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Public masturbation (PM) is a jailable offense in Virginia.  As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the number of possible counts for that crime is totaled from the defendant's alleged actions, and not his or her number of victims. Samuel Harris was caught red...

Pouncing when the deal is right is an important part of fighting Virginia prosecutions. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer I fully prepare my clients' cases to proceed to trial, thereby pursuing my clients' best defense, keeping in the defendant's hands the full control over approving...

Fully engaging the person an attorney wants to persuade is essential. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer that truism was again proven when I negotiated a wet reckless disposition (without active jail time, a modest fine, and liberal restricted driving privileges) from a Virginia DUI prosecution...

Fairfax bench members -- meaning judges on that county's District and Circuit Courts -- mean business. This is true for all judges before whom I have appeared thousands of times during my criminal defense career. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know this to be...

Stalking prosecutions rear their ugly head all too often. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I slayed not only such a prosecution, but also the parallel protective order trial that followed in the Fairfax courthouse. Acquittals are not a given, and protective order trials are harder...

Parental privilege protection (PPP) is important for you to discuss with your attorney if prosecuted in Virginia for allegedly assaulting or committing cruelty to your child. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the law of the commonwealth provides wide ranging PPP to physically...

Fairfax GDC (General District Court) dates should absolutely be your opporunity to obtain justice, rather than a time that you feel like a fish out of water, a human treading water, or a deer caught in the headlights. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I here...

Fairfax judging came into focus last week during the view from the bench continuing legal education program. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I did not expect any extraordinary revelations, but was delighted that one of the very experienced Circuit Court judges shared how gut wrenching...

Adhering to persuasive dealing is a bedrock of good negotiating for the defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I experienced that truism once again when recently ending an impasse in negotiating a DUI case involving a prosecution under Virginia Code § 18.2-266, where the prosecutor...

Closeness to contraband is the last thing you want. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the Virginia appellate courts will not have bleeding hearts for your protests if police find illegal drugs or other contraband near you after you have fled from the...