DWI / DUI

Dry reckless (DR) dispositions (under Virginia Code § 46.2-852 are not nearly as common as wet reckless (carrying a suspended driving period up to six months (with restricted driving privileges) and mandating completion of VASAP  / Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program for settling Virginia DWI prosecutions alleging...

DWI evidence can be plentiful in some prosecutions. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer I know that you do not want your own words to police to boomerang back to whack you i the but. If you are reading this article before interacting with the police,...

Impressing your judge with your post-Virginia DWI arrest self improvement steps -- when prosecuted for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs in violation of Virginia Code § 18.2-266 -- can make a critical difference in your case. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I routinely...

DWI victory -- and any criminal trial win -- can only follow a not guilty / innocent plea. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that this concept is at once a truism but also hard for at least a handful defendants to choose, at...

Fairfax DUI suspects -- and all DWI suspects -- can have impaired judgment if they have in fact consumed significant quantities of beer, wine or alcohol (and remember that cough and cold medicine can contain alcohol). As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that many...

DWI prosecution deadlines -- and all Virginia criminal law deadlines -- are critical for your lawyer to know. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that one year from the incident date is the deadline for filing a prosecution for a Virginia misdemeanor DWI charge...

Thanksgiving DWI arrests are bound to be at a higher rate than such detentions for most other weekends for alleged violations of Virginia's law against driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under Virginia Code § 18.2-266. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that the...

Four Northern Virginia commonwealth's attorneys / chief prosecutors started office nearly four years ago on progressive prosecution (PP)  platforms. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that claims of progressiveness only help Virginia criminal defendants when put into action, and that we criminal defense lawyers...

Fairfax expungement motions --and all Virginia expungement motions -- are not guaranteed to win, but are ordinarily worth filing if you are eligible for and want such relief. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that my colleagues and I were not thrilled with a...

Persistence in Virginia DWI plea negotiations can sometimes yield big payoffs when the persistence comes with a roadmap, and is not about repetition nor (worse) betting.  As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I used such persistence recently in obtaining a spectacular negotiating result of two wet...