Skilled Criminal Defense in Northern Virginia
At Pirsch & Associates in Alexandria, we help criminal defense clients avoid the consequences of an arrest or conviction on serious charges ranging from DUI or DWI to felony assault or sex offenses. To learn how we can protect your rights while attacking the case against you, contact our office to schedule a consultation.
Criminal trial lawyer Shelly Collette handles most of our law firm's felony and misdemeanor defense work. With previous experience at the Commonwealth Attorney's Office in Fairfax County, she has a good idea of how prosecutors and law enforcement officers think.
We Build Up Your Defense by Finding the Weaknesses in Your Case
She uses this experience and understanding to develop your defense and take full advantage of the reasons why a prosecutor might not want to pursue your case to trial.
Most criminal cases have weaknesses of fact or law that the government hopes your lawyer won't spot. These weaknesses might include anything from credibility problems with their own witnesses to serious defects in an arrest or search and seizure. Once we identify the issues that can work in your favor, we use it to your benefit.
That's how we can plead a felony charge down to a misdemeanor, win a sentence of probation on a felony conviction, or stipulate to dismissal of the charges if you can stay out of trouble for a certain length of time.
We can't predict the outcome of your case, but we can assure you of our best efforts to find a favorable way of resolving it. Whenever your interests will be served best by presenting your defense to a judge or jury, we won't hesitate to take your case to trial.
Our criminal defense practice covers such Virginia offenses as the following:
- Felony or misdemeanor assault
- Domestic violence or battery
- Statutory rape and other sex crimes
- Property crimes such as auto theft or robbery
- Weapons offenses
- First offense or repeat DUI cases, including felony drunk driving or hit and run charges
- Traffic offenses and drivers' license suspension problems
Our law firm can usually quote you a flat fee in a criminal defense case, which can even include the cost of trial if we can't resolve the case on satisfactory terms otherwise.
To learn more about our experience with the criminal law and the nature of our defense practice, contact Pirsch & Associates in Alexandria.
