Wazzzup fellow defense attorneys. Hut One, Hut Two, Hut Three, Hut! Ol Dirty W&K live and uncut.  Listen, we need to sit down and have a little talk. This is awkward. You see...we’ve been getting your appeals. And that means we’ve been reading your transcripts. And it...

In my last blog post, I slammed a local attorney for playing fast and loose with facts and advocating the prosecution of public defenders who spray painted a confederate monument. Since that post, I’ve had a couple of attorneys reach out to me in good faith who thought...

I’m a social media luddite. I’ve never had a personal FaceBook or Instagram account. I reluctantly dipped my toe in social media waters only 2.5 years ago in order to advertise my new business. I quickly learned that social media is rife with bad actors who distort fac...

Check out our recent interview on Mike & Woo Woo in the morning on 94.9 The Point.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=688536371692266

We discuss:

• What to do if you're protesting and stopped by police.

• Some of the more common crimes charged as a result of the prote...

The most commonly asked question in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder appears to be: What can I do to help? As a private criminal defense attorney and former public defender, my answer is: DEMAND EQUAL PAY FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS.

The majority of public defender cli...

Our country is on fire after yet another unarmed black man, George Floyd, was killed by a police officer who kneeled on his neck until he was dead.  Protesters have come to streets all over America, rightly furious, over this latest sordid chapter in the sadly recurrin...

A lot of people are wondering about the legality of Gov. Northam’s executive order requiring face coverings in public places that took effect on May 29, 2020.

This post is not intended to stir the political pot. We just want to give you the straight facts.

What auth...

Virginia Beach, VA – After receiving awards proclaiming him a "Super Lawyer," "CoVa Biz 2020 Top Lawyer," and "Top 40 Under 40," local attorney Bassel Khalaf has declared himself "Supreme Lawyer King Extreme Deluxe" and announced the reopening of the courts as the firs...

Westendorf & Khalaf, PLLC is pleased to announce the addition of Jabba the Hut as a new associate attorney. In this position, Jabba will be involved in assisting the firm’s growing areas of defense practice, including cases involving human enslavement, spice traffickin...

Even in our current era of intense polarization, the video of Ahmuad Arbery being pursued, shot, and killed by father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael united most of the country over the past week. Donald Trump called the footage “very, very disturbing” while Joe B...