Missouri Criminal Defense · Springfield, MO

20 Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Springfield – 2016 Award

Carver & Associates are proud to announce their inclusion in the list of the 20 Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Springfield by Expertise.com.

Thomas Carver, criminal defense attorney, Springfield MO

By Thomas D. Carver, Carver & Associates Updated

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Years of proven experience in Missouri state and federal courts

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Lawyer of the Year — Best Lawyers, criminal law, Springfield

300 +

Federal clients represented, plus thousands in state court

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Preeminent peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell

Carver & Associates are proud to announce their addition to the list of Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Springfield by Expertise.com.

Expertise.com’s mission is to connect people with experts in their community. The group looked at 278 criminal defense attorneys in Springfield, MO and hand-picked a list of 20. Expertise looks at six categories to create their ranking including reputation, credibility, experience, availability, professionalism, and engagement.

Expertise.com uses a three-step process to identify potential candidates for their hand-picked list of lawyers. All 278 criminal defense attorneys are assigned a score based on their six category ranking criteria with the top 20 making the final list.

Carver & Associates have deep experience in the area of criminal defense in Springfield and southwest Missouri. The firm has a reputation for excellence in the courtroom among legal peers. Federal criminal cases, sex crimes, criminal tax law, serious felonies, and misdemeanors, state and federal appeals – these are just a few of the areas of expertise for the firm that has been cultivated over 74 combined years.

The firm has also been recognized by U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers as one of Springfield, Missouri’s Best Law Firms.

Via the Expertise.com Announcement:

Why These Criminal Defense Lawyers?

Our goal is to connect people with the best local experts. To do so, we analyzed and scored criminal defense lawyers on more than 25 variables across six categories to give you a hand-picked list of criminal defense lawyers in Springfield, MO. Uniquely, the firm is also well-positioned in the event that your case is to be in a federal court. Each individual at the firm is an accomplished federal criminal lawyer in their own right and together, they are a force to be reckoned with.

Visit the Expertise.com list to see the complete list.

Carver & Associates are located in Springfield, Missouri and are proud to service southwest and central Missouri. The firm has active practices in Greene County, Barry County, Christian County, Douglas County, Howell County, Taney County, Webster County, Polk County, Stone County, Lawrence County, Newton County, Jasper County, Vernon County, Hickory County, and Wright County.

Contact Information
Phone: 417-350-1172
Toll-Free: 866-353-7921
Fax: 417-831-7373

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Thomas Carver, criminal defense attorney, Springfield MO

Thomas Carver

Criminal Defense · Carver & Associates

Thomas Carver will soon enter his 48th year of practicing law in the state and federal courts of Missouri. His portfolio includes representation of over 300 clients in federal cases and literally thousands of clients in Missouri state courts.

The breadth of his experience runs from capital defense to complex white-collar criminal defense, large drug conspiracies, sex crimes, and extensive familiarity with criminal tax matters involving the IRS and state taxing authorities.

“My job is to take it off their shoulder and to put it on mine. I take great pride in accepting their burden as my own and try as hard as I can to lighten their load.”

Bar admissions

United States Supreme Court, 1993

Appeals argued

Over 70 state & federal

Past president

Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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