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Shakespeare said it best in one of his Plays, “He or she who represents themselves, has a Fool for a client and an Ass for an attorney.” This quote that we often give to potential clients drives home the message to most people.  I then ask them how they would be able to represent themselves […]

People come to us with having received bad advice and misinformation, and want to know what can be done about their situation and how an attorney can help deal with it. It’s the attorney’s job to provide them with the correct information and a customized “Plan of Action”; so that when the potential client is […]

In Virginia, the observation period is 20 minute, and among the things that the police officer looks for certain things during that 20 minutes including if the defendant burps, belches, gets sick, puts their hand to their mouth or anything else that could possibly taint the results of the breathalyzer. Police usually abide by the […]

In Virginia, no one can legally request a blood test in place of a breath test; it is completely at the discretion of the police officer as to whether someone is offered a breath test or a blood test. The protocol is to always offer a breath test unless there is a problem with the […]

In order to both comply with the constitutional rights of the defendant and to protect the integrity of their case, if there is a question of custody and a confession in a DUI case, the police officers will read the Miranda Rights to the defendant when they handcuff them out on the road. Prior to […]

Absolutely! That is what sets us apart from virtually all other attorneys.  We do not get off the phone on any potential Client’s first call to us until we’ve gathered information regarding their life; their DUI charge; and the facts of their case. Then we give them a customized “Plan of Action” for us to […]

WHAT DOES BAC MEAN IN DUI CHARGES? People often don’t know what the Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) number means; such as a BAC of 0.08%, or higher.  This is the Blood Alcohol number the person gets if they have been consuming alcohol before they blow into a “Preliminary Breath Test” device, out on the road […]

Yes! Absolutely! Many of the potential clients we speak with on the phone have often already talked to several other DUI attorneys in Virginia, and they often tell us that their needs have not been met by the other attorneys they have talked to. This is often typically why they have called me. It’s a […]

Anyone, from any walk of life can, and does get a DUI-from Congressional and White House aides, to people in the CIA and the Defense Department; and from people who dig ditches and haul trash, to lawyers and doctors.  Whether rich or poor; whether black, white or brown; almost everyone has, at one time or […]

CAN DUI LAWYERS IN VIRGINIA SUCCESSFULLY PREVAIL IN COURT? Sure, in many, if not most cases. As an example, we had one case where we filed a special written demand for the history of the Breath Test Machine that our client blew into at the Police station, to determine the client’s Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC). […]