DWI / DUI

Addressing your Virginia DWI sentence means that you have been convicted, when the ideal is an acquittal or dismissal. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I recognize that your lawyer fighting your prosecution alleging driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under Virginia Code § 18.2-266...

Untruths (UTs) arise in too many Virginia DWI and other criminal cases, whether from police, defendants or both. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that UTs by defendants can happen in speaking with police and with your lawyer. So long as you know and...

Fairfax victory against DWI prosecutions -- and winning anywhere against prosecutions -- requires a full follow through by you and your attorney. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, when pursuing my clients' best defense against Virginia prosecutions, I am reminded of how my tennis teachers often...

Commercial driver licenses (CDLs) are at risk when you get prosecuted for allegedly violating the Virginia DWI and reckless driving laws and numerous other traffic laws. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I state the truism that you avoid court risk by avoiding being arrested and...

Northern Virginia DWI defense is not monolithic. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know this to be true in terms of each Virginia county or city prosecutor's office and each line prosecutor, who usually has a wide degree of discretion for negotiating case settlements /...

Overcover risk in defending in against your Virginia DWI prosecution. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I repeatedly tell clients never to expect as a given that a favorable plea deal will be reached nor that the judge and jury will be favorably disposed to the...

Fairfax DUI defending needs to fully consider your judge at the moment and possible jury members. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, I know that "Know your judge" is an essential watchword for you and your Virginia driving under the influence defense attorney, defending against prosecutions...

Hostile judicial reactions to Virginia DWI defenses arise from such factors as strong views against drinking and driving, thinking the defense lawyer is wasting the court's time, and not viewing the defense's arguments as sufficiently on point. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that...

Fairfax DUI presumptions -- and DWI presumptions  (both real and claimed) in all Virginia courts -- must be fully rebutted by the defense. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I regularly present rebutting arguments against statutes, caselaw and arguments addressing such items as the validity of...

Fairfax DUI trials can take awhile between your court-posted start time and the time your proceeding actually concludes. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, I proceed to your Virginia driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs adjudication date (prosecuted under Virginia Code § 18.2-266) ready with...