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Refocus when court goes awry says Fairfax criminal lawyer

Refocus if court developments do not go your way, instead of throwing in the towel, which you must never do as a criminal defendant. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have repeatedly experienced excellent turnarounds from difficult moments with judges, prosecutors, police and lay prosecution...

Outcomes in Criminal Court Eclipse Praise from a Judge or Cop

Outcomes are what matter in Virginia court, says criminal defense lawyer Jon Katz Outcomes are what matter in court for Virginia DUI and criminal defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I would any day choose a barking judge who acquits my client over a smiling...

Resisting Arrest in Virginia needs more than Disregarding Police Commands

Resisting arrest law risks excessive police use for charging unruly criminal defendants, as do charges of disorderly conduct and felony assault on law enforcement. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have my eyes keenly attendant to that reality when defending each client charged with such...

Lighthearted patter by the lawyer should not mislead a criminal defendant

Lighthearted actions by criminal defense lawyers with police and prosecutors may seem like weakness to those untutored in persuasion. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I have witnessed time and again that doing the opposite from unnecessarily putting cops and prosecutors and anyone else in fight...

Persisting with courtroom challenges — Fairfax DUI lawyer weighs in

Persisting with a challenging judge and other courtroom challenges is essential for a criminal defense lawyer, As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that the only alternative to working with a challenging courtroom situation is to throw in the towel, which is neither an option...

Unrattled powerful battle is essential says Fairfax criminal lawyer

Unrattled courthouse combat is the only way to proceed, underlines Fairfax criminal lawyer Unrattled battling truly is the only way to for the criminal defense side to approach the courthouse and courtroom. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have repeatedly experienced the essential truism of...

Cracks in police teflon are here to increase says Fairfax criminal lawyer

Cracks are irreversible in the teflon approach with which many people have viewed the police, in many ways arising from the many police abuses that have drawn widespread public and media attention over the last few years. These cracks are important to reversing our overly...

Flex Your Rights Advisory Board adds Fairfax criminal lawyer Jon Katz

Flex Your Rights has added me to its eight-member Advisory Board. As a Fairfax Criminal Lawyer, I am honored to be joining such civil liberties fighters as Ira Glasser (Drug Policy Alliance president and past longtime ACLU exective director) and Billy Murphy, who is a...

Talking with police opens cans of worms – Virginia DUI lawyer

Talking with police is not required, but a slew of criminal suspects run their mouths with cops, often to their detriment. As a Virginia DUI lawyer,  I have repeatedly seen the gold from criminal defendants' remaining silent with police and the feces that comes from...