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Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, Expungement and more

Bio: Sheldon is ranked in the top 5% of all lawyers in appeals and criminal defense by Super Lawyers. He is the author of the only treatise on habeas corpus and post-conviction remedies in Virginia: “Virginia Law and Practice: Post-Conviction Remedies ...

Rating: 10

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, DUI & DWI and more

I handle all types of criminal defense cases, from small infractions to major felonies. My focus is on delivering a strong defense to ensure each client gets a fair trial. I know the complexities of criminal law well and am ready to use that exper...

Rating: 8.7

Call for a FREE consultation(434) 581-4723

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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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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 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more

Mr. Stellute specializes in Personal Injury and Criminal Defense.

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(757) 320-0263

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI

Bio: Benjamin Griffitts is a Northern Virginia native who has spent the past 14 years representing individuals charged with criminal and traffic offenses in Manassas and throughout Virginia. He appears in courts across Prince William County, Fredericks...

Rating: 10

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Real Estate, Business and more

Bio: I am licensed in Virginia and Maryland with a practice focused on real estate and providing settlement services as a managing attorney at MBH Settlement Group, L.C.

Rating: 10

Call for a consultation(855) 740-6460

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Lavonda Graham-Williams represented my 20 year old grandson as a public defender for several misdemeanor offenses in December 2013. Because he was already on probation for prior offenses, it would have been easy for the charges to snowball into si..."

Rating: 9.6

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

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

Bio: Mr. Burchett has successfully tried all types of criminal charges to the jury and the Judge, including burglary, grand larceny, assault and battery, malicious wounding, marijuana and drug possession and distribution, DUIs, failure to appear, and m...

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

Bio: William (Bill) Turner is a criminal defense attorney who actually tries cases. A former prosecutor for two Virginia jurisdictions, Mr. Turner has tried thousands of criminal cases to a verdict, including several high-profile jury trials. Having su...

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

Bio: Trial-focused defense for DUI, reckless driving, and traffic cases in Albemarle, Orange, Goochland, Greene, and Charlottesville.

Rating: 9.9

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Farheena received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School. At the Law Office of Samuel C. Moore, Farheena is focused on the criminal defense pract...

Rating: 10

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years

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

Bio: Mr. Garrett D. Green is a partner at Nichols & Green in Fairfax VA. He has consistently received high praise from his clients due to his excellent client relations and his ability to obtain results in court that very few attorneys can match. He ha...

Rating: 8.7

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and more

Bio: I am a first generation Greek American born and raised in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. Although I work as a criminal defense attorney in Virginia , I am a Maryland girl at heart. I am a proud graduate of the University of Maryland in Coll...

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(833) 322-7028

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Government, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Hannon Wright is a 2003 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law. Prior to joining Ryan in the practice of law, Hannon was mobilized as a reservist on active duty as a staff judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps. Before returning to ...

Rating: 9.6

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Sex Crime and more

Bio: I was the first person in my family in more than seven generations to attend college. I grew up poor and very disadvantaged but with a deep sense of how fortunate I was. I attended public schools throughout my education, including law school, and ...

Rating: 10

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

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

Bio: Why Clients Hire Shemeka Hankins Former Prosecutorial InsightBefore defending clients, Shemeka served as a prosecutor in both the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office and the Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. That experience pro...

Rating: 10

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years

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

Bio: James E. Short is a skilled lawyer who has over 30 years of experience. His practice is focused on a wide range of misdemeanor and felony criminal cases as well as DUI defense, family law and personal injury. As a former prosecutor, James E. Short...

Rating: 9.8

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Family

Bio: A Hampton Roads native, Noah was born and raised in Suffolk, Virginia. He graduated from Norfolk Academy where he received recognition as an excellent student and athlete. He was honored with the prestigious David Ari Levitt Award for intellectual...

Rating: 9.9

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Bio: I was raised in Oxford, North Carolina by my father who is an attorney, and my mother who was a teacher. My older brother and I both attended The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC-CH - go heels!) together and graduated in 2004. I rece...

Rating: 10

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Real Estate, Estate Planning and more

Over 40 years of providing reliable legal services to the residents of Virginia. Call us Today for a Free Consultation!

Rating: 7.4

Call for a FREE consultation(540) 306-5386

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Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Personal Injury

Bio: ATTORNEY MONTE KULIGOWSKI has been defending clients since 1997 and has won cases at every judicial level of the state, including the Supreme Court of Virginia (See, White v. Commonwealth, 267 Va. 96 (2004)). Monte is also licensed to practice law...

Rating: 9.7

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