Criminal Defense

Botham Shem Jean -- accounts from reliable news sources show -- was lawfully minding his own business when off-duty police officer Amber Guyger unlawfully entered Jean's apartment and shot him dead. Botham Jean's family lawyer says that other resident(s) heard the mortally-wounded Jean exclaim "Oh...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on the extra risks ESL suspects face in talking with police. ESL - English as a Second Language - suspects are at a great disadvantage talking with English-speaking police. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I already know that it is rare that...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on relishing the courtroom battlefield experience. Taijiquan relaxing and sinking is the key way that I remain powerfully calm in even the most otherwise trying situations in and out of the criminal courtroom. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on big improvements for Virginia felony criminal discovery. Virginia discovery rules are set for mid-2019 to expand substantially for Virginia felony criminal defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know this is big news, in the Commonwealth, which up to now is...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on the need to offset the plight of lawyerless criminal defendants Lawyerless criminal defendants arise from reasons ranging from inaction by the defendant to not qualifying for a court appointed/ public defender lawyer either by not being poor enough (but too poor...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on the plight of self represented criminal defendants Self represented criminal defendants desperately need help, whether that help is to re-think proceeding without a lawyer, knowing and exercising their rights throughout their court proceedings, and knowing and exercising their post-trial rights.

Fairfax criminal lawyer on Paul Manafort's trial. Paul Manafort's trial has now concluded with convictions on eight counts and a hung jury on the remaining ten counts of the indictment. The conviction of former Donald Trump campaign manager Manafort coincides with the multicount guilty plea...

Virginia criminal lawyer on delighting over the winning possibilities in the moment and around the corner. Courtroom battling is a challenge of the magnitude of gladiator fights where the opponents' maces might start swinging at the criminal defense lawyers' skull before the judge even takes...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on the winning power of sticking and probing further. Winning power can result when a criminal defense lawyer sheds anger, nausea and disgust over any misdeeds by a prosecutor, police officer or judge, and instead stays focused on reaching intelligence mines and...

Virginia criminal lawyer's calling on the defense path. Delivering clients victory keeps me on the criminal defense path. More than that, I am always motivated to persuade judges, jurors, and prosecutors, while standing up to the prosecutors, police, opposing witnesses and lawmakers who want my...