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Fairfax Cases Without Prosecutors – Virginia Criminal Lawyer on Discovery

August 21, 2020

Fairfax cases do not all have prosecutors assigned for misdemeanor cases, as explained here. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I need to obtain the discovery evidence to which the law entitles me, regardless of whether a prosecutor will handle the case or not. Virginia misdemeanor...

Fairfax Judges on Systemic Racism – Criminal Lawyer Jon Katz Weighs In

August 21, 2020

Fairfax judges this month via a unanimous Circuit Court issued a plan against systemic racism in the county's judicial system. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I am heartened with this step forward that adds to positive steps for criminal defendants expected in this month's special...

Reckless driving not proven by only a collision says Fairfax criminal lawyer

August 16, 2020

Reckless driving is a Virginia Class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia, carrying up to one year in jail, a fine up to $2500, and up to six months suspended driving. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I know that Virginia's reckless law is not proven merely by...

Beware convictions for nearby contraband warns Fairfax criminal lawyer

August 10, 2020

Beware what happens when police find contraband in the automobile in which you are in the driver's or passenger's seat. As a Fairfax criminal defense lawyer, I know that too many Virginia police and prosecutors will pursue a prosecution of everyone in the car, leaving...

Resisting Arrest in Virginia needs more than Disregarding Police Commands

August 7, 2020

Resisting arrest law risks excessive police use for charging unruly criminal defendants, as do charges of disorderly conduct and felony assault on law enforcement. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have my eyes keenly attendant to that reality when defending each client charged with such...

Case Result Without a Fairfax Prosecutor – Criminal Lawyer Jon Katz Weighs In

August 1, 2020

Case outcomes for criminal defendants can improve overall when Fairfax prosecutors bow out of most misdemeanor matters. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I recently experienced such benefit. Although a prosecutor can be more reliable for producing discovery in conformity with Virginia Rule 7C:5 and Brady v....

Challenge all police searches says Fairfax criminal lawyer

July 31, 2020

Challenge police searches if the search leads to your being prosecuted. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I know that the Exclusionary Rule of the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment will sometimes yield the suppression of the evidence seized by police. Aaron Emile McArthur is a recent beneficiary...

Coaching as Part of My Work as a Criminal Defense Lawyer

July 24, 2020

Coaching has perhaps become an overused phrase by those offering that category of professional services. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I view lawyer counseling not as Chris Farley's cracking us up as the man in the van down by the river. Instead, I know that...

Challenges with Fairfax Prosecutors Limiting the Misdemeanors they Handle

July 23, 2020

Challenges abound with the Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office's recently-announced shift to only prosecute a limited universe of misdemeanor cases. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that this change is a double-edged sword, both providing opportunities and hurdles to the defense. On the one...

Child sexual offense trial in VA permits jury to know prior sex convictions

July 18, 2020

Child sexual offense prosecutions involve particularly damning accusations. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that additionally the prosecution in its case in chief may attempt to inform the jury of the defendant's conviction of another sexual offense.. Va. Code § 18.2-67.7:1.; Va. S. Ct. R....

Mr Jon is an example of what an ideal attorney should be. He handled my case with professionalism

I was going through such a tough time with my case and did not want to have to worry about all the legal details involved with it. I had legal attorneys in the past who did not listen to my concerns or have the patience to deal with all the intricacies of what I was going through. Jon from the Fairfax County court helped me through all of it. Not only did he listen, he cared. He made sure to provide everything I needed whilst going through such a stressful time. I believed it would take so much longer due to the complexity of my case, but he managed to close the case in the span of 2 days. I thank him for getting to the end of the case in such a timely manner. I highly recommend him as your legal attorney.

Anon.
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He runs a meticulous outfit, and his support staff was excellent.

FAIRFAX CRIMINAL LAWYER I met Jon two days ago. He had started driving from Fairfax at six in the morning – crossing nearly the entire state to defend me in a small town that looked like it was frozen in the nineteen-forties.

The town looked like a set for Mississippi Burning. There were some beautiful buildings – but it also seemed menacing. I had been charged in this small town, and had spent months trying to arrange an adequate legal defense – from my home in Miami.

When I was first charged, I was overwhelmed by the situation. I then did what you are doing now: looked thru online reviews for the best lawyer for my case. Jon fit the bill so I called him. Since then, it has been several weeks of intense back and forth with him. He runs a meticulous outfit, and his support staff was excellent. They worked very hard to collect and compile all the useful documents. Everything worked. No mistakes.

I had multiple phone conversations with Jon, but, because of the long distance, had not met him in person. The court date was two days ago. I had arranged to meet Jon in a diner a few blocks from the courthouse. Before Jon arrived, I was in pretty bad shape. I had made a series of stupid mistakes, which had led to the charges, and I understood that, if things didn’t break my way – I was facing serious prison time. Jon walked into the diner, and sat down across from me. He has more than a passing resemblance to Bobby Kennedy. He also has something rare: Star Power. People in the diner, and later in the courthouse, followed him with their eyes. He is a person who immediately meets your eyes, and holds the eye contact. It was like suddenly being in a John Grisham movie, and you are on the side of the angels. Think of it like having Gus Grissom from CSI Las Vegas, sit down across from you at a diner- and he says he can help you. Jon ordered a black coffee and lifted two huge brown paper binders on to the table. He carefully flipped thru pages that he and his staff had organized with tabs. He had all my important defense documents immediately accessible.

Jon and I walked a few blocks to the courthouse. The sky was a steely overcast slate grey. We went thru the security guards with their holstered Glocks. He went thru some heavy doors to talk to the Prosecutor. The court doors then opened and we were directed to approach the bench. The prosecutor was an attractive woman, in a perfectly tailored outfit. She started talking to the Judge and seemed to be advocating FOR ME! I don’t fully understand what happened, but Jon had arranged for the case to be amended downwards, and then an on the spot dismissal with no guilty plea, no conviction, and several thousand dollar fines were reduced to a hundred dollar court cost.

We left the Courthouse – back into the worn brick town. He drove me to my hotel in his vintage sport’s car. I was left standing there outside my hotel on a cold January day in rural Virginia. My life had changed in a matter of hours. Jon had saved my life.

K. H.
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Jon wants the best for his clients and fights hard to that result

What can I say about Jon that hasn’t already been said? The man is a genius. I called him the Mad Scientist because he is going find anything and everything possible to get the best outcome for your situation. The prosecutor tried to play hardball two days before my court date and Jon wasn’t phased at all and replied in kind. The next morning we had a favorable plea offer from the prosecutor. He likes to keep things light and that helps keep your mind off your situation. Jon wants the best for his clients and fights hard to that result. Prosecutors fear him and clients love him, you won’t regret choosing him to defend you.

Eric
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