Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

DWI prosecution deadlines -- and all Virginia criminal law deadlines -- are critical for your lawyer to know. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that one year from the incident date is the deadline for filing a prosecution for a Virginia misdemeanor DWI charge...

Two convictions for one handgun are of course less desirable than only one. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the Constitution's Fifth Amendment bars being convicted twice for the same offense. However, the Virginia Court of Appeals allows for more than one conviction...

Thanksgiving DWI arrests are bound to be at a higher rate than such detentions for most other weekends for alleged violations of Virginia's law against driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under Virginia Code § 18.2-266. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that the...

Police testimony (PT) is common in most criminal trials. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that PT can run from the sloppy and inept to polished and dangerous. Does your Virginia criminal defense lawyer know how to cross examine and control an otherwise dangerous...

Four Northern Virginia commonwealth's attorneys / chief prosecutors started office nearly four years ago on progressive prosecution (PP)  platforms. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that claims of progressiveness only help Virginia criminal defendants when put into action, and that we criminal defense lawyers...

DFS scientists (DSs) are to be approached with defense-relevant questions by Virginia DUI lawyers, and not feared, in defending against prosecutions for alleged violation of the Virginia law against driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs under Virginia Code § 18.2-266. As a Fairfax DWI...

Fight any Virginia protective order / no contact / stay away petition notice you receive. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that even when protective order proceedings are technically civil without a prosecutor, that the violation of an issued protective order -- whether filed...

Consequences of Virginia guilty / no contest pleas – Fairfax criminal lawyer on sentencing Consequences of Virginia guilty and no contest pleas are serious. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such a plea bypasses a trial, leads to a conviction, and results in...

Blood DWI challenges are essential for your lawyer to be able to make timely and effectively when you are a Virginia DUI defendant, and your blood has been drawn and analyzed after driving for determining your blood alcohol concentration (BAC). As a Fairfax DUI lawyer...

Fairfax expungement motions --and all Virginia expungement motions -- are not guaranteed to win, but are ordinarily worth filing if you are eligible for and want such relief. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that my colleagues and I were not thrilled with a...