In basic terms, an assault is an unwanted harmful or offensive touching. Of course, when you decide to play football (or box, or play hockey, etc.), you consent to the inherent “harmful” violent contact that the sport entails. No one’s catching a charge for making...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — In a jarring report, the resort city of Virginia Beach has declined from the No. 1 safest metro city in the country to No. 187 (last place) according to Safewise, a company that specializes in home security reviews. 

Police officials and criminolog...

Director of Department of Corrections Stephen Strange Pictured Calculating An Inmate's Sentence

Virginia Beach, VA — In what is the saddest story to come out of Virginia in decades, local attorneys Westendorf & Khalaf have torn the fabric of time and space by sending th...

On May 31, 2019, Jon McIvor fled from his workplace in Building 2 of the Municipal Center, to escape a murderer who gunned down and killed 12 of his co-workers. On June 25, less than a month later, supervisors told Jon that he would be required to return to work in the...

If you've been charged with a DUI in Virginia Beach or Hampton Roads, this is your free must read guide written by experienced Virginia Beach DUI attorneys. (Click the above for a nice readable .pdf format. 

For those of you without adobe or a means to view pdf files, w...

The 6th Amendment provides in part that “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to...the assistance of counsel for his defense.” In other words, when the government says you committed a crime, you have the right to have an attorney fight for yo...

In January, Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Greg Underwood sent judges a letter telling them he intended to dismiss all misdemeanor possession of marijuana cases referred to his office. In legal terms, this is what is called:

In an effort to convince judges to go along...

The famous words of musician, chicken tycoon, and luxuriously bearded American Kenny Rogers:

You've got to know when to hold 'em

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

And know when to run

Not only the chorus of a country classic, but words of wisdom for any criminal...

Tomorrow, the goblin troll king will creep out from his putrid lair to lead his "brotherhood" in a top 5 matchup against the Virginia Cavaliers led by sexy beast Tony Bennett. We are proud to present the official W&K tale of the tape for the two coaches in the big game...

For most people, the closest they get to a courtroom is watching reruns of Franklin and Bash -- the show where lawyer Zack Morris and skater-guy-from-Clueless party and drink all day.  Not sure who greenlit that trash. Trust that a real life courtroom can be a scary pl...