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Avoiding police testing- Fairfax criminal lawyer comments

Avoding voluntary police testing can spell the difference between acquittal and conviction. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that when, for instance, police suspect a person of violating Virginia Code § 18.2-266  (driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs or driving while...

Impaired driving- Fairfax criminal lawyer takes a close look

Impaired driving can be a damning accusation (consider the military members kicked out for a mere driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs prosecution under Virginia Code § 18.2-266) and even more damning if a conviction results. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I urge...

Fairfax DUI prosecution- Converting it to an infraction

Fairfax DUI prosecution defense calls for a full court press. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, recently I obtained two great results against such prosecutions, those being converting a DWI prosecution to the lowest category of infraction with a high fine, and converting a DWI 0.24...

Presumption of no alcohol intoxication- Fairfax DUI lawyer’s view

Presumption of no alcohol intoxication is critical to argue when your Virginia post-arrest blood alcohol concentration (BAC) reads at 0.05 or less. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I read with interest a recent unpublished Virginia Court of Appeals opinion that affirms a DWI conviction with...

Judges dislike drinking and driving says Fairfax DUI lawyer

Judges dislike drinking and driving, as do jurors. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that making your car keys unavailable is one of the best thing for you to do before  starting to drink beer, wine or alcohol. Liquor reduces the quality of people's...

Fairfax no jail DUI offers are not automatic says VA DWI lawyer

Fairfax no jail DUI offers are more common under the current chief prosecution / commonwealth's attorney than under his two predecessor administrations. Nonetheless, even though the Fairfax chief prosecutor disfavors mandatory minimum sentencing, he has still not ruled out pursuing active jail time against Virginia...

Imprisonment avoided in Virginia DUI with 0.34 BAC

Imprisonment and jailing are a real risk in any Virginia jurisdiction if convicted of exceeding of DWI with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) exceeding 0.30. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I recently avoided even a minute in jail for my client whose Intox EC/IR II...

Virginia DUI arrests and prosecutions – Often by true believers

Virginia DUI arrests and prosecutions often, if not usually, are pursued by true believers among police officers and prosecutors. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I am providing you this timely DUI defense information during this holiday weekend when police are all the more on the...

Virginia DUI offensive is needed by those accused of impaired driving

Virginia DUI offensive is needed against the commonwealth’s unjust and draconian driving under the influence prosecution and punishment system Virginia DUI offensive is what driving under the influence defendants need. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I am accustomed to talking about DWI defense and criminal...