Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Discretion of prosecutors- Fairfax criminal lawyer weighs in Discretion of prosecutors in settlement negotiations, providing discovery beyond what is required by the governing rules, and trial stipulations can change from Virginia county to county, case to case, prosecutor to prosecutor, and moment to moment.

Fairfax DUI lawyer on excluding blood alcohol test results. Excluding blood alcohol test results is a vital part of fighting a DWI (driving while impaired by alcohol for purposes of this article, but also relevant to driving while impaired by drugs) trial involving post-arrest testing...

Botham Shem Jean -- accounts from reliable news sources show -- was lawfully minding his own business when off-duty police officer Amber Guyger unlawfully entered Jean's apartment and shot him dead. Botham Jean's family lawyer says that other resident(s) heard the mortally-wounded Jean exclaim "Oh...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on the extra risks ESL suspects face in talking with police. ESL - English as a Second Language - suspects are at a great disadvantage talking with English-speaking police. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I already know that it is rare that...

Virginia criminal lawyer on winning through devotion and ability, rather than being slick. Devotion to clients and persuasiveness win for criminal case clients. Slickness and polish may look good, but devotion, preparation, realness and persuasiveness win in court. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I know...

Fairfax DUI lawyer on expecting magic from within without expectations in others. Expecting magic from myself as a criminal/ DUI defense lawyer -- and nothing from others -- is the way to go. As a Fairfax DWI/ criminal lawyer, I know that such a...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on big improvements for Virginia felony criminal discovery. Virginia discovery rules are set for mid-2019 to expand substantially for Virginia felony criminal defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know this is big news, in the Commonwealth, which up to now is...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on the need to offset the plight of lawyerless criminal defendants Lawyerless criminal defendants arise from reasons ranging from inaction by the defendant to not qualifying for a court appointed/ public defender lawyer either by not being poor enough (but too poor...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on the plight of self represented criminal defendants Self represented criminal defendants desperately need help, whether that help is to re-think proceeding without a lawyer, knowing and exercising their rights throughout their court proceedings, and knowing and exercising their post-trial rights.

Fairfax criminal lawyer on Paul Manafort's trial. Paul Manafort's trial has now concluded with convictions on eight counts and a hung jury on the remaining ten counts of the indictment. The conviction of former Donald Trump campaign manager Manafort coincides with the multicount guilty plea...