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Codefendants and their lawyers can make your life a living hell. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that once your alleged coconspirator or codefendant is arrested, the situation by then becomes every person for himself, through possible snitching, sometimes lying, and often not having...

Fairfax bench changes (in the Fairfax County Circuit Court, General District Court, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court) and  are coming with the arrival of six new judges (filling six upcoming vacancies), with four of them having substantial criminal defense experience, including two former...

Eaten alive must never happen to a Virginia criminal defendant. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that many Virginia assistant commonwealth's attorneys / prosecutors and also police engage in gamesmanship, psychological warfare, and heartlessness. My son one day pointed out on the trail a...

Pleading guilty is overrated by too many Virginia criminal defendants and even by at least some criminal defense lawyers. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have heard my share of colleagues express surprise that my client was not accepting the prosecutor's last plea offer (and...

Fairfax trials by fire need to be anticipated by Virginia criminal defendants in that courthouse's District Courts. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that this maxim applies to all Virginia trials. At the same time, you want your criminal defense attorney to possess and...

Merciless defense- Fairfax criminal lawyer knows that as the only way to go Merciless defense is essential in Virginia court. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that from experience. It is okay for your Virginia criminal defense lawyer to be cordial with your assistant...

Two convictions for one handgun are of course less desirable than only one. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the Constitution's Fifth Amendment bars being convicted twice for the same offense. However, the Virginia Court of Appeals allows for more than one conviction...

Police testimony (PT) is common in most criminal trials. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that PT can run from the sloppy and inept to polished and dangerous. Does your Virginia criminal defense lawyer know how to cross examine and control an otherwise dangerous...

Trial experience and ability separate battle-ready Virginia DWI lawyers from the pack. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer / Virginia DUI attorney, I have successfully taken hundreds of criminal trials to court, to conclusion. This experience is backed up further with my having been one of...

Virginia video (VV) evidence can have both damning and helpful evidence and information. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I obtain as soon as possible police bodycam and dashcam footage and other relevant VV and film material from the commonwealth's attorney's / prosecutor's office, and, as...