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Virginia DWI defending requires keeping collateral consequences in mind
Virginia DWI defending includes being aware of the accused's risks for immigration and traveling abroad. As a Virginia DUI lawyer, I know that the Supreme Court requires a defense lawyer to consider immigration risks from a criminal conviction. Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010). On...
Virginia criminal court preparation – Being powerful with little stagefright
Virginia criminal court preparation does not happen overnight for it to be powerfully beneficial to your DUI or criminal defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I work closely with my clients from the time they hire me until their final court date to have them...
Confidentiality of Your Virginia DUI & Criminal Case – or Not
Confidentiality of your Virginia DUI and criminal case unfortunately is a concern, beyond the already vital task of defending yourself in court. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I have repeatedly seen this very reasonable concern arise with my clients, in terms of having to disclose...
Tough as nails Virginia DUI and criminal defense is the way to fight
Tough as nails is the way to defend against Virginia DUI and criminal prosecutions. As a Fairfax DUI and criminal lawyer, I know that by not expecting any leeway from a prosecutor, a criminal defense lawyer overcovers risk, which is as it should be. Today's...
Fairfax options for criminal defendants w/ drug, alcohol & behavioral issues
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 DUI Settlement & Plea Deals In All Virginia DWI Cases
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...
Wet reckless driving possibility still needs you to be ready for a DUI trial
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...
Criminal defendants’ friends are not cops nor even progressive prosecutors
Criminal defendants' friends are their defense lawyers. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the benefits of the wave of self-styled progressive prosecutors taking office in the four largest Northern Virginia counties in January 2020 -- to the extent they actually walk that talk, but...
Fairfax Drug Lawyer on No License Suspension for Virginia Drug Convictions
Fairfax drug lawyer addresses no further license suspension for Virginia drug convictions. First the law changed to not automatically require license suspensions for marijuana 251's. That was followed in 2020 by not requiring license suspensions for drug convictions nor 251 dispositions. Drug convictions and 251...
Great Virginia DUI defense starts with you and adds a well-selected lawyer
Great Virginia DUI defense-- and all effective criminal defense -- starts with you, the defendant. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, I know that such successful defense starts with your behavior and perceived behavior; whom you associate with and where; your past criminal record; and countering...