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Lucidity Arguments get a DUI Arrest Suppressed – Fairfax DWI Lawyer
Fairfax DUI lawyer wins trial after underlining defendant's lucidity despite his wobbliness with field sobriety tests. Lucidity arguments are particularly important for DUI defendants when their physical coordination is wobbly. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have experienced the benefits of such arguments, including in...
Delivering Clients Victory Keeps Me on the Criminal Defense Path
Virginia criminal lawyer's calling on the defense path. Delivering clients victory keeps me on the criminal defense path. More than that, I am always motivated to persuade judges, jurors, and prosecutors, while standing up to the prosecutors, police, opposing witnesses and lawmakers who want my...
Skipping Field Testing Before Searching For Contraband
Fairfax criminal lawyer on startling affirmance of car search after skipping field testing of suspected cocaine. Skipping field testing of suspected unlawful drugs does not automatically preclude a vehicle drug search in Virginia, as learned on in the Virginia Supreme Court's recent case of...
Roadside PBT breath testing – Fairfax DUI lawyer on its limits
Fairfax DUI lawyer on the limits of using roadside PBT breath testing in court
Roadside PBT breath testing is routinely attempted by Virginia police in Virginia DUI/DWI convictions. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I pounce on such evidence. Many -- but, unfortunately, not all -- Virginia...
Dwelling on possible pitfalls obscures the path to victory – Fairfax criminal lawyer
Fairfax criminal lawyer on staying on the winning path at all times. Dwelling on potential and actual failure obscures the path to victory. Complacency in past and future victories weakens the chance for more victories. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know -- just as...
Embracing tigers – Fairfax criminal lawyer on handling the biggest challenges
Fairfax criminal lawyer on handling the biggest challenges. Embracing tigers is a concept I first learned in the taijiquan/ t'ai chi ch'uan martial art that I daily practice. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the importance of applying taijiquan principles to criminal defense battle,...
Battling Successfully Via Teamwork – Virginia Criminal Lawyer
Virginia criminal lawyer on battling successfully via teamwork Battling successfully through teamwork is a key part of my work as a Virginia criminal lawyer. This is the second instalment of a two-part series on this topic; part one is here. Fairfax criminal attorney on the...
Winning via tough love & non-anger – Fairfax criminal lawyer
Fairfax criminal lawyer on achieving victory in felony, misdemeanor & DUI cases with effective and devoted teamwork. Winning through tough love and non-anger is a path I repeatedly follow in defending my clients against Virginia felony, misdemeanor & DUI/DWI charges. Before a client even hires...
Turning prosecution continuance motions into criminal defense victories
Virginia criminal lawyer on blunting prosecutors' continuance motions. Turning prosecution continuance motions into criminal defense victories needs to be pursued fully by the defense. In this second and final part of a two-part article (see part one here) I point out that a prosecution continuance...
Drawing dismissals rather than suffering prosecution continuances
Fairfax criminal lawyer on obtaining victories by any lawful and ethical means necessary. Drawing dismissals of prosecutions -- rather than suffering the granting of prosecution continuance motions -- is an art, as is so much of what is needed to obtain victory in court. As...
