Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

When my client and I leave the courtroom with delight over a criminal case acquittal or unconditional dismissal, the conversation ultimately turns to my client's option to file for filing an application to expunge the case record.

When police obtain your cellphone number or cellphone in your role as an arrestee or suspect, call a lawyer.

On September 22, 2016, the Virginia Supreme Court recounted a horror story of Minh Duy Du's committing statutory rape against his 13 year old half sister, and then using a baseball bat to bash the heads of his father and stepmother -- who tried to...

Unnecessary sweat and worse can be caused by waiting until the last date to meet a court's filing deadline, whether that be for filing a motion, a reply to an opponent's filing, an appeal notice, an appellate brief, or any other court document.

Now more than ever, criminal defense lawyers should be getting up to speed on relevant immigration law and in building teamwork with qualified immigration lawyers for relevant advice.

The Virginia prosecutor has the burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant unreasonably refused to submit to a breath or blood alcohol test; the defendant does not need to prove s/he reasonably refused (although having a good reason to refuse can help...

Alcohol and guns do not mix. Inside defendant/appellant Marvin Hines's home, Wayne Hudson -- drunk since the previous afternoon -- was in "the heat of this out-of-control temper tantrum," while having a gun in his hand. Hines walked away to obtain Hines's own handgun and...

Merely because other criminal defense lawyers represent the accused, does not mean they always have the best interests in mind for other criminal defendants. For instance, when co-defendants are charged with serious felony counts, the situation often looks like every man for himself as defendants...

Incarceration for those convicted of certain sex offenses does not automatically end at the expiration of the prison sentence. The law governing federal proceedings, Virginia, and other states enables the respective governments to seek continued incarceration of such convicts under so-called "civil commitment" laws.

For DWI cases, I want the incident video if it exists. For all other criminal cases, I want the incident video unless I should first explore further with my client whether seeking the video will be the only reason that the prosecutor will himself or...