I've been a criminal defense attorney in Virginia Beach for 20 years. I started as a public defender in 2006 and spent 11 years there. That's where you actually learn to try cases, because you don't get to cherry pick. You get whatever walks in: murder, rape, armed robbery, all of it. And you try them. I've tried too many jury trials to count. I've won not guilty verdicts in murder, rape, malicious wounding, gun charges, sexual battery, cases carrying life sentences.

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I've placed actual transcripts from closing arguments on our website because it's the honest and transparent way to show what kind of work I do in the courtroom. I also handle appeals in both the Court of Appeals of Virginia and Supreme Court of Virginia. That appellate experience makes me better at trial. I know how to preserve issues, catch legal errors, and protect your case at every level.

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I'm from here. I grew up in Virginia Beach, went to First Colonial, then the University of Virginia, then Richmond Law. I live here with my wife and four kids and two dogs.