Criminal Defense
If you or a loved one is facing charges, you need someone aggressive, persistent, and skillful defending your rights.
We prepare every case for trial — and the other side knows it. Aggressive criminal defense across Maricopa County.
Free consultation — including after hours. Flat fee on criminal cases. Low caseload, and more than one lawyer on your case.
Tell us what happened — a defense attorney responds, often same day.
A defense attorney will follow up. If this is custody or a date this week, call now.
Call (480) 405-6767Confidential · Free consultation · Often same-day response
Most people who reach us were arrested in the last few days. Tap your charge — it fills the form. Or call and we walk you through it.
Do not explain the stop, the fight, or the search. Anything said can be used.
No texts, stories, or “what happened” on social. Screenshots last.
Those lines are recorded. Do not discuss facts from custody.
Get a lawyer on it before the initial appearance if you can.
From DUI stops to complex investigations — trial-ready counsel across Maricopa County.
If you or a loved one is facing charges, you need someone aggressive, persistent, and skillful defending your rights.
Protect your license, record, and future after a stop or arrest.
Seeking protection — or fighting a false order. You don’t have to go it alone.
Few events are more stressful than the risk of losing the license your career depends on.
Fraud, investigations, and complex business cases — with discretion.
There is no greater injustice than being wrongfully convicted or punished unfairly.
If you have been threatened or served, you need a skilled attorney to fight your cause.
Serious injury and wrongful death. Contingency — no cost unless we recover.
Few experiences are more crushing than facing the risk of losing your child.
You do not have to figure this out alone.
Tell us what happened. Free. After-hours calls reach our answering service — you are not waiting until Monday.
A defense attorney looks at the arrest, the court date, and what the state is likely to argue. Then we tell you straight.
That posture changes how the other side treats the case. You get a plan, not a pitch. Flat fee on criminal files.
We prepare every case for trial — and the other side knows it.
Ryan Tait took more cases to trial than any attorney in his bureau at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. He left because the bullies were too often the government.
More than one lawyer is genuinely on every file. Attention changes. Prosecutors negotiate differently with a firm that means it.
Criminal cases are quoted as a flat fee. You know the number before the work starts. Consultations are free.
Arrests do not wait for office hours. After-hours calls are answered. If someone is in custody, use the phone.
Founder of Nova Law Group. Former Maricopa County prosecutor. UCLA School of Law. Known for taking the cases others will not — and for treating scared people like adults.
Fighting for the accused is not just a job. That is why this firm exists.
Chicago-born bilingual criminal defense attorney. Chicago-Kent College of Law, cum laude. Internship in Mexico City and a clerkship with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office before joining Nova.
She came to this firm to protect constitutional rights — and to try cases, not farm them out.
Former prosecutor with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. Managed large dockets, tried felonies and misdemeanors, and examined civilian and expert witnesses before entering private defense work.
J.D., SMU Dedman School of Law. He knows how the other side builds a case — because he used to build them.
Senior criminal defense trial attorney. Ranked top 10 in her law school class and graduated magna cum laude. Interned for both the prosecution and the defense before committing to this side.
Driven by empathy and results. She takes the constitutional rights of her clients personally.
Certified Criminal Law Specialist. Appeals and post-conviction relief. State and federal court — DUI to white collar to murder. Board-certified in Arizona since 2015.
Selected as co-counsel on one of the first “honor killing” prosecutions in the United States. That trial was nationally televised.
Paralegal for the criminal defense team. Pre-law degree in Criminal Justice. Deep experience in immigration law and criminal defense — the two often collide in Maricopa County.
She takes on the hard files and keeps the case moving so the lawyers can try it.
Paralegal at Nova Law Group. The person who keeps the file tight — records, dates, discovery — so nothing slips before court.
Clients reach him when they need an update. He makes sure the team has what it needs to fight.
Legal assistant at Nova Law Group. First voice a lot of families hear after an arrest — intake, scheduling, and getting a lawyer on the file fast.
The goal is simple: nobody sits in the dark waiting for Monday.
“These guys are the best attorneys in all of Arizona. Kind, professional, and they actually fight.”
“Ryan and his team were well educated, knowledgeable, and never let me down when it mattered.”
“Without a doubt the best law firm in the Valley. They listened. Then they went to work.”
Free consultation. After-hours available. Trial-ready defense across Maricopa County.