Criminal Defense
Daniel Blue obtains a rare Fourth Circuit published conviction reversal
Let us not have high federal conviction statistics become self-fulfilling prophesies. Criminal defense lawyers can reassure their federal prosecution clients, and all clients, that each case needs to be reviewed and prepared individually for the chances possibly to obtain the same excellent results that Daniel...
Dealing with Difficult Prosecutors, Judges & Opposing Witnesses on their Place on their Roller Coaster
I will inject powerful fun into my battles, but also assure that in the courtroom battlefield, compassion will never make me hesitate to pull the proverbial trigger in my fight to harmonize my clients' disharmonious plights.
Memorialize beneficial agreements with prosecutors
Put beneficial agreements in writing, and sleep more soundly as a result.
Owning the Courtroom and World Stage Through Vibrating Highly
When fully prepared for the day's curveballs, merely annoying or otherwise offensive words are more likely to roll off my back like water off a duck's back. High vibration and high energy diminishes low energy, at least in perception, and such perception is critical. When...
Devoting the lawyer’s heart and soul for the client
It may be easier for a committed criminal defense lawyer to put his or her all into the clients' case than convincing a judge, jury or prosecutor to do the same, and from the defendant's perspective. However, it is vital for the criminal defense lawyer...
An arrest brings one closer to the fire. A full-court press is necessary
The cops, prosecutors, and judges are not criminal defendants' friends. They have their own agendas that are not parallel to the defendants' goals and agendas. That means that all criminal defendants need to obtain a qualified lawyer early on .
Prosecutor to his witness: “That is defendant’s lawyer. You do NOT have to talk with him”
The lawyers ethics rules and governing law generally prohibit lawyers, including prosecutors, from advising or encouraging non-party witnesses from talking with opposing lawyers. Just in case anyone was going to call me paranoid about my view that too many prosecutors and police do just that,...
Why Effective Storytelling is Critical in the Persuasion Process
People don't decide in fragments. They decide in the full context of stories and feelings -- often with their entire beings -- and how that fits in with their life experiences. Therefore, storytelling is critical in the persuasion process.
Self improvement links and steps for your Virginia criminal & DUI defense
Self-improvement / rehabilitation — what I sometimes also call homework — can sometimes help criminal defendants with case negotiations with the prosecutor, and with any case sentencing in the event of a conviction. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know it is ideal criminal defendants to talk...
Terry MacCarthy’s positive approach to persuasion
Long ago I watched a video of Terry demonstrating what he calls look good cross examination, where the cross examiner persuades not just with his or her words and with emphatically delivering those words, but also with his body language, for instance re-enacting a shooting...