Jon was a great attorney! Very knowledgeable of DWI law in Virginia and very straight forward about the process. The end result in my DWI case was definitely better than I expected. Jon suggested that I use a fact witness to add truth to my argument and it worked out wonderfully. I was eventually fou...nd not guilty for the DWI offense, but due to the fact that I refused the breathalyzer test my license was suspended for a year. A small price to pay in my opinion. I can deal with a civil offense.

I presume you are reading this because you are charged with something and that you are looking for "the lawyer" who can do the best for you. Please keep reading. You will learn from my story as I was here on this site reading the reviews to pick "the best lawyer" not too long ago. I am a permanent re...sident of the US and I have a good background/education with a good job. I was charged with a misdemeanor theft, which jeopardized my future, specifically my US citizenship, the idea of starting a family (I was planning to bring my fiancé from overseas after becoming a citizen), and my career (obtaining a security clearance). So, I had to find the best lawyer to get me out of this trouble. While I was beating up myself for being in this position, I immediately started looking for the lawyer. In the meantime, I received a number of letters from lawyers to my address advising me to hire them. They must have checked the police records to figure out that I needed a lawyer. Among those, I picked one. Additionally, I picked 3 other lawyers on this site based on the reviews and their ratings. So, I had total of 4 lawyers to meet with. I started seeing them one by one. The first lawyer I met had a limited experience. She said no matter what she would do I would be found guilty and that the only way that would give me a better chance would be during the appeal. So, she basically asked me to pay her so that she would escort me to the court until the appeal. The other lawyer was a former prosecutor. He said he wouldn't be able to do anything to save me and that the prosecutors would never be convinced to amend the charge even if I did hundreds of hours of voluntary community service. I was hopeless and sleepless for days. I had to find that lawyer that would give me relief from this pain. The last lawyer I saw before I met Jon had 30 years of experience who practiced not only criminal law but also immigration law. This sounded very convenient as I would need both. He told me some of the similar cases he dealt with. I was about to hire him. I went ahead and asked him a few questions about my immigration status and its potential impact by this charge. Based on his answers, I figured that he didn't know some of the key facts (admitting arrests on form N-445) on immigration law. So, I gave up on him. Jon was the last lawyer I met with. As soon as I explained him the situation, he wrote me the prescription. Not to reveal his magic, I will briefly mention. The prescription included a voluntary community service, psychological evaluation, and letters from the immigration and security clearance lawyers for the potential ramifications in case I would be found guilty. These all would help Jon convince the prosecutor to amend the charge if not totally drop it. One of the best things of hiring Jon is that he already has the contacts to make them available for you. We were able to obtain all the letters along with the psychological evaluation. I know psychological evaluation sounds scary. However, the psychologist Jon referred me to was such a great person, he made it all very easy. I also did over 100 hours of voluntary community service. During the court day, Jon was alert and totally in control. He went ahead and talked to the prosecutor even before the witness showed up. He convinced the prosecutor not to prosecute! What a life changing moment. Thank you Jon! Thank you the "Dream Team", the psychologist, the immigration and the security clearance lawyers, and Jon's great staff! So, after all, my advice to those who are looking for the best lawyer: Hire Jon if you want your lawyer to fight for you till the very end. I have no doubt he will do the best for you. With all due respect, my advice to other lawyers with limited abilities: Go intern with Jon in his office. It doesn't matter for how long you have been practicing. I promise you will learn a lot from him!

Jon is a wonderful person and an excellent lawyer. My case was very complicated and the county in which I was charged with a first time DUI does NOT usually plead down to reckless (just for reference - there was someone with a 0.07 BAC earlier this year that was still convicted of a DUI in court!!!).... I was obviously very concerned about how getting convicted would impact my future. Jon was very supportive through the entire process and worked very hard on my case. He consulted other lawyers and also worked with an expert who wrote a letter on my behalf stating the breathalyzer results were faulty (based on many different factors including the machine not being calibrated accurately - the calibration records were obtained by Jon). He was able to plead down to a reckless, which was a miracle!!! And I was very grateful to have someone so hardworking on my team. I would absolutely recommend him to anyone convicted of a DUI. He is more expensive than other lawyers in the area, but he makes the impossible happen!! So it is definitely worth it in my opinion.