Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

When should you hire your Virginia DWI lawyer or any criminal defense attorney? As a Fairfax DUI lawyer  (FD lawyer), I know that the better question is how soon should you start looking for a lawyer. Once you get arrested for a Virginia DUI charge,...

Trial lawyers -- good ones -- are essential for Virginia criminal and DUI defendants, not only in the event that settlement negotiations do not go your way, but also as the needed threat to persuade prosecutors to come as close as possible to your preferred...

Fairfax DUI success FDS does not come from wishful thinking, but by keeping one's nose to the grindstone, by obtaining the best possible Virginia DWI lawyer for you, and by working closely as a team with your attorney. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, in the...

Seriousness is the way to go for your Virginia criminal defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the value of humor and engagement with persuasion, but always integrated with -- and never at the expense of -- approaching your defense seriously. This calls for...

Source code (SC) and all breathalyzer technology needs to be made available to the defense in Virginia and all DWI prosecutions. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I tell you that this is not the situation, which makes it all the more critical for you to...

Racial disparities in police treatment of suspects have come to the glaring forefront in a remarkable dismissal of a federal felony prosecution in Virginia. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I repeat what Virginia federal trial judge John A. Gibney, Jr., said this past week: "Black...

Presumption of no alcohol intoxication is critical to argue when your Virginia post-arrest blood alcohol concentration (BAC) reads at 0.05 or less. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I read with interest a recent unpublished Virginia Court of Appeals opinion that affirms a DWI conviction with...

Tainted identification (TI) can take place in your criminal investigation and prosecution for a whole host of alleged crimes, including sexual assault, burglary and robbery. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that your Virginia defense attorney needs to look into whether the identification of...

DWI motion power can be significant. Whether or not this was mere coincidence, recently within hours of my filing a motion to suppress evidence in a DUI case, the prosecutor emailed me offering to amend the charge to improper driving -- which is the lowest...

Fairfax satellite courts handle a limited portion of misdemeanor cases in this county, when a Fairfax City, Herndon or Vienna police officer arrests or otherwise charges the defendant in their respective city or town. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, when my client has been arrested...