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Challenges versus problems in Virginia criminal court
In many ways, my Fairfax criminal defense lawyer blog is a tool for my self exploration and self development, and to remind myself of the best ways to get and stay on the right path. If I do not write down and crystallize my key...
Negotiating from the Getting to Yes Approach
Soon after starting college, I sat transfixed as Roger Fisher gave a talk about negotiating on goals versus positions, in any conflict from global to local to litigation. It all makes sense, but many prosecutors seem not to have heard of such an approach to...
Winning in the absence of a breath technician
When a criminal defendant’s trial date continuance motion is denied, s/he ordinarily must proceed to trial on that date, or resolve the case by settlement negotiations. When a Virginia prosecutor is unable to obtain a trial date continuance, s/he can move the court to enter...
The difference between handling flung dung in the battlefield versus from behind the keyboard
Deepak Chopra once replied to a barb that he is full of dung: “But shit recycles as life !” Without taking away from Dr. Chopra my praise for his reply, he replied from the distance of space and time from the Twitter attacker. Dr. Chopra’s...
SCOTUS erodes Fourth Amendment by giving too much credence to 911 callers
No matter how non-plussed, at best, that I am overall about President Obama, his two Republican opponents doubtlessly would have placed much bigger threats on the federal bench than Obama would ever nominate. On April22, 2014, the dangers of Ronald Reagan’s, George Bush I’s and...
Engaging with clients in the place where they are, even if on a roller coaster
One of my favorite clients and I were debriefing about his case, and talking and joking a lot just as regular people — not as lawyer to client — in a courthouse conference room, after we scheduled the next proceeding in his case. This man...
When Your Ideal Judge Disappoints
Depending on the judge I get for my case, my response runs from hoping I have misread the judicial assignment to figuring the judge is better than some and worse than others to raising my hands in joy to the sky. When one of the...
Some days are like removing the donut weight from a baseball bat
My clients usually ask me what their chances are in court. This is not merely to satisfy natural anticipation, but also to have plans in place in case they are convicted, and depending on the type of conviction and sentence. I do my best to...
Nothing beats giving clients my full time and attention, with no barriers
For my criminal defense clients, I am here to help them get back to harmony and balance from the imbalanced situation of their prosecution. My clients manage this imbalance in ways, ranging from equanimity, to trying to submerge their concerns, to sleeplessness, to often starting...
The importance of being tough as nails along with being compassionate
Not long after I posted yesterday’s blog entry on the persuasive power of treating the battlefield as a playground, I benefitted again from keeping those principles in mind when maintaining equanimity when an unanticipated arrow was sent my way, disintegrating the arrow into a spot of...