Category Archives: Civil / Business Law

One of the most common misunderstandings in criminal and traffic law is that mistakes on the warrant or summons automatically results in a dismissal of the case.  Most of the time, such mistakes have no effect. In a recent…

Often, words used in Virginia criminal statutes are not colloquial.  In a recent case, an allegation of Violation of a Protective Order was elevated from a misdemeanor to a felony based on whether the defendant entered a home “furtively.”…

The federal National Transportation Safety Board  (“NTSB”) today voted unanimously to recommend a nationwide reduction of the “legal limit” in DUI cases from 0.08 to 0.05.  To illustrate what an extreme drop this would be, one is presumed sober…

QUESTION:  I am charged with the felony “Hit and Run.”  The victim went to the hospital, but was told that her temporary back pain was the muscle – no broken bones.  Does this count as an “injury” to support…

Question:  I was charged with DUI and Refusal.  Is Virginia’s Refusal law constitutional?  I never affirmatively agreed to a breath test — Virginia just “implied” my consent and now I’m being punished for revoking a consent I never actually…

Miles Construction is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (“SDVOSB”).  As such, it enjoys priority when bidding on some federal government contracts.  It bid on a contract for the repair of a storm sewer at the Coatesville, Pennsylvania VA Medical Center that…

Any time before a judge accepts a guilty plea and finds a defendant guilty, the judge may amend the charge to a different, lower crime and find the defendant guilty of the lower crime, according to an important recent…