DWI / DUI

Fairfax options exist exist in court for criminal defendants with drug, alcohol behavioral issues. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such defendants need to consider whether such court options will be more beneficial or not to their case. I also know that drug...

Fairfax discovery in criminal district court cases for many years often only showed up on the first court date or at best not long before. As a Fairfax DUI and criminal lawyer, in the last few months I experienced sometimes receiving such discovery more quickly...

Virginia DUI negotiations -- and all criminal case negotiations -- must be backed up with full readiness and ability to proceed to trial and win. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, that truism proved itself again when the prosecutor within the span of twenty-eight hours transitioned...

Virginia DUI negotiating success starts with strong teamwork between the criminal defense lawyer and the defendant. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, I know that the power of such teamwork cannot be overstated. In my role defending against DUI, felony and misdemeanor prosecutions, I make sure...

Fairfax DUI settlement efforts  -- and DWI case negotiations in all Virginia cases -- are helped along when the prosecutor knows that the defense is fully ready for trial, and that the defendant is a good probation risk. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, I know...

Verbally refusing a Virginia blood search warrant should not be sufficient to convict for obstruction of justice nor any other crime. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know of two private hospitals in and near Northern Virginia where some or all nurses will not draw...

Fairfax judicial schedules for General District Court (GDC) until earlier 2021 were weekly posted on the bulletin board of the commonwealth's attorney's office. As a Virginia criminal defense lawyer, I know how important it is for a trial lawyer to focus his or her DUI,...

Fairfax police video is essential to pursue as part of the process of defending against Virginia DUI and criminal prosecutions in this county. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that the same goes for obtaining law enforcement incident video for all criminal defense. This...

Blood test challenges by the defense need to be thorough in Virginia blood draw DUI prosecutions. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I have defended scores of such cases, and in numerous instances worked with forensic toxicology experts. Knowing and applying the applicable law and science...

Fairfax DUI negotiations for a wet reckless disposition seem to favor blood alcohol content (BAC) testing results of 0.10 or less. If the BAC testing was by blood draw rather than breath test, that BAC level for such negotiations might climb even higher. As a...