East Texas, Pennsylvania Criminal Lawyers

Kathryn Elizabeth Roberts
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Allentown, PA Criminal Law Attorney with 19 years experience
(484) 695-7023 527 Hamilton Street
 Allentown, PA 18101
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Juvenile and Traffic Tickets
Villanova University School of Law
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Most experienced trial attorney in Lehigh County (89 jury trials in past 17 years) Practicing in both state and federal courts, including 3rd Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Former law clerk to President Judge of Lehigh County. Rated "expert" in Criminal Defense by Nat'l Assoc of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDL). Certified in capital/death penalty homicide cases. Fluent in French, working knowledge of Spanish, interpreter available for Arabic
Aman 'Tip' Barber III
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Center Valley, PA Criminal Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(610) 462-1452 3477 Corporate Parkway
 Center Valley, PA 18034
Free ConsultationCriminal, Business, DUI and Traffic Tickets
Villanova University School of Law
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I offer reasonable rates for all legal matters and a no charge initial consultation. Call today at 610-462-1452 --- I represent personal and corporate clients throughout southestern Pennsylvania in matters involving personal injury; driving under the influence, DUI; driving while ability impaired, DWAI; driving after imbibing, DAI, corporate law; commercial litigation; estate planning and estate administration. Call or email me to arrange a no charge consultation. Evening and weekend hours available. Reasonable rates for all legal matters
(610) 462-1452 418 Main St.
Suite 100
 Harleysville, PA 19438
David William Crosson
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Allentown, PA Criminal Law Lawyer with 10 years experience
(484) 274-6453 609 W. Hamilton Street, Suite 201
 Allentown, PA 18101
Criminal, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Ohio Northern University
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David W. Crosson provides counsel to Lehigh Valley families in all areas of family law including divorce, custody and support and advises clients on more complex matters involving property division, visitation, and relocation. He provides family members with the support and knowledge necessary to reach fair agreements while handling sensitive issues delicately and professionally. David also provides estate planning and administration services and has experience drafting Wills, Powers of Attorney and Medical Directives and Living Wills, while also handling estate matters from start to finish. Prior to joining Albarelli & Stirba, LLC, David worked with The...
Michael J. Donohue
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Allentown, PA Criminal Law Lawyer with 12 years experience
(610) 740-4402 535 Hamilton Street
Suite 102
 Allentown, PA 18101
Criminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Since his admission to the Bar in 2005, Attorney Michael Donohue has practiced criminal law almost exclusively. Over the course of the past decade, Attorney Donohue has gained invaluable experience from nearly every position in the courtroom. As a law clerk working for a criminal judge, Attorney Donohue learned how criminal law judges resolve important factual and legal issues while reaching their verdicts. He also honed persuasive research and writing skills that can often be the difference in particularly complex and technical litigation. As an Assistant Public Defender, Attorney Michael Donohue learned how...
Leighton Cohen
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Allentown, PA Criminal Law Lawyer with 41 years experience
(610) 433-8933 465 W Linden Street
 Allentown, PA 18102
Free ConsultationCriminal, Bankruptcy, DUI and Divorce
Widener University Delaware School of Law
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Attorney Leighton Cohen is an experienced family lawyer in the Lehigh Valley. From his office in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Leighton Cohen proudly serves clients throughout Lehigh County and the surrounding area, including Bethlehem and Easton. Aggressive in the pursuit of victim's rights.
Michael Applebaum
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Allentown, PA Criminal Law Lawyer with 50 years experience
(610) 253-5400 527 Hamilton Street
Lower Level
 Allentown, PA 18101
Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Personal Injury
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Attorney Michael H. Applebaum has tried hundreds of cases and represented thousands of clients in his over 40 years of practicing law in Pennsylvania. His professionalism, conversational style, statesmanlike honesty and tenacious trial methods have earned him the respect of Judges, jurors, clients, associates, and the community as a whole. Perhaps one of the most difficult and best known cases in which Michael H. Applebaum was involved was the murder of a Philadelphia teenager named Eddie Polec on November 11, 1994 about which the book In Eddie’s Name: One Family’s Triumph over Tragedy was written. In 1960, entered...
(215) 977-4525 3910 Bristol Pike
 Bensalem, PA 19020
(215) 529-5500 328 West Broad Street
Old Borough Hall, 2nd Floor
 Quakertown, PA 18951
(215) 230-9330 107 East Court Street
 Doylestown, PA 18901
(215) 464-4976 325 Chestnut Street
Suite 910
 Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 657-1033 1150 Old York Road
 Abington, PA 19001
John Waldron
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Allentown, PA Criminal Law Attorney
(610) 435-9790 801 Hamilton Street Suite 500
 Allentown, PA 18101
Criminal and DUI
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Vanessa M. Nenni
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Bethlehem, PA Criminal Law Attorney with 32 years experience
(610) 861-5100 622 Linden Street
 Bethlehem, PA 18018
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Divorce and Family
Temple University
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I have been practicing law in the Lehigh Valley since 1986. When I first arrived in Bethlehem, I took the larger firm route and was employed by larger firms for the first half of my legal career. When I opened my private "solo" practice, for the first time, I truly understood what it meant to be an attorney and "counselor" at law. I understand that retaining the services of an attorney can be emotionally exhausting and an incredibly trying time. I know and understand that your legal matter is of great importance to...
Keith J. Williams Esq.
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Quakertown, PA Criminal Law Lawyer with 35 years experience
(215) 340-1134 1007 W Broad Street
 Quakertown, PA 18951
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
Widener University Delaware School of Law
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Keith J. Williams, Esq. has dedicated his professional career to defending and protecting the rights of his clients. For over 30 years, Keith J. Williams has been practicing law in Buck County, Montgomery County, Lehigh County, Philadelphia and surrounding areas. His practice focuses on representing individuals in a variety of matters including: Criminal Defense, DUI (driving under the influence), Juvenile Law and Traffic Violations, Personal Injury and Unemployment Compensation. In addition, he is qualified under PA Rule 801 to handle death penalty cases. “I believe that everyone deserves the best possible representation available regardless of age, race, sexual...
(215) 340-1134 43 South Main Street
 Doylestown, PA 18901
Joel Aaron Ready
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Blandon, PA Criminal Law Lawyer with 2 years experience
(610) 926-7875 8500 Allentown Pike
Suite 3
 Blandon, PA 19510
Criminal, Business, DUI and Traffic Tickets
Regent University School of Law
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I am a litigation attorney practicing primarily in the Reading area, and the editor of www.SCOPAreview.com, a website providing coverage of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. In my free time, I enjoy creating media, watching classic movies and everything about college football. During my law school career, I worked for Justice McClanahan of the Virginia Supreme Court, helped author an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States, obtained Regent Law’s “Eagle Award” for the top class grade from a former US Attorney-General on the law of war, and graduated in the top 10 of my class....
Paul Joseph Bender
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Bethlehem, PA Criminal Law Attorney with 10 years experience
(610) 867-3900 2005 City Line Road
Suite 106
 Bethlehem, PA 18017
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Charles E. Dutko Jr.
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Kutztown, PA Criminal Law Lawyer with 1 year experience
(888) 237-9848 15525 Kutztown Road
Suite B
 Kutztown, PA 19530
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Divorce and Family
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
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Christopher Paul Mullaney
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Red Hill, PA Criminal Law Lawyer with 17 years experience
(215) 679-7931 598 Main St
PO Box 24
 Red Hill, PA 18076
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
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Christopher P. Mullaney graduated Cum Laude from Widener University School of Law. While at Widener University, he was a member of the Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Honor Society and was President of the American Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Mullaney is a graduate of the Hill School and Gettysburg College where he majored in Psychology. Mr. Mullaney is engaged in criminal, civil, business, real estate, family and Orphans’ Court matters in Montgomery, Bucks, Berks, Chester, and Lehigh counties. He is admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In addition to trial...
James L. Markofski
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Gilbertsville, PA Criminal Law Attorney with 31 years experience
(610) 367-4444 1258 East Philadelphia Ave
 Gilbertsville, PA 19525
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
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James attended Malvern Preparatory School and is a 1978 graduate of Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School of Kingston, Pennsylvania. James also attended the University of Miami and University of Scranton, graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. In 1986, James was awarded a Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University School of Law. From 1986 through 1989, James was a Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney on the Major Crimes Unit and the Sex Crimes Unit, which he captained toward the end of his tenure with the DA's Office. Upon concluding his career as a prosecutor, James joined...
Henry Charles Markofski
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Gilbertsville, PA Criminal Law Lawyer with 36 years experience
(610) 367-4444 1258 East Philadelphia Avenue
 Gilbertsville, PA 19525
Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Traffic Tickets
Widener University Delaware School of Law
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Charles graduated from the Hill School in 1973 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Catholic University of America in 1977. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware in 1981. Charles was hired as an Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery County from 1981 to 1985. Charles was admitted to practice before the following Courts: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania - 1981 U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - 1984 Supreme Court of Florida - 1984 United States Patent and Trademark Office – 1992 He went on to...
Paul Young
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Allentown, PA Criminal Law Lawyer
(215) 240-4082 137 N. 5th St.
Suite A
 Allentown, PA 18102
Criminal, Bankruptcy, DUI and White Collar Crime
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Founder of Young, Marr & Associates. Representing clients in criminal defense, bankruptcy, and social security disability matters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
(215) 515-6389 3554 Hulmeville Rd #102
 Bensalem, PA 19020
(215) 639-5297 87 N. Broad St.
 Doylestown, PA 18901
(215) 607-2715 7909 Bustleton Ave
First Floor
 Philadelphia, PA 19152
(215) 639-5297 328 W Broad St
 Quakertown, PA 18951
(609) 796-4344 27 Cedar St.
 Mt. Holly, NJ 08619
(609) 236-8649 1540 Kuser Rd.
 Hamilton Township, NJ 08619
(215) 544-3347 101 Greenwood Ave.
 Jenkintown, PA 19046
(908) 367-7256 200 Centennial Avenue
Suite 200
 Piscataway, NJ 08854
(215) 515-7077 101 Larry Holmes Dr.
#102
 Easton, PA 18042
(856) 213-2805 10000 Lincoln Drive E
Suite 201
 Marlton, NJ 08053
(610) 557-3209 2 Bala Plaza
Suite 300
 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
James Madsen
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Easton, PA Criminal Law Lawyer
1000 Paul Street
 Easton, PA 18045
Criminal
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Howard Sadler Stevens
Allentown, PA Criminal Law Lawyer
(610) 820-5450 33 S. Seventh Street
 Allentown, PA 18101
Criminal, DUI and Medical Malpractice
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Tommaso Lonardo
Allentown, PA Criminal Law Lawyer
(610) 821-4401 451 W Linden St
 Allentown, PA 18102
Criminal and DUI
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Jay Scherline
Allentown, PA Criminal Law Lawyer with 41 years experience
(610) 437-1100 512 Walnut St
 Allentown, PA 18101
Criminal, Business, DUI and Personal Injury
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Michael Moyer
Allentown, PA Criminal Law Attorney
(610) 439-8110 523 West Linden
 Allentown, PA 18101
Criminal
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Michael Brunnabend
Allentown, PA Criminal Law Attorney
(610) 437-1122 441 Linden St
 Allentown, PA 18102
Criminal, Business, DUI and Divorce
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David Stephen Smith
Allentown, PA Criminal Law Attorney
(610) 821-7070 455 Linden St
 Allentown, PA 18102
Criminal, Business, DUI and Divorce
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Norman Blatt Jr
Allentown, PA Criminal Law Attorney with 37 years experience
(215) 437-1100 512 Walnut St
 Allentown, PA 18101
Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
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Glenn Matthew Goodge
Allentown, PA Criminal Law Lawyer
(610) 776-8677 461 Linden St
 Allentown, PA 18102
Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Family
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Kimberly Faye Makoul
Allentown, PA Criminal Law Lawyer
(610) 776-8677 461 Linden St
 Allentown, PA 18102
Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Family
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Ellen Marie Kraft
Bethlehem, PA Criminal Law Attorney
(610) 867-5534 3400 Bath Pike
 Bethlehem, PA 18017
Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Family
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George Heitczman
Bethlehem, PA Criminal Law Lawyer
(610) 691-5500 18 East Market Street
 Bethlehem, PA 18016
Criminal
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John Rybak
Bethlehem, PA Criminal Law Lawyer
(610) 865-0763 408 Adams St
 Bethlehem, PA 18015
Criminal, DUI, Divorce and Estate Planning
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Rory B. Driscole
Bethlehem, PA Criminal Law Lawyer
(484) 387-8346 3001 Easton Ave
 Bethlehem, PA 18017
Criminal
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Joseph Piperato
Bethlehem, PA Criminal Law Attorney
(610) 625-3878 3894 Courtney St Ste 105
 Bethlehem, PA 18017
Criminal
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Richard Kolosky
Bethlehem, PA Criminal Law Attorney
(610) 882-5877 7 E Church St
 Bethlehem, PA 18018
Criminal, DUI, Employment and Personal Injury
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Ian Richetti
Bethlehem, PA Criminal Law Lawyer
(484) 626-0721 35 East Elizabeth Avenue Suite 29F
 Bethlehem, PA 18018
Criminal
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Dawn Padanyi
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Doylestown, PA Criminal Law Attorney with 12 years experience
(267) 217-3296 37 S. Clinton Street
 Doylestown, PA 18901
Criminal, Arbitration & Mediation, DUI and Family
Syracuse University
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Dawn Padanyi is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and Syracuse University College of Law where she was the Co-Director of the Grant Opportunity Program and a member of the Community Development Law Clinic While at Syracuse, Ms. Padanyi was chosen to receive two grants to perform legal work at the local and state level. Ms. Padanyi is a Pennsylvania and Massachusetts licensed attorney. She is a member of the Bucks County Bar Association as well as the Pennsylvania Bar Association. She is also proud to be selected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Bucks...
(267) 217-3296 196 W. Ashland Street, Suite 307
 Doylestown, PA 18901
Lee Anthony Ciccarelli
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King of Prussia, PA Criminal Law Attorney with 29 years experience
(610) 981-1006 1060 First Avenue
Suite 400
 King of Prussia, PA 19406
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
The George Washington University Law School
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Lee Ciccarelli is the founder of Ciccarelli Law Offices: a Pennsylvania Litigation Law Firm focusing in Personal Injury, Criminal Defense and Family Law matters. Ciccarelli Law firm takes on tough cases and fights for clients when they need it the most. ...
(610) 981-1006 304 North High Street
 West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 981-1006 1515 Market Street
 Philadelphia, PA 19102
(610) 981-1006 313 West Liberty Place
 Lancaster, PA 17603
(610) 981-1006 150 N. Radnor Chester Road
Suite F-200
 Radnor, PA 19087
(610) 981-1006 600 West Germantown Pike
Suite 400
 Plymouth Meeting , PA 19462
(610) 981-1006 1489 Old Baltimore Pike
 Springfield , PA 19081
Curtis Norcini
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West Chester, PA Criminal Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(610) 627-2300 310 North High Street
 West Chester, PA 19380
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI and Personal Injury
Widener University
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C. Curtis Norcini is a founding member and the managing partner of the Chester County Office. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Speech/Communication from West Chester University and his Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law.
Curt has practiced in a variety of areas. Upon graduation from law school, he was employed with the Municipal Tax Bureau as a tax attorney collecting delinquent taxes on behalf of the City of Philadelphia. In 1995, he left the MTB and joined the Delaware County Office of the Public Defender where he served as a trial attorney in both the Juvenile...
NiaLena Caravasos
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Philadelphia, PA Criminal Law Attorney with 25 years experience
(215) 925-5200 620 Chestnut Street, 926 Public Ledger Building, 150 S. Independence Mall West
 Philadelphia, PA 19106
Criminal and White Collar Crime
Boston University School of Law
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A driving cornerstone of NiaLena's success is her passionate advocacy and her belief in traveling "the road less traveled by" made so famous by the poet, Robert Frost. Recently spotlighted by Super Lawyers in a feature article entitled "Fierce" and honored repeatedly as one of the "Top 50 Women" in Pennsylvania, NiaLena is the only criminal defense lawyer ever featured on the Super Lawyers cover in Philadelphia Magazine. Differing from most of her colleagues, NiaLena has tremendous compassion and focuses first on her clients as people. She utilizes a unique all-encompassing approach in an effort to help them during their...
Steve Edward Jarmon Jr.
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King of Prussia, PA Criminal Law Attorney with 12 years experience
1060 First Avenue
Suite 400
 King of Prussia, PA 19406
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
Widener University Delaware School of Law
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Steve E. Jarmon is the founder of Jarmon Legal and has spent his entire legal career practicing Criminal Law in Chester County, PA and the Greater Philadelphia Area. His primary focus in defending the rights of his clients is to provide open, honest and straightforward legal representation. He is sincerely proud of his dedication to his clients and his reputation in the legal community is unparalleled. Steve has unique experience as a criminal defense attorney because he has worked on both sides of the courtroom. Before he moved into criminal defense, Steve worked as a prosecutor for the Chester...
(484) 999-4149 101 Lindenwood Drive
Suite 225
 Malvern, PA 19355
150 N. Radnor RD
Suite F200
 Radnor, PA 19087
1500 JFK Blvd
Suite 200
 Philadelphia , PA 19102
R. Patrick Link
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Philadelphia, PA Criminal Law Attorney with 13 years experience
(267) 535-2178 100 S Broad St
Suite 1910
 Philadelphia, PA 19110
Free ConsultationCriminal, DUI and Juvenile
Temple University
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Patrick Link is a Philadelphia criminal defense lawyer who represents people charged with DUI, simple drug possession, drug possession with intent to deliver (PWID), drug conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms, assault, robbery, theft, homicide and numerous other criminal offenses. He defends individuals in Philadelphia and surrounding counties. Mr. Link practices exclusively as a criminal defense attorney and brings a wealth of experience in all aspects of criminal proceedings from the initial hearings involving bail, through preliminary hearing, to trial before either judge or jury. He also represents individuals for violations of probation, post-sentence motions and...
J. T. Herber III
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Tamaqua, PA Criminal Law Attorney with 13 years experience
(570) 668-1255 111 East Broad Street
 Tamaqua, PA 18252
Criminal, Business, DUI and Personal Injury
Wake Forest University School of Law and Lafayette College
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J.T. Herber, III primarily practices in the fields of criminal defense and civil litigation, including personal injury. His criminal defense practice includes the representation of clients facing felony and misdemeanor charges, as well as serious traffic violations in the Courts of Common Pleas throughout central and eastern Pennsylvania. Attorney Herber previously served as an Assistant District Attorney in Schuylkill County. In civil cases, J.T. represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of civil disputes, including personal injury and wrongful death cases, as well as real estate, commercial, construction, landlord-tenant, and collections matters. Despite being...
(570) 622-5933 Ten Westwood Road
P.O. Box 1190
 Pottsville, PA 17901
(570) 345-2888 204 Tremont Road
 Pine Grove, PA 17963
(570) 366-8500 205 West Market Street
 Orwigsburg, PA 17961
(570) 682-8174 9 Park Lane
 Hegins, PA 17938
(570) 622-5933 26 East Centre Street
 Shenandoah, PA 17976

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