Jon Katz’s victories

Adhering to persuasive dealing is a bedrock of good negotiating for the defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I experienced that truism once again when recently ending an impasse in negotiating a DUI case involving a prosecution under Virginia Code § 18.2-266, where the prosecutor...

Prosecution witness (PW) absence will happen from time to time in Virginia court. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that this does not automatically translate into a permanent dismissal, denial of a prosecution continuance, nor absence of a prosecutor recharge if the case gets...

Assault dismissal -- or else acquittal -- is the ultimate goal when charged with this alleged Virginia crime. I have gotten Fairfax assault cases and such cases in other jurisdictions acquitted, dismissed on the trial date (whether by agreement with the prosecutor or under the...

Overcovering risk (OR) is an essential part of criminal defense. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I do that by being fully prepared for trial and all other court dates, by fully preparing my clients for court and all other stages of their defense, and by...

Twice the 0.08 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) testing already risks a mandatory minimum five days in jail in Virginia if convicted of such a BAC. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I recently achieved a wet reckless driving disposition in Fairfax County General District Court that...

Fairfax victory against DWI prosecutions -- and winning anywhere against prosecutions -- requires a full follow through by you and your attorney. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, when pursuing my clients' best defense against Virginia prosecutions, I am reminded of how my tennis teachers often...

Northern Virginia DWI defense is not monolithic. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know this to be true in terms of each Virginia county or city prosecutor's office and each line prosecutor, who usually has a wide degree of discretion for negotiating case settlements /...

Overcover risk in defending in against your Virginia DWI prosecution. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I repeatedly tell clients never to expect as a given that a favorable plea deal will be reached nor that the judge and jury will be favorably disposed to the...

Possibilities abound in your Fairfax DUI defense and Virginia criminal defense. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I have many times heard my clients tell me about other attorneys who have told them how tough are their cases, only for me to achieve great results for...

Fairfax DUI prosecution defense calls for a full court press. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, recently I obtained two great results against such prosecutions, those being converting a DWI prosecution to the lowest category of infraction with a high fine, and converting a DWI 0.24...