Virginia Criminal Trials

Meeting and paying for your Virginia criminal attorney can be a turnkey operation when you deal with me and my staff. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, my staff and I have set up a smooth and quick approach for you to deal with me and...

Warzones and court are places of opportunity to win. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the Virginia criminal defense lawyer and defendant who do not flinch nor recoil at the proverbial bows, bullets, feces and blood flying all over the courtroom, are better...

Virginia false criminal negotiating barriers frequently arise with prosecutors who talk about "office policy" and criminal defense lawyers who harp about barriers to dealing with a particular commonwealth's attorney's office about particular kinds of prosecutions. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, numerous times I have heard...

Challenging trial continuance motions by prosecutors is part of a Virginia criminal defense lawyer's arsenal. As a Fairfax criminal attorney, I here address the law governing trial date continuances and defense strategies for thwarting a continuance. One of three things can happen on your Virginia...

Trial fearlessness and skill are critical for all criminal defense lawyers, unless they limit their work to appeals and otherwise do not appear in court. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, this truism is such second nature to me that I was surprised when a prosecutor...

Pursuing breakthrough criminal defense involves constantly finding and envisioning the possibilities for victory, rather than dwelling on hurdles and drawbacks in the case, and challenging human dynamics from the judge, jury, prosecutor, police and civilian witnesses. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the privilege...

Cross exam is a vital part of Virginia criminal trial persuasion. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have experienced and seen the critical difference between simply participating in trial advocacy law school classes and continuing legal education programs, and actually doing effective cross in the...

Counter and know who the dangerous prosecutors are. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that all prosecutors are potentially dangerous, even those who have for years acted otherwise. Even the best meaning Virginia prosecutor has an agenda that is first and foremost to serve...