Blog Posts in 2018

Drug Crimes Related to the Opioid Epidemic

The ongoing epidemic seems to show no signs of slowing down. Dozens of people are losing their lives each day due to overdoses, which has health groups and law enforcement agencies understandably frightened. The latter is taking the opportunity to ramp up its efforts to investigate and prosecute certain drug crimes that can be tied to the epidemic. Law enforcement groups around the country have ...

Government Security Clearance Can Be Revoked As a Criminal Penalty

People who hold important roles in governmental positions and agencies rely on their security clearances each and every day. If you hold such employment, you probably cannot get any real work done without your clearance due to the information, records, and data it allows you to access. Losing your government security clearance would be an absolute disaster, but this is exactly what can happen if ...

What to Do When Accused of Domestic Violence Based on False Information

Domestic violence is defined as a violent act , or the threat of violence, carried out between two family members, or two people who share the same residence. As such, domestic violence — or family abuse as it might be called in certain legal texts — only occurs between people who share a history together. When two people who were somewhat close grow apart, they can become spiteful and go to ...

How Do Out-of-State DUI Charges Work in Virginia?

While you are out and about visiting friends and family in other states, you need to always be careful not to drink and drive. Being arrested for driving under the influence ( DUI ) in a state other than your home state will create an out-of-state DUI case . It is already a challenge to defend yourself against a DUI charge, but out-of-state DUI charges are even more complicated. Were You Arrested ...