Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Fairfax ACAs (Assistant Commonwealth's Attorneys) mean business. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I underline that to my clients, for them not to be lulled into a false sense of security that somehow the chief prosecutor's self-given "progressive" moniker means that all will go okay with...

Nonviolent felons (NF or NF's) have available in Virginia courts an argument that the the Constitution's Second Amendment bars convicting them for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer I know that this argument is preserved by the...

Dropping your Fairfax assault prosecution is not guaranteed, particularly if the complainant / alleged victim does not seek dismissal. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that even when the complainant seeks a dismissal, that is not a foregone conclusion. Calling the police to report...

Anxious jurors are a reality in criminal defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such anxiety can be situational to the jury trial and deliberations themselves, and generalized to a juror's overall life experience. Your Virginia criminal lawyer can make inquiries during voir dire...

Recklessly driving is a superior conviction to a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs under Virginia Code § 18.2-266.  As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I here relate two successes in Fairfax City General District Court in converting two high BAC DUI convictions...

Advocacy with power and tirelessenss is essential for your Virginia defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, again and again the proof is in the pudding with my ability to turn around the prosecutor / assistant commonwealth's attorney and judge in my client's favor. None of...

Stalking prosecutions rear their ugly head all too often. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I slayed not only such a prosecution, but also the parallel protective order trial that followed in the Fairfax courthouse. Acquittals are not a given, and protective order trials are harder...