Karin took every detail of my case into consideration to successfully getting charges dropped and reduced. She took a tremendous amount of time to listen to the description of events and share her knowledge and perspective on how things will unfold. Karin is highly intelligent with a solid grasp... on law. Her skills at handling people, on all sides of the table and bench, are top notch. She has an appreciation and respect for justice, dignity and ethics that is demonstrated in her every move! Her continued success is earned and deserved.

Karin is a compassionate, attentive and highly professional attorney who helped me and my family through a significantly difficult life changing event. She listened carefully to my situation and before ever accepting a dime, immediately proceeded to lay out a path for resolving my issue. Karin kept... my expectation level of the outcome of my case realistic. She kept me informed on the status of my case throughout the process. She proved herself to be a thorough, knowledgeable and detail orientated attorney that through her keen knowledge of the law, understanding of the potential disciplinary options the State could seek, resolved my case with an outcome that exceeded my expectations. I hope to never again need an attorney but if I do, Karin will be my first call. If you are reading this review because you are in search of an attorney, I highly recommend calling Karin Riley Porter.

After being charged with three class 1 misdemeanors and speaking to numerous attorneys, I came across Karin Porter. I called her law firm and spoke to another attorney before speaking to her, I was very impressed with her knowledge of the court process and also the possible outcomes she predicted. Sh...e was caring, informative, and professional; Karin was not intimidating and she did not try to scare me into retaining her (like other attorneys I spoke to did) which was something I appreciated. Karin told me that my case was certainly worth fighting for rather than just accepting whatever plea is given. I decided to retain Karin because her past experience as a Prosecutor made her stand out from all the other attorneys I spoke to. Although I was told up front by the firm's receptionist that Karin would charge $500-$1000 more than other attorneys in her firm I did not let that stop me from retaining her. (I strongly recommend not letting any amount of money prevent you from retaining the right attorney for your charges) Each attorney I spoke to mentioned that at the first court date the case would most likely not be resolved because the first court date is the first time all of the evidence is able to be reviewed be the attorney. I felt scared and nervous going into the court room. Karin was constantly in and out of the room getting as much information and evidence on my case as she could the day of court. She also made sure to inform me of everything she was doing on the court date, she kept me up to date on any new information she received or a new strategy that she planned to execute. Karin was ready to go to trial on the first court date with all of the information she gained. Karin was also always available incase I had any questions and she was constantly guiding me and providing me with advice regarding what to do and what not to do in court. Ultimately Karin was able to convince the prosecutor to have all three of my charges dismissed at the first court date! This result was one I did not expect to occur especially on the first court date. I can not express my appreciation and thankfulness for Karin's work on my case! I would certainly recommend her for any criminal defense charges anyone is facing. Karin mentioned that she had not dealt with a case that was just like mine as a criminal defense attorney and she was still able to achieve the best possible outcome yet so I would strongly recommend her!! Although I hope to never need the services of an attorney again I would certainly retain her again if I am ever faced with any charges. Overall, Karin is a great attorney who is not only realistic and caring, but one who will do her very best to reach the best outcome she can without settling for anything less!

Karin has been my lawyer for the better part of two years. She is hard working and very dedicated to my case. Initially I hired her because she physically fit the bill for what I was looking for in a defense attorney - beautiful, well dressed, seemed smart, appeared to be a go-getter, etc.... Once ...I really got to know and trust her I understood that she was all of that, for sure, but also she is truly dedicated to my defense. I cannot even imagine how many hours she put into my case. I know she was working day and night and on weekends and even when on vacation. She is the first attorney I've had to hire to defend me and I truly believe that I struck gold finding her. I cannot say enough nice things about the work she did for me. I also appreciated how she knew when to laugh with me, when to give me a "get a grip" reality check, and when to be consoling. I hope to never need defense legal services again, but if I do she will be the first person I call. As my case has come to an end, I am actually sad to not have her as a daily part of my life. If you or anyone you know is in need of the BEST criminal defense, I would highly recommend Karin Porter.

I knew Karin from where I worked, and I already knew that she was an excellent attorney. I was facing a false obstruction of justice charge in Fairfax County, and I needed a very good attorney to properly fight this. I knew Karin was the right person to call. Karin and I went over my case, and fro...m her responses I knew she could handle this. I liked the answers she gave me, and I knew that I wanted her to represent me. Karin prepared for the case extremely well. She was very thorough, I pretty much just handed over all the documents for the case to her, and she took care of everything. Initially the court said that they wanted to reschedule the case since the officer was not ready. We were ready to fight the case, had our witnesses, and everything. Karin explained our options at court, and she suggested we do not continue the case and instead fight this and talk to the judge about it. At that points Karin made her arguments to the judge. She said “Your honor we are here, we have witnesses, and we do not want to continue this case.” The Judge ended up dismissing the charges… and I was totally relieved. Karin fought so hard for me, and we won, and now I can get this this expunged too! Karin was amazing, and for one minute I did not think she would ever tell me to do the wrong thing. Karin is an excellent criminal defense attorney and I would recommend her to anyone.