Karin provided excellent representation for my case (alleged reckless driving in Virginia, i.e carefully placed speed trap in a federal jurisdiction). She was extremely knowledgeable about the process and provided clear direction on activities I could pursue in advance to present the best case to th...e court (even before I had hired her). Before and during the court session she was persistent and assertive in attempts to negotiate the best possible outcome. I thought she struck the right balance between being creative and being realistic, and in the end achieved the best possible outcome given the particular court and prosecutor.

I got charged with a reckless driving at 20 over speed limit. I had a few other speeding infractions in the past. Ms. Porter was able to help me understand how the court process works and made me feel confident that we can get this charge dropped. The charge was reduced to a speed ticket from a reck...less :) Couldn't be happier with Ms.Porter's results!

Karin is an awesome attorney. She is extremely knowledgeable on the law, well-prepared, and is a pleasure to work with. I could not have been happier with the outcome of my case. She was able to get the DUI reduced to a Reckless Driving, the Reckless Driving reduced to Speeding, and have the Refusal ...dropped completely in a deal with the prosecutor. I highly recommend Karin to anyone looking for a top criminal defense attorney in Virginia.

After researching attorney's online, I came across Ms. Karin Riley Porter's profile. After reading her reviews, I scheduled an initial consultation with her to discuss my alleged aggressive driving / DUI. The initial consult was not rushed and Ms. Karin listened attentively while taking copious not...es. Once I decided to move forward and have Ms. Karin represent me, we maintained an open channel of communication and she was very responsive to my calls and emails leading up to trial. More impressively, my trial was moved twice due to personal reasons, yet Ms. Karin made me feel as if I was her only client. What I liked most about Ms. Karin was that she never sugar-coated anything. Although I had a strong case and video evidence, Ms. Karin presented worse-case scenarios so that I was aware of and prepared for all possible outcomes. Prior to our court hearing, Ms. Karin developed a detailed outline of our approach and defense to specific allegations. Instead of preparing to present my case holistically, she was able to challenge my case in three phases (1) reason for the stop (2) the arrest (3) booking / detainment. Although the judge, in my opinion, was hard on her at times, Ms. Karin kept her poise and would respectfully push back when she felt it was professionally appropriate. Her preparation allowed her cross examination to be direct which ultimately "poked holes" in the respective officer's testimony. Although we lost our "motion to suppress" the reason for the traffic stop (first phase mentioned above), Ms. Karin's cross examination and the video evidence of the arrest (phase 2 mentioned above) provided the judge with enough information to drop all my charges, without requiring us to defend the testimony of the third phase above. Case dismissed!!

I was in my last year of law school and in the top 15% of my class when my wife called the police and had me arrested and charged with both domestic violence and obstructing a 9-1-1 call, two misdemeanors that could have destroyed my chances of being admitted to the bar. Karen knew exactly what to d...o to persuade the prosecutor to drop the charges and have everything expunged from my record. I could not be more pleased with her expertise and performance.