Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

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...

Virginia drug law is overly harsh and too merciless. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know not only the damage done to Virginia criminal defendants by the decades-long drug wars, but also the excessive cost to our tax dollars and government budgets, and how the...

Shooting while others do the same risks a Virginia murder conviction if someone gets killed in the process. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that this concept is called being a principal in the second degree. The Virginia Model Jury Instructions in that regard...

SCRAM alcohol monitoring (SAM) is an option for Virginia DUI defendants, both to assist with negotiations and any sentencing (and s0metimes to obtain pretrial release) if the defendant has prior DWI conviction(s), and for seeking unlimited time and place limitations on restricted driving after a...

Drug prosecutions are widespread in Virginia, and curfews give police easier pickings of criminal suspects. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that various jurisdictions impose curfews, even though curfews seriously harm our civil liberties. The curfews give police a green light to make additional...