Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

“You do not care about me or my case! I am going to get another criminal defense lawyer!” The foregoing question is a crossroads statement. A defensive and indignant lawyer might reply: “You ingrate!  I have been working my fingers to the bone for you, even...

All my clients are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. However, that does not mean that all my clients come to me with clean hands. Behind the seemingly picture-perfect lives of plenty of people who seem to have reached many...

“That was nice of the prosecutor,” replied a colleague — a criminal defense lawyer whom I respect very much — after I told him that during his direct examination of a police officer, a Virginia prosecutor strolled over to the defense table to show me...

Thanks to my colleague who posted this fascinating 2000 interview with Jimmy Carter’s first drug czar, Peter Bourne, who claims: – With Reagan came a major federal law shift — supported by people at the DEA — from heavily focusing on treatment for illegal drugs...

When police, law enforcement, or a government agency issue you a subpoena for documents or other tangible evidence, it is wisest to consult with a qualified lawyer well in advance of the subpoena’s evidence production deadline. A qualified lawyer will help determine whether you are...

Arrogance afflicts all but a handful of people. In the criminal courtroom, prosecutors are at risk of all the more arrogance because of their privilege, power, and excessive deference they receive from too many judges and other courthouse personnel. I still remember the day around...

Last April, the Supreme Court generally limited blood draws of criminal suspects to those obtained by consent of the suspect or by a valid search warrant, absent exigent circumstances. Missouri v. McNeely, 133 S.Ct. 1552 (2013). Criminal defense lawyers need to challenge all three with...

Few battles and wars are won singlehandedly. An exception is the fictitious ronin

I loved my first tie-dye shirt. I wore it proudly at my summer day camp and beyond during the 1971 summer before third grade. I guess I had not read the t-shirt closely enough before, in response to my annoying a camp counselor about his...

Criminal defense work does not suit just anyone. Those who thrive on being part of the “in-crowd” since high school on up, right to college fraternities and to country clubs, might feel like fish out of water doing criminal defense. Former prosecutors, former cops, and...