Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Fairfax preliminary hearings (PHs) for decades have been scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. and end 4:00 p.m. on Mondays through Wednesdays. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I believe there must be a better way than to pack in scores of cases into such a...

Probation violation (PV) hearings often feel like having hot needles stuck in a Virginia criminal defendant's eyes. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have successfully defended hundreds of people accused of PVs, including successes in arguing failure to prove the alleged violation, narrowing down the...

Dry reckless (DR) dispositions (under Virginia Code § 46.2-852 are not nearly as common as wet reckless (carrying a suspended driving period up to six months (with restricted driving privileges) and mandating completion of VASAP  / Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program for settling Virginia DWI prosecutions alleging...

Codefendants and their lawyers can make your life a living hell. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that once your alleged coconspirator or codefendant is arrested, the situation by then becomes every person for himself, through possible snitching, sometimes lying, and often not having...

DWI evidence can be plentiful in some prosecutions. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer I know that you do not want your own words to police to boomerang back to whack you i the but. If you are reading this article before interacting with the police,...

Fairfax bench changes (in the Fairfax County Circuit Court, General District Court, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court) and  are coming with the arrival of six new judges (filling six upcoming vacancies), with four of them having substantial criminal defense experience, including two former...

Eaten alive must never happen to a Virginia criminal defendant. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that many Virginia assistant commonwealth's attorneys / prosecutors and also police engage in gamesmanship, psychological warfare, and heartlessness. My son one day pointed out on the trail a...

Impressing your judge with your post-Virginia DWI arrest self improvement steps -- when prosecuted for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs in violation of Virginia Code § 18.2-266 -- can make a critical difference in your case. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I routinely...

DWI victory -- and any criminal trial win -- can only follow a not guilty / innocent plea. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that this concept is at once a truism but also hard for at least a handful defendants to choose, at...

Merciless defense- Fairfax criminal lawyer knows that as the only way to go Merciless defense is essential in Virginia court. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that from experience. It is okay for your Virginia criminal defense lawyer to be cordial with your assistant...