Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Fairfax DWI prosecutions under Virginia Code § 18.2-266 are among the most serious misdemeanors that can be charged in the commonwealth. A substantial percentage of my law practice is devoted to work as a Fairfax DUI lawyer, having successfully defended hundreds of DWI defendants, and showing...

Fairfax felony defense needs to be as fully defended today as before the county's self-described progressive chief prosecutor took office over two years ago. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know this to be so not only from common sense but also from my experience...

Female toplessness is prosecutable in Virginia, but can be defended at the very least on claims that the display is non-obscene. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I was interviewed on this topic by Newsy Television, which broadcast this segment on August 23, 2022, which can...

Fairfax cop calls to suspects are common. Many of my Virginia criminal defendant clients for drug and other cases tell me that they gave the police their phone number and that the law enforcement officer followed up with them by phone. Savvy police know that...

Virginia object sexual penetration and other felony sex crime convictions risk prison sentences so long as to theoretically be a deterrent to many people. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that even consensual sexual activity risks claims of rape and other sexual assault, with that...

Timely hiring  your Fairfax criminal lawyer is a critical part of your defense. The prosecutor's office will be active in your case not long after you are arrested, if even that late, and you do not want to be going alone against a prosecutor. Even...

Fairfax ruling this month from the Circuit Court allows the presence of a comfort / facility dog with a testifying sexual assault complainant, after reviewing Virginia's very liberal law allowing such dogs for both sides' witnesses, and reviewing the state of the law in several...

Virginia probation supervision invites more risks of probation violation charges and convictions therefor, than when on unsupervised probation. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I talk to my clients about how seriously probation conditions must be taken when probation is a part of their sentencing. Probation...

Proximity to contraband is the last situation you want to be in. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know how unfair are applicable Virginia and federal appellate caselaw that allows contraband convictions for being within arms reach of unlawful drugs, unlawfully present weapons, and other...

Inspired Virginia DUI defense and criminal defense is the only way to go. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, I know the aw sh*t initial reaction I sometimes have when learning the allegations against my client. Then, I snap myself out of it and remember all...