Criminal Defense

Prosecutorial distractions (PD's) abound in Virginia courthouses, ranging towards irritating actions of well meaning assistant commonwealth's attorneys to heartless and venomous harping by those whose blood has seemingly been replaced by ice in the veins. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I remember how one of...

Aggravated assault (AA) is worse of a Virginia conviction than simple misdemeanor assault. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have defended hundreds of people prosecuted for assault crimes. When I first meet with a potential assault client, I usually preface their telling me what happened...

Dismissing multiple Virginia criminal counts can be more of a challenge than obtaining the dismissal of only one criminal charge against a defendant. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I recently achieved such a feat through close teamwork with my client being prosecuted for over five...

Testify or not. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer I know that getting on the witness stand -- or remaining silent --  is one of the most critical decisions you can make in court. Make sure that your Virginia criminal lawyer fully prepares you to present...

Virginia criminal trial dates are opportunities to obtain advantage and victory for defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I hear from many clients after we leave the courtroom with success, that they lost sleep while awaiting their court date, despite my reassurances that part of...

Police demanding honesty riddles bodycamera footage produced in discovery by the Fairfax prosecutor's office and beyond. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I repeatedly hear police urge "Be honest" when seeking admissions from criminal suspects. More recently, a Virginia police video that I reviewed showed a...

Police credibility is not guaranteed. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know it is vital to make sure judges and jurors know the same. Yes, it is convenient timewise for a judge to treat police testimony as credible unless clearly shown otherwise. However, judicial oaths...

Fairfax assault defense is not an abstract concept. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I know the very real aspects of alleged and actual assaults, and about defending them. While I was in the Fairfax courthouse  earlier this week defending a client charged with felony counts,...

Virginia battery law -- also known as assault law -- gives the least anxiety to a criminal defendant by their having avoided physical confrontation in the first place. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that once a person is a Virginia assault defendant, a...

Shooting incidents by juveniles get coupled with questions of motive (if the incident happened), why the child had access to a firearm, and whether the shooter is too young to merit being prosecuted in the first place. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that...