DWI / DUI

Virginia DUI convictions are risked even when a DWI suspect declines to answer police questions, refuses law enforcement requests for field sobriety testing, and passes on the cop's offer to blow pretrial into a preliminary breath test (PBT) alcohol-testing machine. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer,...

Blowing into the breathalyzer / Intox EC/IR II machine is distasteful to many Virginia DUI arrestees who know that a blood test can reduce the gross inaccuracies that too often accompany breath testing for blood alcohol concentration (BAC). As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I repeatedly...

Virginia arrests for alleged DWI violations tend to be at a higher number than usual during holiday time, from the increased merrymaking combined with enhanced police patrol for possible driving under the influence of alcohol. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer who has enjoyed beer, wine...

Virginia DUI deals -- and all Virginia criminal case negotiating -- must be backed with a position of trial-ready strength. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I view trial readiness as plan A, B and C, thus making settlement negotiations important, but low stakes by being...

Guaranteeing no jail time is such an urgent concern for so many Virginia DUI defendants that many ask me about that from the moment we calendar an initial confidential consultation. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that minimizing -- and, better yet, eliminating --...

Virginia DWI negotiating is generally either harmless or beneficial to a  defendant, so long as it is conducted in the right way. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I remember times that I have negotiated such charges down to infractions, so bypassing settlement talks before proceeding...

Virginia breath testing (VBT) results always need aggressive scientific and factual attack by the defense. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I have benefitted in that regard by having worked with forensic toxicology experts in over one hundred Virginia DWI cases, and also by having successfully...

How to choose the best Fairfax DUI lawyer for you? As a Virginia DWI defense lawyer, I know that this is a critical decision, not only when considering the risk to one's liberty and reputation from a Virginia DUI conviction, but also when taking into...

Virginia false criminal negotiating barriers frequently arise with prosecutors who talk about "office policy" and criminal defense lawyers who harp about barriers to dealing with a particular commonwealth's attorney's office about particular kinds of prosecutions. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, numerous times I have heard...

Engage, entertain and emote is my watchword in negotiating for settlement agreements with Virginia prosecutors. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I take a page from Sun Tzu's admonition to keep the opponent "constantly engaged; hold out specious allurements, and make them rush to any given...