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Jury panel member equivocation can be common during the voir dire process of selecting and deselecting potential jurors / venire panel members. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the voir dire process is so critical that some litigants spend hefty sums to hire consultants...

Difficult factfinder and other challenging litigation situations abound with criminal defense, whether from harsh laws, prosecution-friendly procedures and evidentiary rules, biased jurors, judges who do not give the defense enough time to prepare and present their case, deaf-acting prosecutors, or police acting irritated when Virginia...

Fairfax plea negotiating -- as in the rest of commonwealth -- is an art that involves not only the Virginia criminal defendant, but also the criminal defense lawyer, the prosecutor / assistant commonwealth's attorney, the purported victim(s) and the judge. On top of that are...

Texting stings are rampant. They constitute easy police work that can be done by law enforcement officers (LEO) with much of the work from the comfort of a desk or armchair while having a snack. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I watch with sadness and...

Virginia plea deals are not guaranteed to be a reality merely because a criminal defendant accepts a plea offer. First is the risk that the prosecutor will back out from the deal before a judge accepts the agreement, or that the prosecutor will threaten to walk...

Overcovering risk (OR) is an essential part of criminal defense. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I do that by being fully prepared for trial and all other court dates, by fully preparing my clients for court and all other stages of their defense, and by...

Cross exam (CE) does not start at the seat of an attorney's pants, but through careful thought, insight and preparation. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know full well that CE is an art, science and necessity. CE in and of itself will bring no...

Favorable judges are not guaranteed for your court case. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that judges run from the sufficiently patient to those with short fuses, from those who have high equanimity to those who are cranky and even angry, from those who...

Untruths (UTs) arise in too many Virginia DWI and other criminal cases, whether from police, defendants or both. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that UTs by defendants can happen in speaking with police and with your lawyer. So long as you know and...

Fairfax victory against DWI prosecutions -- and winning anywhere against prosecutions -- requires a full follow through by you and your attorney. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, when pursuing my clients' best defense against Virginia prosecutions, I am reminded of how my tennis teachers often...