When an officer pulls you over and you have had too much to drink or even when you have only had 1 drink, it can be confusing about what you are required to do when it comes to breath testing. In this episode we dive into whether you have a right to...
Episode 82: The “ABC’s” of the BAC
Have you ever wondered what the difference is in the breath devices used to take breath samples? What about a blood test to determine your alcohol content? Do you know what you are required to do under Virginia law? Are these tests mandatory? Are there any issues with these tests? In this...
Episode 81: Teaching the Law To Law Enforcement
In this episode we welcome a fellow attorney and friend Brad Marshall. Brad is an attorney in Manassas, VA. He was a prosecutor for years and then switched over to being a defense attorney. He still serves as a local prosecutor for a smaller part of the County and he gets to...
Episode 80: I Swear Officer, My Kids Are Fine!
Leaving your kids unattended can get the ball rolling for all sorts of things you may have never thought about. You can be charged criminally. CPS can get involved. And sometimes your kid can even be injured. In this episode we focus on parents or those watching children and how life can...
Episode 79: Don’t Be A “DIP”!
With football season around the corner, tailgates coming, hockey coming, baseball playoffs coming, happy hours back in full swing, college kids back at school, and the holidays coming, we decided the timing was perfect to talk about what happens when you are out in public and have had too much to drink..........
Episode 78: Inside The Jury Room
When you are a criminal defense attorney and you have always wanted to sit on a jury but are never selected because of what you do, you get excited when you find out a family member got to sit on a jury. Being a criminal defense attorney and having had a father...
Episode 77: Let’s Talk About Sex…Cases!
Amy Jordan is an experienced criminal defense attorney and the Fairfax Defender's Office, their clients, the courts, and the criminal bar are lucky to know her. If you ever get the chance to check her out during trial...DO IT! She handles all sorts of cases but right now she is focused mainly...
Episode 76: When A Criminal Lawyer Knows It’s Time To Move ON
Being a criminal defense lawyer is not an easy job. You care about your clients. Their lives matter to you , You want to help them the best you can. It can weigh on you for a lot of reasons. In this episode we were lucky...
Episode 75: Sub Me In!!!
With Anna out on vacation we brought in a sub host to take her place again. This time we were lucky to have a local attorney who is also a substitute judge "sub" in for Anna. Tamika Jones handles a mix of criminal and family law and even some civil cases. She...
Episode 74: It ONLY Happens on TV!
So...since we talked movies we had to talk a bit about legal tv shows. So we brought back Chris Holley and Blake Woloson to sub in for Anna again while she was on vacation. We talk about our favorite law shows and whether we each prefer law...