Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Engaging prosecutors is essential for your Virginia criminal attorney to be able to do well. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I recently witnessed the truism of all of this in Fairfax Circuit Court. My client reached a favorable plea deal in a serious felony case...

Several times, I have won Virginia DWI trials by keeping out the preliminary breath test (PBT) results for police hiding/ failure to clearly advise the drunk driving suspect prosecuted under Virginia Code § 18.2-266 that they have the right to refuse the test, or by...

Border risks abound with your cellphone and laptop computers. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have been well aware all times this year that I have driven into and out of Canada, about how I would deal with any decision (which did not materialize) by...

Virginia plea deals are not guaranteed to be a reality merely because a criminal defendant accepts a plea offer. First is the risk that the prosecutor will back out from the deal before a judge accepts the agreement, or that the prosecutor will threaten to walk...

Fear regularly permeates courthouses in Virginia and beyond. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I work with my clients to manage their fears, in large part to have them fully prepared for court, for me to be fully prepared for their defense, for them to know...

Police searches (PCs) for contraband are part of their stock in trade. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I constantly pursue ways to invalidate PCs and the fruits of those searches. One thing that would repeatedly confound me -- at least if not so commonplace --...

Imminent danger [ID] must be present for a person to successfully advance a defense of self defense against an assault prosecutions. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I hear many of my clients and potential clients assert self defense, defense of others and pre-emptive attacks. Even...

Virginia criminalizes drunk driving. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I repeatedly see police and prosecutors of the commonwealth bend over backwards to prove that the defendant was driving and that the drinking behavior preceded driving and attempting to drive. What does this mean for you...

Probation officers in Virginia wield tremendous power. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I experience their power in writing presentence reports for Virginia Circuit Court judges, supervising their probationers, notifying judges of alleged violations of probation, and testifying in court about their probationers. Regardless of how...

Overcovering risk (OR) is an essential part of criminal defense. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I do that by being fully prepared for trial and all other court dates, by fully preparing my clients for court and all other stages of their defense, and by...