The below 2026 rankings of Leading San Francisco & Bay Area Criminal Defense Lawyers ranks the top criminal defense law attorneys in San Francisco & the Bay Area specializing in criminal defense law matters. These leading San Francisco Criminal Defense attorneys have been peer-recognized for their exceptional expertise, courtroom skills, and client outcomes across the Greater San Francisco & Bay Area metropolitan area.
Preeminent
Daniel Olmos, Nolan Barton Olmos & Luciano
Scott Sugarman, Sugarman & Cannon
Leading
Dan Barton, Nolan Bartos Olmos & Luciano
Christopher Cannon, Sugarman & Cannon
Naomi Chung, Hickey & Chung
Britt Evangelist, Swanson & McNamara
Matt Gonzalez, San Francisco Public Defender
August Gugleman, Swanson & McNamara
John Hamasaki, Hamasaki Law
Brendan Hickey, Hickey & Chung
Tricia Luciano, Nolan Barton Olmos & Luciano
Phil Schnayerson, Phil Schnayerson Attornet at Law
Recommended
Alison Adams, Summit Criminal Defense
Carly Bittman, Swanson & McNamara
Megan Burns, Mirador Law
Paula Canny, The Law Offices of Paula Canny
Peter Chambers, Chambers Defense
George Cotsirilos, Cotsirilos & Campisano
Michael Gaines, Law Office of Michael Gaines
Ellen Leonida, Sideman & Bancroft
Shaffy Moeel, Moeel Lah & Fakhoury
Christopher Morales, Morales Law Firm
Marc Pelta, Pelta Law
Sarah Potter, Sarah Potter Law
Jay Rorty, The Law Offices of Jay Rorty
Harry Stern, Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver
Matt Sullivan, Matt Sullivan Law
Richard Tamor, Tamor & Tamor
Joseph Tully, Tully & Weiss