Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Fairfax criminal case defense cost -- and the cost for all Virginia DUI and criminal defense -- is an important concern of all people accused in criminal court. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I repeatedly meet with potential clients who are aware that their lawyer's...

Virginia police uniforms are worn by people who have their own agenda, which does not automatically align with the interests of criminal suspects and defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know how overly simplistic my elementary school principal was being when introducing a police...

A Fairfax felon appeal brings front and center the risks that Virginia criminal defendants face that the trial judge will let the jury know about their alleged prior bad acts. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I tell my clients of this risk. Read below about...

Virginia false criminal negotiating barriers frequently arise with prosecutors who talk about "office policy" and criminal defense lawyers who harp about barriers to dealing with a particular commonwealth's attorney's office about particular kinds of prosecutions. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, numerous times I have heard...

Virginia self defense arguments against assault prosecutions are not assured victory. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that on top of that, presenting a self defense argument ordinarily makes it essential for the Virginia criminal defendant to waive his or her right to remain...

Fairfax judicial responses -- and a judge's response in any Virginia county for that matter -- sometimes will not approve a negotiated settlement / plea deal reached between a Virginia criminal lawyer and an assistant commonwealth's attorney. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that...

Fairfax prosecution reforms were recently listed here on the chief county commonwealth attorney's social media page. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have repeatedly said that the current Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office is overall more beneficial to criminal defendants than with the prior two...

Engage, entertain and emote is my watchword in negotiating for settlement agreements with Virginia prosecutors. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I take a page from Sun Tzu's admonition to keep the opponent "constantly engaged; hold out specious allurements, and make them rush to any given...

Virginia controlled substance prosecutions are part of the the failed drug war that wounds and destroys lives in its path. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have successfully defended hundreds of drug defendants over the years. Drug defense is an opportunity to stand up for...

Virginia DUI defending calls for a comprehensively skilled defense. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, I see last week's Virginia Court of Appeals affirmance of a DUI conviction as a good place to re-address some issues that commonly face a Virginia DUI defense lawyer. The case...