Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

A criminal defense lawyer’s criminal defense lawyer, showing lawyers the powerful path to humanizing our clients, through storytelling, kindness to all, summoning our inner magic, and a reminder that “reality is no obstacle.” When I started practicing criminal defense over fifteen years ago, a repeated theme...

Here is a recent example of the necessity for fully preparing well in advance for trial, for being fearless about proceeding to trial, and for using time as a commodity in negotiations. This approach is needed for all trials, both large and smaller; the following example...

At a bench trial several years ago, a judge emphatically confirmed how much reliance he puts on witnesses who emphatically and — seemingly credibly — state “that’s the one” who committed the crime. Such an assertion flies in the face of the Supreme Court’s logical...

Field sobrity tests (FST’s) for drunk driving stops are junk science. Administration of the FST’s are often preceded by the following alleged circumstances, as often parroted back in police report LawEnforcement-ese: “Upon approaching the subject, I immediately detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on the subject’s...

Here is an article about the powerful effect psychodrama can have on lawyers and on their ability to persuade; thanks to TalkLeft for covering this article. This article covers a training session by Don Clarkson, who is my favorite psychodramatist and an amazing psychological counselor...

This follows up on my November 27 blog entry on child pornography defense, with more ideas about defending such cases: On November 30, I updated my original November 27 blog entry with further information about 18 USCS § 3509(m), which became law the middle of...

Child pornography prosecutions have been rampant for many years, both for possession and distribution of child pornography, and for alleged violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2257 record keeping provisions. The United States Supreme Court generally limits child pornography prosecutions to images of actual minors, rather...