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Inviting judge, jurors and prosecutors to truly hear, internalize, and accept your criminal defense attorney's arguments is a sensible path, whereas getting all hot and bothered over judges who seem to have made up their minds before even starting court, jurors who seem not to...

Select your Virginia criminal defense attorney as if you are on a vital mission, and you will thank yourself. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the impulses that can set in to make that choice right away, but it is ideal to interview a...

Strengthen your prospects in criminal court by assuring that you and your Virginia criminal attorney are not only trial ready, but also that you both are less likely to be rattled by any unexpected or otherwise stressful matters, through improving your physical health, minds and...

What if a Fairfax criminal or DUI defendant comes to court on his or her trial date, but no police officer nor other prosecution witnesses appear? As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the answer to that question depends on various factors. At the...

Anger can seriously harm a claim of self defense against an assault conviction. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that running one's mouth and not diffusing tension can also work against a self defense claim. A prime example of that came this month with...

Prostitution stings (PSs) used to be common in Fairfax, where I am headquartered, but I have not heard of such stings in Northern Virginia during the terms of the self-styled progressive commonwealth's attorneys who won election nearly four years ago in  court counties in this...

Recharge risks exist to varying degrees if your Virginia prosecution is dismissed without prejudice (also known as nolle prosequi). As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that a non-prejudicial dismissal of a Virginia felony charge implicates no deadlines for a prosecutor to renew the case, because...

Plastic guns and ghost guns are important areas of the law for you to know about. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I believe in robust protections for Second Amendment / weapons / firearm / handgun rights, not only because doing otherwise expands our already overgrown...

Mental health (MH) issues are no longer the scarlet letter that was able to cause more harm than now to people's careers and reputations decades ago. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have dealt with hundreds of clients with MH issues running from ADHD to...

Prosecutors acting badly is a more common phenomenon than you might think, and such action can even be the kind that is within legal and ethical guidelines but still reprehensible. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such prosecutorial trespasses can arise from such...