Jon Katz’s victories

Fairfax DUI success FDS does not come from wishful thinking, but by keeping one's nose to the grindstone, by obtaining the best possible Virginia DWI lawyer for you, and by working closely as a team with your attorney. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, in the...

DWI motion power can be significant. Whether or not this was mere coincidence, recently within hours of my filing a motion to suppress evidence in a DUI case, the prosecutor emailed me offering to amend the charge to improper driving -- which is the lowest...

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...

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...

DWI prosecution deadlines -- and all Virginia criminal law deadlines -- are critical for your lawyer to know. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that one year from the incident date is the deadline for filing a prosecution for a Virginia misdemeanor DWI charge...

Persistence in Virginia DWI plea negotiations can sometimes yield big payoffs when the persistence comes with a roadmap, and is not about repetition nor (worse) betting.  As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I used such persistence recently in obtaining a spectacular negotiating result of two wet...

Imprisonment and jailing are a real risk in any Virginia jurisdiction if convicted of exceeding of DWI with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) exceeding 0.30. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I recently avoided even a minute in jail for my client whose Intox EC/IR II...

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...

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,...

Aim for great results in your Virginia DWI defense, not merely passable results. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I repeatedly see the beneficial results from such an approach, including when I pursued that path this week to get two DWI prosecutions converted to wet reckless...