Today I want to talk about mandatory minimums. You may not know, but certain crimes committed in Virginia will require you to serve a minimum of years in jail or prison. For example, Assault & Battery on a Law Enforcement will require you to serve a mandatory minimum of 6 months in jail if you are convicted as…
Governor Northam recently approved of permanent workplace safety and health standards to remain effective throughout the pandemic beginning January 27, 2021. The governor said, “While the end of this pandemic is finally in sight, the virus is still spreading, including several highly contagious variants, and now is not the time to let up on preventative measures”. The newly approved…
I’m going to school you on what an expungement is because I frequently receive calls at my office, emails from the general public, or inquiries through my website contact form submission asking if I can help them clear or erase (“expunge”) a criminal charge. People often don’t know exactly what this means or how it…
I’ve been handling personal injury cases for just shy of a decade now. During that time, the types of cases I’ve handled have ranged from motor vehicle accidents to slip and falls or injury on private property to medical malpractice. A far majority of those cases were due to a client being involved in a car…
No one looks into filing for bankruptcy unless you’re financially cornered and looking toward a place where you’re not at the end of your ropes. If you started to research or look into filing for bankruptcy, good for you. All the negativity and bad stigma associated with filing for bankruptcy is unnecessary. You’re in a…
Maybe most of you understood that this is a post informing you to not use phones while you’re driving (not free of hands as the title would suggest). Another group of smart individuals (my readers, including you!) would quickly respond or think with the previous Virginia law that was enacted a couple of years ago…
Remember last month’s post, where I mentioned Justice Forward? While its progress isn’t advancing as quickly as most would like, there have been milestones through the group’s hard work. One of them is a recent plan of action by the Fairfax General District Court to promote equal justice under the law. Equal justice will never happen unless those…
In a recent opinion letter written by Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Bernhard, the Fairfax County Circuit Court is receiving a lot of attention lately and this time it’s not because of the county’s top prosecutor, Steve Descano, and his unorthodox ways of representing citizens of the county. It’s because an individual who is awaiting his constitutional right to…
On December 14, 2020, the Heritage Foundation published an article titled, “Meet Steve Descano, the Rogue Prosecutor Whose Policies Are Wreaking Havoc in Fairfax County, Virginia“. If you refer to my previous blog post, you’ll recall that in Fairfax County, the chief prosecutor, Steve Descano, who was elected to start his 4-year term on January 1,…
This year marked my 10th year as an attorney. I started off handling traffic and criminal defense cases then progressed into personal injury where I successfully obtained fair compensation for my clients. Most recently, about two years ago, I began my bankruptcy practice with the aid and guidance from my friend and colleague, John Bevis….
