of Law, where he served as a student attorney in the Thomas and Mack Mediation Clinic and received the CALI Award in Products Liability.

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Jenny Diane Hubach

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 35 years of experience

(775) 324-6259 435 Court Street, Second Floor
Reno, NV 89501

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University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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Seth Strickland

10.0

(3 Peer Reviews)

(775) 374-6100 200 S. Virginia, 8th floor
Reno, NV 89501

Free ConsultationReno, NV Criminal Law Attorney
Criminal, DUI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law

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Las Vegas Defense Group attorney Seth Strickland practices criminal defense in Nevada. He has great success in convincing prosecutors to dismiss or substantially lessen charges without a trial. Seth earned his J.D. from the William S. Boyd School of Law.

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Sean Neahusan

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience

(775) 432-1581 300 S. Arlington Ave
Suite B
Reno, NV 89501

Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
University of Idaho College of Law

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Daria A Panoff

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 18 years of experience

(702) 333-3673 200 S. Virginia, 8th floor
Reno, NV 89501

Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
University of Nevada-Las Vegas

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A Las Vegas criminal defense lawyer and DUI attorney, Daria A. Panoff works out of the Las Vegas office of Shouse Law Group. Daria helps defend against all kinds of criminal cases, including traffic tickets and Nevada DUI to violent felonies and drug crimes.

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Paul R. Wolfe

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 11 years of experience

(775) 224-2194 432 Court Street
Reno, NV 89501

Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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RETAIN A FORMER POLICE OFFICER FOR YOUR DEFENSE After you have been charged with a crime, it is vital to retain a criminal defense attorney who has the experience and skill to fight your charges. Defending your case in the strongest possible way is critical to your freedom and your future. Your lawyer should have a thorough understanding of both defense and prosecution and should know exactly what a police officer can and cannot do when making an arrest. At Wolfe Law, Attorney Paul R. Wolfe brings experience unmatched by the vast majority...

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Richard Davies

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 21 years of experience

(775) 360-6894 634 W. Second Street
Reno, NV 89503

Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Traffic Tickets
Northwestern School of Law

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With over a decade of experience in criminal law, Davies has represented clients in cases ranging from traffic violations, to car accidents, to capital murder. He has extensive trial and courtroom experience, and, in 2007, attended the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia for an intensive two-week training program designed specifically for trial work.

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Byron Bergeron

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience

(775) 229-3736 3165 Idlewild Dr.
Reno, NV 89509

Criminal, Juvenile and Personal Injury
Gonzaga School of Law

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I practiced criminal defense law, worker's compensation law, and personal injury law only. However, I am happy to refer you to other honest attorneys who practice in other areas of the law. I refer to only those who I respect and who I believe are honest and fair. I have represented individuals on every crime imaginable including all degrees of assault, battery, DUI, rape (sexual assault), murder, and all crimes involving theft, embezzlement, domestic battery, child endangerment, drug trafficking, drug possession, kidnapping, robbery etc. If you are charged with a crime I can and will represent you well. I practice primarily criminal...

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Clifton James Young

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 41 years of experience

(775) 677-7777 650 South Rock Boulevard, Suite 21-A
Reno, NV 89502

Criminal and Divorce

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Law Office of Cliff Young, 1987 to present
650 S. Rock Blvd., Ste. 21A
Reno, NV 89502

I have run a private practice that focused on providing affordable help, mostly regarding Family Law and Criminal Defense. I have handled cases all around Northern Nevada, U.S. District Court, the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit. I have taught C.L.E. seminars in the areas of foreclosure defense, defending DUIs and criminal law. My career has involved investigating many complex questions, often fighting to protect the Constitutional rights of citizens. I draft pleadings and correspondence and uses e-filing in Washoe...

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John Springgate

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience

(775) 322-3223 6140 Plumas St.
Suite 200
Reno, NV 89519

Criminal and Family

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Roger M O'Donnell

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience

(775) 284-7700 201 W. Liberty St
SUITE 210
Reno, NV 89501

Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Family
University of Texas - Austin

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Tehan Slocum

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience

(775) 870-0505 615 S. Arlington Ave.
Reno, NV 89509

Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Domestic Violence

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Kenneth Lyon III

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience

(775) 398-5800 10389 Double R Blvd.
Reno, NV 89521

Free ConsultationCriminal and Personal Injury

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Kenneth Stover

RENO, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 30 years of experience

(775) 502-1575 300 S Arlington Ave, Ste. B
RENO, NV 89501

Criminal

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Donald C. Smaltz

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 60 years of experience

(775) 800-1509 5795 Clarens Ct
Reno, NV 89511

Criminal
Dickinson School of Law

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Mitchell C Wright

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience

(775) 324-1117 325 W Liberty St
Reno, NV 89501

Criminal, Agricultural, DUI and Landlord Tenant

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John Arrascada

reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney

(775) 310-0084 641 Jones Street
reno, NV 89503

Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury

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Tammy M. Riggs

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney

(775) 323-5002 P.O. Box 3858
905 Plumas Street
Reno, NV 89505

Criminal

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Thomas Edward Viloria

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 35 years of experience

(775) 284-8888 327 California Ave
Reno, NV 89501

Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Divorce and Personal Injury
Seattle University School of Law

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Jonathan Howard King

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 48 years of experience

(775) 322-2211 429 Marsh Ave
Reno, NV 89509

Criminal, Business, DUI and Divorce
The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

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Arnold Brock

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience

(775) 329-8844 485 W 5th St
Reno, NV 89503

Criminal, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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Thomas Charles Bradley

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 40 years of experience

(775) 323-5178 435 Marsh Ave
Reno, NV 89509

Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Family
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

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Gregory F. Glodowski

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 36 years of experience

(775) 825-7642 2355 Audubon Way
Reno, NV 89509

Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Family
Nevada School of Law

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Donald Cavin Hill

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience

(775) 323-7758 485 W 5th St
Reno, NV 89503

Criminal, DUI and Tax
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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Mark Andrew Thomas

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience

(775) 825-6600 4775 Summit Ridge Dr
Reno, NV 89523

Criminal
Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

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Craig Denney

Reno, NV Criminal Law Attorney with 26 years of experience

(775) 329-5900 427 W Plumb Ln
Reno, NV 89509

Criminal

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Joey Max Laub

Reno, NV Criminal Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience

(775) 323-5282 630 E Plumb Ln
Reno, NV 89502

Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury
California Western School of Law

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