Here are the Top 9 criminal defense law firms in Arizona, based on public voting for the 2026 edition of Ranking Arizona, the state’s biggest and most comprehensive business opinion poll. Ranking Arizona is based purely on opinion and ranks companies based on how voters answer this simple question: with whom would you recommend doing business?
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Top 9 criminal defense law firms in Arizona
Here are the Top 9 criminal defense law firms in Arizona, as featured in the 2026 edition of Ranking Arizona:
1. DM Cantor
Background: DM Cantor’s Criminal Law Practice has eight total lawyers, of which three are board-certified Criminal Law Specialists per the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization (the most Criminal Law Specialists of any firm in Arizona), 170 complete jury trial acquittals (i.e., not guilty, on all charges), and more than 7,000 case victories. Since becoming a lawyer in 1989, David Cantor has handled many high-profile cases which have been covered by the local and national news media. He has been featured on “Good Morning America,” “Anderson Cooper Live,” “CNN,” “Inside Edition,” the “CBS Morning Show,” “Hannity and Colmes”, and local Arizona news channels.
2. Rosenstein Law Group
3. Snell & Wilmer
4. Lerner and Rowe Law Group
5. Osborn Maledon
6. MayesTelles Attorneys
7. Quarles & Brady
8. Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod Waterfall
9. Perkins Coie
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