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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more

Bio: My father opened his firm as a sole practitioner over 20 years ago and my brother and I joined him a decade later. We are fortunate to continue to work as a team and support each other in many ways. A client of mine is our family's client as well.

Rating: 9.3

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 48 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Privacy

Bio: My entire career spanning 4 decades has been devoted to standing up for the rights of the individual in conflicts with law enforcement, insurance companies, employers, corporations and the government. My commitment to you is relentless yet practic...

Rating: 9.0

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Criminal Defense Lawyers in Virginia

Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury

Review: "Mr. Sheldon has been such a blessing. He is knowledgeable, responsive, and very good at his job. He had my back during the hardest season of my life and never once seemed judgmental. I'm grateful for his service."

Rating: 8.5

Call for a consultation(804) 507-5053

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Bio: Matt C. Pinsker is an award winning criminal defense attorney as well as a former professor at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) where he taught Criminal Justice. He previously served as both a Federal Special Prosecutor and State Prosecutor ...

Rating: 7.7

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury

Review: "If you want the best, Kate and the Daugherty Law Firm is the best. I hired Kate Daugherty as my divorce attorney in the Spring of 2019 once I knew my ex-husband and I would not come to terms. I can't say enough about Kate and the staff there at th..."

Rating: 7.7

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and more

Bio: Taite has devoted his entire legal career to the practice of criminal defense. Prior to co-founding Westendorf & Khalaf, Taite worked as a supervising attorney in the largest Public Defender's office in the state (Virginia Beach). His career has b...

Rating: 9.9

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more

Bio: Mr. Homiller concentrates his law practice in the areas of criminal, traffic and DUI defense, divorce and family law, and personal injury. For the last 20 years, he has practiced regularly in the courts of central and southern Virginia, including ...

Rating: 9.5

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Domestic Violence and more

Bio: I graduated from University of South Florida with two Bachelor of Arts degrees, one in English Literature, and the other in Interdisciplinary Social Science. My original thesis was accepted in 2006 entitled, "The Role of the Mitigation Expert for ...

Rating: 10

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more

Small Firm BIG MAGIC

Rating: 7.0

Call for a FREE consultation(540) 730-2875

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Family and more

Review: "My case was a somewhat complex domestic situation, a misdemeanor charge that could have resulted in jail time. During my first consultation, Senator Surovell listened to my concerns, patiently answered all of my questions, and made suggestions tha..."

Rating: 10

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more

Bio: Shalev Ben-Avraham is a Virginia criminal defense trial attorney and Partner at Dischley Law, PLLC, where his practice focuses on serious criminal defense, DUI/DWI litigation, reckless driving, drug offenses, violent crimes, firearm offenses, and ...

Rating: 7.6

Call for a FREE consultation(833) 519-4581

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Antitrust & Trade Law and more

Review: "I was recently represented by Ghislaine Storr Burks a criminal defense attorney of Livesay & Myers in a high profile case in Stafford Virginia. The case involved four felony charges, one misdemeanor charge, and many unusual circumstances. I felt t..."

Rating: 9.6

Call for a consultation(540) 642-1115

Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Bio: Attorney Patrick L. Bales is a passionate hard-working lawyer who will vigorously pursue your defense.Mr. Bales is dedicated to the ideals upon which our system of justice is founded and strongly motivated to provide the best service for his clien...

Rating: 9.6

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Bio: I was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia. Prior to joining the Fisher Law Firm, I owned and managed a highly successful general practice law firm for 30 years. I have an extensive experience in Criminal and Traffic Defense throughout the Tidewat...

Rating: 9.4

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice, Workers Compensation and more

Bio: Simran Rahi is an experienced trial attorney and senior associate attorney with Portner & Shure. He represents clients in matters of personal injury – including, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, medical malpractice – and criminal defen...

Rating: 8.7

Call for a consultation(866) 638-9734

Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Mr. Hunter represented my son in federal court on a drug charge, and he was just great. The 15 year mandatory sentence got thrown out and my son will be home in less than three years with a drug program."

Rating: 9.1

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, White Collar Crime and more

Bio: I always knew I wanted to be like my grandfather, Richard Beliles, who was a great Kentucky trial lawyer. He was the type of lawyer you read about or see on TV — defending the poor against the most serious criminal accusations, or defending Africa...

Rating: 8.8

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "The thoughtfulness, thoroughness, and expertise that Danielle brought to my case was extraordinary. Her care for myself, my case, and a genuine want for me to do well as a person went above and beyond anything I could have expected. It’s actually ..."

Rating: 8.5

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, DUI & DWI and more

Review: "I hired Mr. Ware several years ago to represent my son as a juvenile. He informed my son and I what to expect and what our best course of action would be to help the situation. He advised of his fee at the begining and billing statements were prov..."

Rating: 8.6

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 53 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Lawsuits & Disputes, Personal Injury

Review: "I hired Phil Gardner to consult with us on a real estate matter in March 2011. He was responsive, professional, and easy to communicate with always! I would highly recommend him to anyone needing a competent, experienced attorney!"

Rating: 10

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