I pretty much had an easy 2nd dui case for the prosecution, but Jon did his best to fight it to the last second. Instead of 25 days, I did 20 (and that too in the pre release center which is a lot more relaxed than the main jail) and I got to break my sentence into 2 ten day terms separated by a mon...th. And this was all because of Jon's skills in the court room! And after the year suspension was over, Jon was so very helpful and got my restricted license! Thanks Jon! You made a bad situation much better! :)

In July 2009 I was charged with 2nd degree assault and false imprisonment. I was facing a harsh outcome that would ruin my career and life. Thanks to Mr Katz's help I can relax again. He was able to have the judge drop the false imprisonment and lower the assault to a much lesser charge with 1 year o...f unsupervised probation and no jail time! The victim wanted an outrageous amount of restitution payments and Mr. Katz helped me get away paying a fraction (fair amount) of what the victim wanted. I do not plan on EVER getting in this kind of hole again, but if I ever do I will call on Mr Katz to dig me out. Thank you Mr. "El Gato" and may God Bless you. ~Guzman

Jon, Thank you for the excellent effort on my behalf. Though we were not successful against the lies of the illiterate county deputy and deceitful commonwealth attorney in defending the refusal, which is near impossible in VA; you were quite successful with the more serious charge of the DUI being de...termined as NOT GUILTY. In addition, if you had not been representing me, I am convinced that the commonwealth attorney's attempt to have me charged with a Felony, based on false testimony of the sheriff's deputy to the Grand Jury, may have been successful if left up to the local good old boys and girls of the county. But thanks to your awareness of the attempt and representation the indictment mysteriously changed from indicted to not indicted without explanation from the county officials. I don't imagine the potential for a law suit for Malicious Prosecution had anything to do with their decision not to pursue the false allegations. In my opinion, though a serious issue warranting laws that protect the public at large, the law in Virginia has gone too far regarding DUI. It appears that a person is now guilty until proven innocent in the Old Dominion and is subject to whatever abuse of authority an officer and commonwealth attorney want to levy against an accused. The cop is not even required to articulate what he is reading to a person in a manner that a person can make an informed decision. My impression is that the only reason that King George County deputy is in his job is because there was no opening for which he could qualify in collecting trash. You made it obvious why the Deputy Commonwealth Attorney works for the county; she couldn't do the job well enough to be successful in private practice. She was successful only due to luck and corruption in the local system that is perceived or well known in the county. I appreciate your honoring your advertised word in providing me quality representation at a cost affordable in consideration of the market. Compared to what it could have cost me, you were very fairly priced. I hope not to need such services again, but if I am so unfortunate as to need an attorney I will not hesitate to call you again for the job! May God continue to bless you, your family, and staff. He blessed me and my family with your services. Sincerely, Lee April 2010

Jon repesented me in two CDS posossion cases one in Marlyand and recently one in Virginia. I got favorable outcomes in both case a non-prosecution stet-doc on one case and a a dismisal on the other case. He is responsive and very knowlegdble. He is definately my "Favorite Lawyer" and I highly recom...mend him to serve as your criminal defense lawyer.

I thought the police had me for possession and I was in real trouble. I was sure there was no way out of this mess and realized that I need a good lawyer. Many attorneys would have said that the prosecution had a 'slam dunk' case and I would have to be at the court's mercy. But when I presented ...my case to Jon, he offered various alternative approaches and instantly formulated a strong, successful game plan. At trial, while other lawyers had no defense for the prosecutor's 'game,' Jon used his extensive legal experience and vast knowledge of the court system to reject the 'slam dunk' and achieve winning results. Jon Katz is the kind of lawyer you want representing you. He has a real passion for justice, your justice. He will make sure you are aware of all options available and take the time to explain the strengths and weaknesses of each. Simply put, Jon knows the system and how to make it work in favor of his clients.