Criminal Defense

Merciless defense- Fairfax criminal lawyer knows that as the only way to go Merciless defense is essential in Virginia court. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that from experience. It is okay for your Virginia criminal defense lawyer to be cordial with your assistant...

Money often plays a substantial role in negotiating Virginia criminal cases, and with fines, fees and restitution. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that my clients with sufficient assets often prefer spending funds to avoid a conviction, to negotiate reducing their criminal charge to...

Two convictions for one handgun are of course less desirable than only one. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the Constitution's Fifth Amendment bars being convicted twice for the same offense. However, the Virginia Court of Appeals allows for more than one conviction...

Police testimony (PT) is common in most criminal trials. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that PT can run from the sloppy and inept to polished and dangerous. Does your Virginia criminal defense lawyer know how to cross examine and control an otherwise dangerous...

Fight any Virginia protective order / no contact / stay away petition notice you receive. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that even when protective order proceedings are technically civil without a prosecutor, that the violation of an issued protective order -- whether filed...

Consequences of Virginia guilty / no contest pleas – Fairfax criminal lawyer on sentencing Consequences of Virginia guilty and no contest pleas are serious. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such a plea bypasses a trial, leads to a conviction, and results in...

Fairfax judicial schedules in General District Court (GDC) were posted weekly until a few years ago, while Circuit Court judges' names were not as easy to determine in advance other than for the names of the two Friday criminal motions hearing judges, and Juvenile &...

Freeing Virginia criminal and DUI defendants can become tougher to accomplish the more violently serious is the criminal accusation, the more the defendant's criminal records says he has missed court dates (called failure to appear), and the more serious have been the defendant's prior convictions....

Discomfort is a constant companion for many criminal and DUI defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that for each of my  Virginia criminal defense clients who tell me that not a day goes by not losing sleep over their case, many more of...

What if a Fairfax criminal or DUI defendant comes to court on his or her trial date, but no police officer nor other prosecution witnesses appear? As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the answer to that question depends on various factors. At the...