DWI / DUI

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...

Sleeping while allegedly impaired can lead to police charges of violating the Virginia DUI law. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, I would prefer that my clients not fall asleep behind the wheel. If they do, I prefer that they do so when their car is...

Wet reckless driving is not a term of art, but a description for a plea offer sometimes extended by prosecutors who either are concerned about the strength of their Virginia DUI case (prosecuted under Virginia Code § 18.2-266) or have concluded that the blood alcohol content...

Virginia DWI law does not support assuming that a driver's blood alcohol content was higher at the time of driving than at the time of blood alcohol content (BAC) testing via obtaining a breath or blood sample. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know from...

Virginia criminal prosecutions resulting in convictions for drug offenses previously brought a mandatory six-month driving suspension, each run consecutively to the other count, and for 251 dispositions as well. As a Fairfax drug and criminal defense lawyer, I know that the commonwealth's law wisely changed...

Empowered DUI defense -- and empowered criminal defense, for that matter -- is the only way to proceed when you are suspected of or prosecuted for alleged violations of the DUI law. Before you get behind the wheel after imbibing beer, wine or alcohol this...

Fairfax DUI trial victories typically require full preparation and focus, which is the same for any pursuit of victory in Virginia criminal court. As a Virginia DWI lawyer, I have taken hundreds of cases to trial, often not knowing in advance the defense-friendly gems that...

DUI science is complex and extensive and not learned overnight. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, I have been blessed with defending hundreds of people charged with DUI (driving under the influence of / driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs), taking over around two hundred...

Virginia DUI defendants convicted for a first-time DWI offense under Virginia Code § 18.2-266 for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs -- with a blood alcohol content (BAC) under 0.15 as of last year became eligible for unlimited driving during their one-year...