Nobody Wants To Go To Jail

See Frank, Juengel & Radefeld, Attorneys at Law P.C., in St. Louis when you are looking for your best criminal defense from top attorneys at the federal, state and municipal level.

We are among St. Louis’ top criminal defense attorneys. With more than 50 years of combined experience, we hold the seasoned legal judgment you need to protect your rights.

Our approach is aggressive. From the very beginning, we prepare your case for trial. We can also assist you with expungements and probation violations and early terminations.

Doing so enables us to maximize the legal options available to you. Prosecutors know we thoroughly prepare every case our firm handles.

Recognized Amongst Our Peers

Our firm belongs to the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Our principal attorneys enjoy the highest AV rating* by Martindale-Hubbell and have been recognized as two of the “Top 100 Trial Attorneys” in Missouri by The National Trial Lawyers association, as well as selected for inclusion in the Missouri and Kansas “Super Lawyers” list.

Members of the firm have been recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal, Missouri Lawyers Weekly and local bar associations as being the most outstanding and up-and-coming attorneys in the metropolitan area. We have been quoted in the New York Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Riverfront Times, as well as asked by the Associated Press to provide commentary on criminal law issues.

The Best Lawyers in America® has released the results of its 2023 survey, with FJR Partner- Matthew A. Radefeld being named in the area of Criminal Practice-White Collar. Selection is based on a peer-review survey in which leading lawyers cast votes on the legal abilities of others in their specialties. The 2023 edition is based on more than 9.4 million evaluations and recognizes just over 67,000 attorneys in 147 practice areas.
Best Lawyers’ peer-reviewed listings are now published in more than 70 countries, and their presence has grown substantially in the international legal community.

Frank, Juengel & Radefeld has been named to the 2023 U.S. News- Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. The Clayton based criminal defense and crime victim’s advocacy law firm was listed in the category of Criminal Defense: White Collar.
The rankings are a joint effort between U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in America. According to Best Lawyers, firms listed are “recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.”
Voters in the survey included U.S. lawyers listed in Best Lawyers in America, as well as law firm clients and law firm associates. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing attorneys in the United States.

We Get Results

We have established a reputation among prosecutors, both locally and in federal criminal defense matters, as staunch opponents. They understand we thoroughly prepare every case, and we will go to trial if a fair resolution cannot be reached outside of court. This allows us to maximize the legal options available to our clients.