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Virginia DWI negotiating is generally either harmless or beneficial to a  defendant, so long as it is conducted in the right way. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I remember times that I have negotiated such charges down to infractions, so bypassing settlement talks before proceeding...

How to choose the best Fairfax DUI lawyer for you? As a Virginia DWI defense lawyer, I know that this is a critical decision, not only when considering the risk to one's liberty and reputation from a Virginia DUI conviction, but also when taking into...

Virginia controlled substance prosecutions are part of the the failed drug war that wounds and destroys lives in its path. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have successfully defended hundreds of drug defendants over the years. Drug defense is an opportunity to stand up for...

SCRAM alcohol monitoring (SAM) is an option for Virginia DUI defendants, both to assist with negotiations and any sentencing (and s0metimes to obtain pretrial release) if the defendant has prior DWI conviction(s), and for seeking unlimited time and place limitations on restricted driving after a...

Fairfax cop calls to suspects are common. Many of my Virginia criminal defendant clients for drug and other cases tell me that they gave the police their phone number and that the law enforcement officer followed up with them by phone. Savvy police know that...

Snitches abound in Virginia who will sell their own grandparents down the river, so they will have no trouble attempting the same with you. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that even plenty of Virginia criminal defendants who swear up and down that they...

Mischaracterization of evidence from Virginia police is so common as to be beyond exasperating to those who do not know that such evidence distortion may well be coming from around the corner. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know to expect, address and remedy such...

Controlling runaway prosecution witnesses is an approach and skill that is essential in a criminal defense lawyer's arsenal. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I accept as a given that plenty of Virginia police and civilian prosecution witnesses are going to try to take control of...

Virginia street gang law makes it a class 5 felony (1) to participate in or be a member of a criminal street gang, and (2) to knowingly and willfully participate in any predicate criminal act (3) committed for the benefit of, at the direction of,...

Harsh Virginia drug laws remain despite the commonwealth's liberalization personal marijuana use. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I see this week's harsh nine-year prison sentence for Brittney Griner for smuggling less than a gram of THC oil as an opportunity for prosecutors, judges and jurors...