DWI / DUI

Winnable is your Virginia DUI case. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I say that no matter how optimistic or not you are about that winnability. Victory does not come from wishful thinking, carrying a lucky charm, nor other superstition, but starts with obtaining a great...

Absent police witnesses are an occasional phenomenon in Virginia General District Court, which handles adult misdemeanor cases among other matters. However, non-appearance of law enforcement officers in court is limited in frequency by common judicial preference to set trials on law enforcement officers' (LEO) pre-designated...

Switching the occupant of a car's driver seat is sometimes practiced to help the actual driver avoid a Virginia DUI prosecution. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the downsides of doing so include: (1) It is a crime to cover up another person's criminal...

Invalid Virginia arrests occur when a misdemeanor does not take place in front of the law enforcement officer, and where an exception to the foregoing rule does not apply. Va. Code § 19.2-81. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that among those exceptions is...

Fairfax Veterans Treatment Docket (FVTD)- Is it worth your while? As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that this is not an option in every Virginia County. What does this docket entail? First, several years ago this aspect of the Fairfax courthouse got spearheaded partly...

Aberration and rehabilitation are often important themes when a Virginia criminal defense attorney negotiates to settle a prosecuted case, and also for any sentencing proceedings. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the last thing a prosecutor, police officer or judge wants on their...

Hospital blood (HB) draws are routinely performed on injured people, to determine how to assist the person. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the Virginia DUI law includes a shortcut for prosecutors to attempt to introduce those blood draw analyses into evidence as...

Expert countertestimony (EC) is often vital for a criminal defendants' trial, as is made clear with recent unpublished Virginia Court of Appeals affirmance of a DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs) conviction that ideally called not only for EC but also an...

Unrestricted restricted (UR) licenses were a big breakthrough when they came on the scene a few years ago. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that I oppose statutorily mandated driving suspension (one year loss of license (LOL) / driving privileges for a first offense,...

Expunging DUI charges that get reduced to a conviction for something less serious sounding, is a real challenge in Fairfax when the amended reckless count is reckless driving generally, which statute provides: "Irrespective of the maximum speeds permitted by law, any person who drives a...