Fairfax criminal defense

Dissect Virginia statutes as an essential part of your defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such an approach is an essential step in pursuing your best defense in court. The Virginia Court of Appeals has underlined the necessity of such an approach...

Prostitution stings (PSs) used to be common in Fairfax, where I am headquartered, but I have not heard of such stings in Northern Virginia during the terms of the self-styled progressive commonwealth's attorneys who won election nearly four years ago in  court counties in this...

Virginia court testimony by the accused is far from child's play. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the importance for your Virginia criminal lawyer fully to prepare you to testify. It is folly to think that if you are innocent and simply testify honestly,...

Prosecutorial distractions (PD's) abound in Virginia courthouses, ranging towards irritating actions of well meaning assistant commonwealth's attorneys to heartless and venomous harping by those whose blood has seemingly been replaced by ice in the veins. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I remember how one of...

Virginia criminal trial dates are opportunities to obtain advantage and victory for defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I hear from many clients after we leave the courtroom with success, that they lost sleep while awaiting their court date, despite my reassurances that part of...

Expungability of one's prosecuted accusations is on the minds of a vast number of my clients. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that acquittals, unconditional dismissals and other victories are great in court, criminal defendants are looking at the larger picture of how their...

Engagement that is effective is essential for a trial lawyer to succeed. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I suggest that all Virginia criminal defendants pay close attention to how their potential lawyers engage with them and anyone else with whom the lawyer interacts. Engagement is...

Obtaining Virginia criminal court victory is not for the faint of heart, not for wishful thinking, and not for delaying working right now on pursuing your best defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer I know that this is not about platitudes, but about the benefit...

Fairfax rape prosecutions -- and all sexual assault prosecutions -- can involve high stakes for criminal defendants. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I read with satisfaction a Fairfax County Circuit Court judge's reasons for acquitting a rape defendant upon finding the teenage complainant's testimony incredible...

Fairfax prosecution reforms were recently listed here on the chief county commonwealth attorney's social media page. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have repeatedly said that the current Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office is overall more beneficial to criminal defendants than with the prior two...