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Sure outcomes are rare in criminal defense, says Fairfax criminal lawyer. Sure outcomes should never be relied upon in criminal defense. We need look no further than the many split decisions of the United States Supreme Court to know that, being human, judges and jurors...

Great persuaders and negotiators know how to reach across the aisle to work with people who harbor plenty of opposing views. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the persuasive value of setting aside political and personal differences to persuade others and to gain essential...

Trafficking in sex workers -- in terms of forcing and coercing women to engage in prostitution -- apparently is widespread in the United States. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I expect that such trafficking will be reduced by legalizing and regulating prostitution. In places where...

Criminal discovery reform in Virginia finally achieved a breakthrough in 2018, when the commonwealth's Supreme Court directed a mid-2019 substantial discovery expansion for felony criminal defendants. This Virginia discovery reform needs to be seen as but a first step, seeing that it does not cover...

Animals of the non-human variety sexually attract some humans, which is a condition known as zoophilia. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I know that in "the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V, 2013), the American Psychiatric Association listed zoophilia as a paraphilic behavior, but not generally...

Commercial sex prosecutions- Virginia criminal lawyer on defending them. Commercial sexual activity thrives in the United States, including adult films and private online shows, live performances, and erotic activity running from massages to penetrative sexual activity. I know this not only as a Virginia criminal...

Achieving victory in court and beyond can be like a gladiator fight, like the law of the jungle. I know this as a Fairfax criminal lawyer. Plenty of great civil lawyers have told me that they simply could not do criminal defense themselves, with all...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on the need to offset the plight of lawyerless criminal defendants Lawyerless criminal defendants arise from reasons ranging from inaction by the defendant to not qualifying for a court appointed/ public defender lawyer either by not being poor enough (but too poor...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on the winning power of sticking and probing further. Winning power can result when a criminal defense lawyer sheds anger, nausea and disgust over any misdeeds by a prosecutor, police officer or judge, and instead stays focused on reaching intelligence mines and...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on staying on the winning path at all times. Dwelling on potential and actual failure obscures the path to victory. Complacency in past and future victories weakens the chance for more victories. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know -- just as...