Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Sex offender reporting of the mandatory sort is what awaits Virginia residents convicted of crimes requiring sex offender registration. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such mandatory reporting includes providing "electronic mail address information, any instant message, chat or other Internet communication name...

Risking bringing marijuana into Virginia or handguns out of the commonwealth brings serious prosecution exposure. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such behavior is common in the Northern Virginia / Capital Beltway region, where one can find himself or herself in a different...

Federal court DUI and misdemeanor defense is different from Virginia state court misdemeanor defense in several ways, including that federal court does not provide the option for a new trial on appeal, unlike the Virginia state system that entitles a defendant to a new trial...

Federal DWI charges are common in Northern Virginia, and require a different set of laws and procedures than is involved in Virginia General District Court and Circuit Court. As a Virginia DUI lawyer, I have defended many such cases over the years, with the DUI...

Refusing pre-arrest breath testing in a Virginia DUI investigation is wise when one has consumed any alcohol, as this is a voluntary test and the testing can be even more inaccurate than the already-inaccurate Intox EC/IR II breath testing machine that is used post-arrest for...

False reporting of a crime to police is a crime in itself. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such reporting is all too common, and too much of my clients suffer from such lies. Unfortunately, it is not paranoia for us to keep...

Clothed children do not automatically preclude a child pornography conviction. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I know that this analysis starts with whether the image depicts a nude child or else a clothed child with a nude adult. Dustin Allan Ele, Sr., learned that...

Obstruction of justice is among the least desirable Virginia Class 1 misdemeanor to be convicted of, versus the less serious-sounding crimes of disorderly conduct or trespassing. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that charges of obstruction of justice and disorderly conduct can be catch-all...

Habitual drunkard laws are found in the Virginia Code and in federal immigration law. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I am delighted that a deeply divided United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit this week invalidated Virginia's habitual drunkard law as unconstitutional. Manning,...

Appearing in criminal court alone can be dicey depending on the circumstances. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that defendants often want to give themselves time to find and pay for a lawyer, but they also need to know the risks of entering the...