Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Recently, I saw one of my more favorite misdemeanor court judges on a Monday deny a trial postponement in a domestic assault case to a lawyer who explained that the defendant had just hired him the previous Friday, and the lawyer wanted more time to...

An excellent civil trial lawyer in Chicago prefers to downplay his abilities pretrial so that the opponent will not be prepared for the tidal wave of power that the lawyer will bring to the courtroom. He is not alone. My general approach is not to...

At my best, I march to the beat of my own drummer, neither joining the crowd just to be accepted nor to earn more money, nor shunning the crowd merely to identify as an individual. After returning from my 1986 plum Japan/Hong Kong assignment during my year working...

My Virginia driving while intoxicated clients who refuse to be breath or blood tested for blood alcohol and/or drug content post-arrest, know that a first-time refusal conviction spells one year of no driving at all, with no exceptions. If also convicted of DWI, an additional...

Most of my clients feel disharmony and even distress to one extent or another, some to the point that they obsess daily about their cases. A few are angelic at all times, apparently even when I am not around, understanding that the past has already...

Usually I am in trial court when Supreme Court oral arguments are held. Somehow, ordinarily with trial date continuances, court proceedings ending unexpectedly early, and matters scheduled for the afternoon (leaving me available for morning Supreme Court oral argument), I get a chance to observe at least...

Here in one location are some essential links and documents that my law firm uses to assist our clients: –General information release form. – HIPAA release form. –Sign-in log for attending such self-help groups as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. – Suggestions for taking mouth temperature, for challenging the Intox EC/IR...

Too many criminal court judges and prosecutors see criminal defendants more as numbers than individuals. To treat them as individuals might incline them to allow more time for each case in the face of bursting court dockets, and will make them have to more directly confront...