Criminal Defense

Fairfax felony pleas will be rejected by the second Circuit Court judge if the duplicate deal was rejected by the original judge. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I share with you the following announcement in the September 9, 2025, county bar association (FCBA) emailed announcement...

Canines for odor can be Virginia criminal defendants' worst nightmare. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I am beside myself in disappointment that the Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a drug dog search finding methamphetamine and cocaine in the sunglasses compartment of an automobile, even though...

Drug dog sniffs -- and all canine searches (for instance also for weapons and contraband -- need to be challenged by criminal defendants found with contraband as a result of such sniffs. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the federal Supreme Court enunciated...

Scour search warrant applications for arguing the absence of probable cause to permit their issuance. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that winning drug defenses and numerous other defenses often heavily depends on getting the evidence suppressed on Fourth, Fifth or Sixth Amendment Constitutional...

Judicial interference is all too common in too many trials. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I see the risk or actuality of a prosecutor in robes, when judges start asking too many quesitons of witnesses before the jury, coach prosecutors on how to overcome their...

Attempts are not mere preparation, no matter how ugly are the allegations in the proseution. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I thank the Virginia Court of Appeals for making that clear, even in the face of reprehensible allegations that led to an attempted incest conviction,...

Soliciting a firearm purchase is the last thing you wish to do if you are an ineligible convicted felony. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the Virginia Code provides that: "Any person who is ineligible to purchase or otherwise receive or possess a...

Touching others, situations, and ourselves can yield great benefits, but not always without the pain, discomfort and roller coaster rides that can come with fully discovering and knowing ourselves and others. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that my clients do not come to...

Resonating with judges and jurors is critical for your Virginia criminal defense lawyer to pursue. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I take this approach often by integrating my lawyer role with communicating beyond that role, as a regular human being with laser focus on why...

Brandishing firearms (BF) must be able to be distinguished from exercising one's Second Amendment rights to openly carry handguns, pistols, rifles and other firearms. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the Virginia Court of Appeals has dangerously closed the gap between protected holding...