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Counter dangerous prosecutors with the right Virginia criminal lawyer

December 11, 2020

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...

Persevering for court victory- Fairfax criminal defense lawyer’s view

May 24, 2020

Persevering is the only option for a criminal defendant and his or her lawyer. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that success is sweet, loss needs to be treated as a hurdle and learning experience on the path back to victory, and a winning...

Courthouse pursuit of victory addressed by Fairfax criminal lawyer

November 17, 2019

Courthouse criminal defense is virtually my daily activity as a lawyer. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know court can be an intimidating and uncomfortable place for many of my clients and defense witnesses. Every court visit with me and my clients will have been...

Plea deal – Fairfax criminal lawyer on bargaining from a strong trial position

September 27, 2019

Plea negotiations -- better called settlement negotiations, because a dismissal is a better settlement than a negotiated conviction -- are a stark reality of criminal defense. As a Fairfax criminal and DUI lawyer, I know that attorneys who do not want to engage in...

He runs a meticulous outfit, and his support staff was excellent.
FAIRFAX CRIMINAL LAWYER I met Jon two days ago. He had started driving from Fairfax at six in the morning – crossing nearly the entire state to defend me in a small town that looked like it was frozen in the nineteen-forties.
The town looked like a set for Mississippi Burning. There were some beautiful buildings – but it also seemed menacing. I had been charged in this small town, and had spent months trying to arrange an adequate legal defense – from my home in Miami.
When I was first charged, I was overwhelmed by the situation. I then did what you are doing now: looked thru online reviews for the best lawyer for my case. Jon fit the bill so I called him. Since then, it has been several weeks of intense back and forth with him. He runs a meticulous outfit, and his support staff was excellent. They worked very hard to collect and compile all the useful documents. Everything worked. No mistakes.
I had multiple phone conversations with Jon, but, because of the long distance, had not met him in person. The court date was two days ago. I had arranged to meet Jon in a diner a few blocks from the courthouse. Before Jon arrived, I was in pretty bad shape. I had made a series of stupid mistakes, which had led to the charges, and I understood that, if things didn’t break my way – I was facing serious prison time. Jon walked into the diner, and sat down across from me. He has more than a passing resemblance to Bobby Kennedy. He also has something rare: Star Power. People in the diner, and later in the courthouse, followed him with their eyes. He is a person who immediately meets your eyes, and holds the eye contact. It was like suddenly being in a John Grisham movie, and you are on the side of the angels. Think of it like having Gus Grissom from CSI Las Vegas, sit down across from you at a diner- and he says he can help you. Jon ordered a black coffee and lifted two huge brown paper binders on to the table. He carefully flipped thru pages that he and his staff had organized with tabs. He had all my important defense documents immediately accessible.
Jon and I walked a few blocks to the courthouse. The sky was a steely overcast slate grey. We went thru the security guards with their holstered Glocks. He went thru some heavy doors to talk to the Prosecutor. The court doors then opened and we were directed to approach the bench. The prosecutor was an attractive woman, in a perfectly tailored outfit. She started talking to the Judge and seemed to be advocating FOR ME! I don’t fully understand what happened, but Jon had arranged for the case to be amended downwards, and then an on the spot dismissal with no guilty plea, no conviction, and several thousand dollar fines were reduced to a hundred dollar court cost.
We left the Courthouse – back into the worn brick town. He drove me to my hotel in his vintage sport’s car. I was left standing there outside my hotel on a cold January day in rural Virginia. My life had changed in a matter of hours. Jon had saved my life.
K. H.
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Jon is the kind of lawyer who will fight fiercely for you
I have known Jon for nearly 2 decades. At the beginning of that happy time, I was a whelp of a lawyer, and Jon always offered me mentorship and advice. I have merely offered him referrals of clients who might need his services. Every one of them has given me the highest praise feedback about Jon’s abilities.
Jon is the kind of lawyer who will fight fiercely for you, but do so in a way that is designed to bring down the emotional level in a case. That always benefits the client.
If you are in need of a lawyer, you will not regret hiring this excellent legal mind and kind man.
Marc Randazza
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He is the real deal
Mr. Katz was very professional, helpful, and most importantly knowledgeable. He is very passionate about what he does and truly cares about helping his clients. He is the real deal and was able to help me obtain successful results in my case. I had 10 felony charges (Grand Larcenies). He did his magic and made those charges dropped to misdemeanor. I am really thankful to have him on my side.
If you are looking for a Lawyer that knows his stuff and won’t give up until he wins, then he’s your guy!
Thank you again Jon 🙂
JD
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Virginia Criminal Trials

Counter dangerous prosecutors with the right Virginia criminal lawyer

Persevering for court victory- Fairfax criminal defense lawyer’s view

Courthouse pursuit of victory addressed by Fairfax criminal lawyer

Plea deal – Fairfax criminal lawyer on bargaining from a strong trial position

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