Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Prostitution stings (PSs) used to be common in Fairfax, where I am headquartered, but I have not heard of such stings in Northern Virginia during the terms of the self-styled progressive commonwealth's attorneys who won election nearly four years ago in  court counties in this...

Overcoming any plea negotiation impasse requires being constantly trial ready and persevering with settlement talks. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I experienced a settlement breakthrough to a reckless driving disposition -- under Virginia Code § 46.2-852 -- by following that approach and by making clear to my...

Recharge risks exist to varying degrees if your Virginia prosecution is dismissed without prejudice (also known as nolle prosequi). As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that a non-prejudicial dismissal of a Virginia felony charge implicates no deadlines for a prosecutor to renew the case, because...

Plastic guns and ghost guns are important areas of the law for you to know about. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I believe in robust protections for Second Amendment / weapons / firearm / handgun rights, not only because doing otherwise expands our already overgrown...

Fairfax expungement practice got a wakeup call this week, when Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David Oblon determined in a detailed written opinion that wet reckless driving convictions amended from an original Virginia DUI prosecution are generally not eligible for expungement. W.H.D. v. Commonwealth of...

Mental health (MH) issues are no longer the scarlet letter that was able to cause more harm than now to people's careers and reputations decades ago. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have dealt with hundreds of clients with MH issues running from ADHD to...

Prosecutors acting badly is a more common phenomenon than you might think, and such action can even be the kind that is within legal and ethical guidelines but still reprehensible. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such prosecutorial trespasses can arise from such...

Virginia DWI dealing is not a science but an art, that needs to be backed up by full trial readiness. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I proceed to every settlement / plea negotiation with that approach. This trial readiness is necessary in and of itself,...

Alcohol dependency is a substantial focus of substance abuse professionals involved in drinking and driving prosecutions under Virginia Code § 18.2-266. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, When I look to my own past consumption of beer, wine and alcohol, I see that a non-alcoholic is capable...

Virginia courthouse chaos is a common perception that can be reversed, at lease if you have the right attorney. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the courthouse can seem to be a sea of people and activity to a criminal defendant visiting for...