Criminal Defense

Teaming up with the right Virginia criminal defense lawyer is one of the most important choices you can make when accused of a Virginia DUI, misdemeanor or felony offense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know how important this decision is and how valuable it...

Consult with a qualified lawyer before your first date in court for a Virginia DUI or criminal prosecution. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that you likely will thank yourself for doing so. Even for lawyers practicing in neighboring jurisdictions, written and customary practices...

Battling fully is an essential part of pursuing the best defense in Virginia criminal court and any court. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer and martial arts practitioner, I know that this does not men exercising full force when only less force is needed (and using...

Consensual nudity and sex among consenting adults is only by consent when truly by consent. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that by itself, such activity is not consent for one of the participants to film nor photograph the other person(s) -- nor the...

Rule on witness violations can put at risk the fairness of a Virginia criminal defendant's trial or hearing. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I routinely ask the judge to invoke this rule, which bars the prosecutor's and defendant's witnesses from being present in the courtroom...

Criminal defendants' friends are their defense lawyers. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the benefits of the wave of self-styled progressive prosecutors taking office in the four largest Northern Virginia counties in January 2020 -- to the extent they actually walk that talk, but...

Virginia misdemeanor defense is serious business. Yes, as a Fairfax criminal lawyer I know that misdemeanors are less serious than felonies, but they are still crimes when committed, and a conviction for such crimes as theft, assault, drugs, and sometimes even DUI can haunt the...

Fairfax criminal defendants for a year have experienced going to court for most non-Virginia DUI misdemeanor prosecutions to see no prosecutor involved in their case. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that Virginia law does not require prosecutors to be involved in adult misdemeanor...

Refusing police searches often makes the difference between winning and losing against a Virginia felony, misdemeanor and DUI prosecution. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, repeatedly I hear my clients who consent to police searches say that the police were going to find the contraband or...

Virginia bail hearing victories can be exhilarating. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that getting released from jail pending trial for a Virginia DUI, felony or misdemeanor prosecution can be the only assurance that the criminal defendant will not lose his job, home, and...