Many times it is easy to be caught speeding. Sometimes you are simply going with the flow of traffic. Other times you are trying to pass another vehicle. Due to modern technology, vehicles today can easily travel at a much faster pace than ever before. In fact, in the modern era, getting a 4 ...
State Police and Local Enforcement to Increase Patrol – July Fourth Traffic Tickets NBC29 reports that on July 4th weekend, Virginia will increase its efforts to reduce traffic related accidents, injuries, and fatalities. Known as Operation CARE (Combined Accident Reduction Effort), Virginia St...
There is a little known statute on the books in Virginia that criminalizes Aggressive Driving. In fact, a person convicted of Aggressive Driving faces a conviction of a Class 2 Misdemeanor. As a result, that individual faces a jail sentence of up to 6 months and a fine of up to $1,000 under §46...
Man Attempts to Avoid Traffic Stop – Charged with Reckless Driving and Eluding Many times, people make a split-second decision and that decision can lead to serious consequences. The Washington Post reported on May 27, 2016, how a simple traffic stop turned into a high-speed chase. The chase b...
Recently, the Fairfax County Fire Chief, Richard Bowers, was involved in a motor vehicle crash. As of May 27, 2016, no charges have been filed. It appears that Chief Bowers was operating his assigned county vehicle when a 2002 BMW approached Rte. 29 from the Rte. 286 ramp when the front of the ...
Hiring a lawyer for traffic court may seem like an expensive way to handle traffic court. After all, for a simple speeding ticket, you can simply prepay the ticket and avoid missing work, going to court, and avoid spending additional money on a lawyer. However, this decision is not as easy as i...
What to Expect in Court: When you are charged with a Traffic or Criminal Offense, what occurs in Court is the most important aspect of the case. You may not know what to expect in court but, in many instances, the Court rulings can vary from good to be. However, there has been one constant we ...
What are Field Sobriety Tests? DUI Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs) are a battery of tests developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in an effort to provide police officers with a method to determine impaired driving. However, they are not perfect by any means and are c...
What is an Expungement in Virginia? An Expungement in Virginia is the removal of police and court records relating to a charge. §19.2-392.1 of the Virginia Code is a statement of policy wherein the General Assembly found that arrest records can be a hindrance to an innocent person's ability to ...
Deciding whether to take a matter to trial or to accept a plea deal is arguably the most important aspect of a case. After all, if you take the matter to trial and obtain a not guilty in a criminal or traffic case, there is no conviction, no court fines, and the charge is expungeable. But what ...
In deciding ‘Do I need a Lawyer?', think about the old saying: “He who represents himself has a fool for a client.” – Abraham Lincoln. If you have a legal issue, an attorney is of the utmost importance. Attorneys go to law school, have to take a comprehensive and difficult bar exam to practice l...
In Virginia, approximately 30,000 individuals are arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) each year. While avoiding an arrest for DUI during a traffic stop may be difficult no matter what you do, avoiding a conviction for that DUI is another story and requires evidence beyond a reasonable ...
Traffic Ticket Prepayment is a Guilty Plea to the Charge Prepaying your traffic ticket may seem like a quick and less expensive way to handle your ticket. You can simply go online at www.courts.state.va.us and hit the ‘mark for payment button' and enter your credit card information. For example...
We will not “sugar coat.” We will tell you exactly what you are facing and will give you the best and worst case scenarios. We are not here to scare you or to pull the wool over your eyes. We find many people calling us for a simple case where they have spoken to other lawyers and are now afraid. However, after speaking with those people and getting the facts, many times there is nothing to fear. We will tell you how things look and we will tell you the truth because we want happy clients. That’s you!