Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Virginia DUI reckless driving -- often known as wet reckless -- is frequently the negotiating goal of defendants who recognize a good chance that they will lose at trial for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, I am...

Police demanding honesty riddles bodycamera footage produced in discovery by the Fairfax prosecutor's office and beyond. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I repeatedly hear police urge "Be honest" when seeking admissions from criminal suspects. More recently, a Virginia police video that I reviewed showed a...

Police credibility is not guaranteed. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know it is vital to make sure judges and jurors know the same. Yes, it is convenient timewise for a judge to treat police testimony as credible unless clearly shown otherwise. However, judicial oaths...

Listening closely and deeply by attorneys to Virginia DWI and criminal defendants is essential. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know how important it is for me from the outset to fully engage with my clients, for fully and deeply listen to them, and to...

Fairfax assault defense is not an abstract concept. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I know the very real aspects of alleged and actual assaults, and about defending them. While I was in the Fairfax courthouse  earlier this week defending a client charged with felony counts,...

Virginia battery law -- also known as assault law -- gives the least anxiety to a criminal defendant by their having avoided physical confrontation in the first place. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that once a person is a Virginia assault defendant, a...

Virginia watered down DWI law no picnic,The lost driving privileges and IID and any other restricted driving privileges that get a person convicted under the Virginia DUI law or with a wet reckless settlement are among the reasons for a defendant charged with driving under...

Fairfax mandatory minimum jail time is not a foregone conclusion when you hire the right Virginia DUI lawyer and fight like hell against a conviction, and alternatively also pursue a favorable case settlement. As a Fairfax DUI defense lawyer, today I present a case in...

Shooting incidents by juveniles get coupled with questions of motive (if the incident happened), why the child had access to a firearm, and whether the shooter is too young to merit being prosecuted in the first place. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that...

Expungability of one's prosecuted accusations is on the minds of a vast number of my clients. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that acquittals, unconditional dismissals and other victories are great in court, criminal defendants are looking at the larger picture of how their...