Criminal defense lawyer in Paris,exclusively.
Maximilien FOURT is a lawyer registered with the Paris Bar. He practises exclusively in criminal law, at every stage of the proceedings and before all French criminal courts.
Maximilien Fourt
Maximilien FOURT is a lawyer registered with the Paris Bar. He practises exclusively in criminal law.
He speaks fluent English and Spanish, and frequently assists foreign nationals (United Kingdom, Netherlands, Colombia, United States…) before the French criminal courts.
Foreign nationals may also be subject to arrest warrants or European arrest warrants, which require the involvement of a French criminal defense lawyer.
Holder of two Master's degrees (Master 2) from Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and Paris II Panthéon-Assas universities, he quickly developed a keen interest in criminal law. He devoted his final dissertation to the offence of money laundering.
Trained in white-collar criminal law at the FIDAL law firm, then in general criminal law and criminal procedure alongside leading Paris criminal defense lawyers, he founded his own firm in 2020.
Maximilien FOURT has developed particular expertise in emergency criminal cases (police custody, immediate appearance and judicial investigation), as well as in complex organised crime cases (drug trafficking, criminal conspiracy…) and white-collar crime (fraud, corruption…).
His firm also acts at the sentence adjustment stage, ensuring that prisoners' rights are respected.
The firm assists its clients before all criminal courts (Criminal Court or Assize Court) throughout France, both in mainland France and in the overseas territories.
It acts at every stage of the proceedings (police custody, criminal court hearing, guilty plea, immediate appearance…).
An experienced criminal defense lawyer, he is committed to providing tailored, strategic and human support.
"A tailored, strategic defense at every stage of the proceedings."
Practice areas.
A tailored, strategic defense at every stage of the proceedings
01Police custody & voluntary interview
Police custody (garde à vue) is governed by Articles 62-2 et seq. of the French Code of Criminal Procedure. It is a measure depriving a person of their liberty, ordered by a judicial police officer under the supervision of the judicial authority…
02Criminal court & Assize court
Criminal hearings are held before the Police Court for petty offences, before the Criminal Court (Tribunal Correctionnel) for misdemeanours, and before the Assize Court or the Departmental Criminal Court for felonies. Summoned before the criminal court? Maître Maximilien Fourt answers your questions.
03Judicial investigation & pre-trial detention
A judicial investigation (information judiciaire, or instruction) is an inquiry led by an investigating judge and closely regulated by the Code of Criminal Procedure.
04Drug trafficking
Length of police custody, rights of the person held and new procedural rules from the 2025 and 2026 reforms: the essentials to know in drug trafficking cases.
05Immediate appearance
Immediate appearance (comparution immédiate) is a fast-track prosecution procedure provided for by Articles 393 et seq. of the Code of Criminal Procedure. It is an emergency procedure decided by the public prosecutor at the end of police custody.
06CRPC, guilty plea
The Appearance on Prior Admission of Guilt (CRPC) is a prosecution procedure commonly known as the "guilty plea". It is governed by Articles 495-7 et seq. of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
07Sentence adjustment
Sentence adjustment is the stage that follows sentencing. It falls within the jurisdiction of the Sentence Enforcement Judge (Juge de l'Application des Peines, JAP).
What our clients say.
Availability, strategy, humanity: the feedback we hear most often.
Maximilien FOURT is an excellent criminal lawyer in Paris. He speaks perfect English which greatly facilitated the follow-up of my husband's case which was subject to a European arrest warrant. I highly recommend !
J'ai appelé ce cabinet en plein weekend, j'étais stressée pour mon mari en garde à vue et dont je n'avais plus de nouvelles, Maitre Fourt a su prendre le temps de m'écouter, puis localiser mon mari et intervenir en urgence. Merci à lui, je recommande
Maitre FOURT m'a défendue lorsqu'il travaillais chez Maitre RUBEN. Rien a redire : jai été relaxée ! cette histoire est maintenant derière moi. Merci encore
Très disponible, à l'écoute et de bon conseil. Je recomande
Merci pour la réactivité, l'attention, la bienveillance et le grand professionalisme. J'ai été satisfaite, je garderai le nom de cet avocat en cas de soucis dans la vie. Merci
Maitre Maximilien FOURT m'a assisté lors de ma garde à vue au commissariat de Paris. J'ai été bien conseillé et libéré rapidement. Super avocat pénaliste, Merci Maître !
En cas de pépin j'appelle Maître Fourt ;-)
J'étais morte d'inquiétude pour mon mari qui été en garde à vie pour quelquechose de vraiment injuste. Maitre FOURT s'est montré à l'écoute et surtout très réactif. Un super avocat, humain et compétent
Comment remercier Maître Fourt !?
Combatif humain et très compétent, je recommande sans hésiter !
Le meilleur avocat ! talentueux humble et bienveillant ! merci maitre
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+33 (0)6 58 22 68 80Office
43, rue Condorcet
75009 Paris