Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Discomfort is a constant companion for many criminal and DUI defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that for each of my  Virginia criminal defense clients who tell me that not a day goes by not losing sleep over their case, many more of...

Persistence in Virginia DWI plea negotiations can sometimes yield big payoffs when the persistence comes with a roadmap, and is not about repetition nor (worse) betting.  As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I used such persistence recently in obtaining a spectacular negotiating result of two wet...

Controlled substance prosecutions can be full of cans of worms. As a Virginia drug defense lawyer, I know that such prosecutions call for a full court press against such criminal charges. Once you have a Virginia drug defense lawyer, your attorney will want to fight...

Evidentiary rulings in your Virginia DWI or criminal trial can be favorable, unfavorable or both. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I read with glee about a correct judicial ruling to exclude a blood test certificate of analysis (showing the defendant's purported blood alcohol level (BAC))...

Fairfax DWI appeals are your potent option to get a new chance to pursue a successful result against your Virginia prosecution, and a shield as a disincentive for prosecutors and judges, respectively, to engage in plea negotiations and sentencing that is so unfavorable to the...

What if a Fairfax criminal or DUI defendant comes to court on his or her trial date, but no police officer nor other prosecution witnesses appear? As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the answer to that question depends on various factors. At the...

Labor Day weekend Virginia DWI arrests tend to be more common than during most weekends, not only because of all the merrymaking before the unofficial end of summer, but also because police are often on the streets and outside the bars in greater force, approaching...

Contesting Vrginia firearm prosecution sometimes needs to draw on the protections of the Constitution's Second Amendment. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that we Virginia criminal defense lawyers must not rely on Constitutional arguments of statutory invalidity alone in pursuing victory for our clients,...

Lawyerless police investigations of Virginia DWI suspects are par for the course. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that this state of affairs makes it all the more important for you in advance to know of your Constitutional Fifth Amendment right to remain silent,...

Lawyer choice is your right under the Constitution's Sixth Amendment, rather than merely allowing you to have an attorney. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that not only; does the Sixth Amendment guarantee that "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right......