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 Barton Olmos & Luciano
Christopher Cannon, Sugarman & Cannon
Naomi Chung, Hickey & Chung
Britt Evangelist, Swanson & McNamara
Matt Gonzalez, San Francisco Public Defender
August Gugelmann, Swanson & McNamara
John Hamasaki, Hamasaki Law
Brendan Hickey, Hickey & Chung
Trisha Luciano, Nolan Barton Olmos & Luciano
Phil Schnayerson, Phil Schnayerson Attorney 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, Law Office of Sarah Potter
Jay Rorty, The Law Offices of Jay Rorty
Harry Stern, Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver
Matt Sullivan, Law Office of Matt Sullivan
Richard Tamor, Tamor & Tamor
Joseph Tully, Tully & Weiss