Fairfax criminal lawyer

Fairfax criminal lawyer on startling affirmance of car search after skipping field testing of suspected cocaine. Skipping field testing of suspected unlawful drugs does not automatically preclude a vehicle drug search in Virginia, as learned on in the Virginia Supreme Court's recent case of...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on staying on the winning path at all times. Dwelling on potential and actual failure obscures the path to victory. Complacency in past and future victories weakens the chance for more victories. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know -- just as...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on handling the biggest challenges. Embracing tigers is a concept I first learned in the taijiquan/ t'ai chi ch'uan martial art that I daily practice. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the importance of applying taijiquan principles to criminal defense battle,...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on achieving victory in felony, misdemeanor & DUI cases with effective and devoted teamwork. Winning through tough love and non-anger is a path I repeatedly follow in defending my clients against Virginia felony, misdemeanor & DUI/DWI charges. Before a client even hires...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on obtaining victories by any lawful and ethical means necessary. Drawing dismissals of prosecutions -- rather than suffering the granting of prosecution continuance motions -- is an art, as is so much of what is needed to obtain victory in court. As...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on the ongoing crimmigration minefield of criminal convictions for non-United States citizens. Moral turpitude convictions (also known as crimes involving moral turpitude ("CIMT")) and aggravated felonies present serious immigration risks for non-United States citizens. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I repeatedly deal...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on Virginia prosecutors' leeway to back out from plea deals. Trial focus is critical for criminal defense lawyers. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that trial focus is the only way to win, to negotiate from a position of strength, and...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on handling handgun violence and all violence. How do we stop murders if guns are not banned? I do not have a ready answer, but as a Fairfax criminal lawyer do have the below thoughts. Those who own guns should assure they...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on the Constitutional standing hurdles for challenging police searches, Search challenges in court require meeting the threshold hurdle of standing, meaning showing that the criminal defendant had a reasonable expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. As...

Fairfax criminal lawyer urges good police and judicial conduct to be contagions for a better criminal justice system. Police patience and de-escalation are sorely needed in our overpoliced society where I have witnessed a police officer yelling his head off at a driver who had...