Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Caregivers should think twice before agreeing to be entrusted with minors. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know this by simply considering the following Virginia statute: "Any parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of a child under the age of 18 whose...

Alternative incarceration ("AI") is an important consideration for those likely to receive active jail time for a conviction. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that this is a critical subject to discuss with criminal defense clients. Of course it is essential for the criminal...

Revoking probation is risked by Virginia probationers when the judge has reasonable cause to do so. Va. Code § 19.2-306; Whitehead v. Commonwealth, 278 Va. 105, 677 S.E.2d 265 (2009), modified, 684 S.E.2d 577 (2009). As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I make clear to my...

Unrattled courthouse combat is the only way to proceed, underlines Fairfax criminal lawyer Unrattled battling truly is the only way to for the criminal defense side to approach the courthouse and courtroom. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have repeatedly experienced the essential truism of...

Cracks are irreversible in the teflon approach with which many people have viewed the police, in many ways arising from the many police abuses that have drawn widespread public and media attention over the last few years. These cracks are important to reversing our overly...

Mandatory minimum sentencing can bite a criminal defendant in the butt with a variety of subsequent convictions, including for repeat DWI, theft and drug convictions. As a Virginia DUI lawyer, I know that the notion that many people have about juvenile criminal court guilty findings...

Embezzling is a scarlet letter theft crime which, if convicted, is a smear on the defendant's reputation. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know how critical it is for the defense to find every possible way to dismantle embezzlement and other prosecutions. Virginia's embezzling statute...

Roadblocks are all too common with police. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that police roadblocks and so-called safety checkpoints are established for such purported reasons as traffic safety (for instance with sobriety checkpoints and seatbelt checkpoints), border patrol, and seeking fleeing criminal suspects....

Incoming new head prosecutors will start their terms in January 2020 in Fairfax County and Arlington County, and possibly even in Loudoun County. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that each such county that gets a Democratic commonwealth's attorney will experience a prosecutorial sea...