DWI / DUI

Pouncing when the deal is right is an important part of fighting Virginia prosecutions. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer I fully prepare my clients' cases to proceed to trial, thereby pursuing my clients' best defense, keeping in the defendant's hands the full control over approving...

Virginia DUI device conversion is on the horizon. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know this change is coming after the Intox EC/IR II breathzlyzer device was used for years, which replaced the Intoxilyzer 5000 that was used for many years. With each breathalyzer machine...

Recklessly driving is a superior conviction to a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs under Virginia Code § 18.2-266.  As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I here relate two successes in Fairfax City General District Court in converting two high BAC DUI convictions...

Converting high BAC Virginia DUI prosecutions under Virginia Code § 18.2-266 to wet reckless dispositions can be accomplished, with the right defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I recount one instance in Fairfax County General District Court of obtaining a wet reckless where my client's...

Perserverence can go a long way in advocating for Virginia criminal defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer I recently obtained a conversion to wet reckless and a night in jail from a Virginia driving under the influence of alcohol prosecution with an allegedly elevated blood...

Adhering to persuasive dealing is a bedrock of good negotiating for the defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I experienced that truism once again when recently ending an impasse in negotiating a DUI case involving a prosecution under Virginia Code § 18.2-266, where the prosecutor...

Prosecution witness (PW) absence will happen from time to time in Virginia court. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that this does not automatically translate into a permanent dismissal, denial of a prosecution continuance, nor absence of a prosecutor recharge if the case gets...

Several times, I have won Virginia DWI trials by keeping out the preliminary breath test (PBT) results for police hiding/ failure to clearly advise the drunk driving suspect prosecuted under Virginia Code § 18.2-266 that they have the right to refuse the test, or by...

Virginia criminalizes drunk driving. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I repeatedly see police and prosecutors of the commonwealth bend over backwards to prove that the defendant was driving and that the drinking behavior preceded driving and attempting to drive. What does this mean for you...

Overcovering risk (OR) is an essential part of criminal defense. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I do that by being fully prepared for trial and all other court dates, by fully preparing my clients for court and all other stages of their defense, and by...