Criminal Defense

Operating a car that contains drugs, concealed weapons (other than with a concealed carry permit or in a closed container), stolen property, and other contraband risks your being arrested, prosecuted, and even convicted for those items, even if you did not know they were present....

Warrantless searches (WS's) of people are so commonplace that it is important to underline that probable cause alone does not justify a warrantless search of the person's body and clothing without an accompanying arrest. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I read with satisfaction this week's...

Secrets (S's) are not needed for a great Virginia criminal lawyer to obtain victory in court. Or are they? As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that there are no S's to how to execute the approaches and moves for obtaining great court results. Then...

Virginia criminalized speech laws are several. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the appellate courts afford less -- if any, in some instances -- First Amendment free expression protection to such criminalized speech and expression as as obscenity, child pornography, death threats and...

Fairfax probation conditions -- as with the rest of Virginia - - may not ban internet access other than what is allowed by one's probation agent. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I understand sentencing judges' temptation to rely no the seeming expertise and regular contact...

Vehicle contraband searches are viewed by plenty of police as being almost as worthwhile as bear waiting to eat spawning salmon swimming upstream. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the reason that police so often do not issue traffic infraction citations for people...

Fairfax District Court (FDC) judges -- and all judges -- know the fully finite personnel and other resources available to adjudicate not only felony and misdemeanor cases, but also the slew of traffic infractions and civil cases that annually come to the courthouse. As a...

Wagging tongues abound around criminal defendants like vultures around a dying cow. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such behavior can take the form of arrestees trying to dig themselves out of long prison sentences by setting up drug dealers to sell to...

Gladiator fighting was at once among the lowest level that any humans could have reached, but also excellently inspires me in pursuing the best defense for my Virginia DUI, felony and misdemeanor court clients. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I learned early on to delight...

Court readiness is crucial for you and your lawyer. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I make clear to my clients that their trial date is the time to fight, and that virtually all preparation should be addressed before their court date. This applies to even...