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A good result in Williamsburg for a Reckless Driving by Speed (95/70) charge! DISCLAIMER – EACH CASE IS UNIQUE AND CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. January 29, 2015 - Williamsburg General District Court, Charge: Reckless driving by speed for 95 mph in a 70 mph zone.  Outcome: Null prossed. The prosecutor agreed to null pross the case when the trooper failed to appear on the set trial date. A win is a win!

My clients have received good outcomes in Virginia Beach General District Court this past week. One was charged with reckless driving by speed for 87 mph in a 55 mph zone.  Another was charged with reckless driving for passing a stopped school bus.  Another was charged with reckless driving by speed in a school zone.  See below for results! DISCLAIMER – EACH CASE IS UNIQUE AND CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. January 23, 2015 - Virginia Beach General District Court, Charge: Reckless driving by speed for 87 mph in a 55 mph zone.  Outcome: Reduced from reckless to speeding at the same speed, non-reckless and non-criminal. January 27, 2015 – Virginia Beach General District...

Reckless driving by speed trials result in dismissals in Northampton General District Court and Norfolk General District Court, and a defective equipment outcome in Hampton General District Court. DISCLAIMER – EACH CASE IS UNIQUE AND CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. January 27th, 2015 - Northampton General District Court, Charge: Reckless driving by speed for 87 mph in a 55 mph zone.  Outcome: dismissed. No court costs or fines. Officer did not have the proper certifications on his radar equipment, showing that they were properly tested. January 20th, 2015 – Norfolk GDC, Reckless driving by speed for 78 mph in a 55 mph zone.  Outcome: dismissed. No court costs or fines....

I was pleased with my recent case results in Northampton, Virginia.  One case involved a reckless driving by speed case at 90 mph in a 55 mph zone, in Northampton County, which was reduced to a speeding infraction.  The other case involved an accident case where the other driver passed away as a result of the accident.  In that case, my client got minimal jail time, even though there was a fatality. DISCLAIMER – EACH CASE IS UNIQUE AND CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. January 12th, 2015 - Northampton Circuit Court, Charge: Reckless driving at 90 mph in a 55 mph zone.  Outcome: Reduced to a simple speeding ticket, non-reckless and non-criminal.  Fine was only $250.00....

From December 17 to December 23, 2014, my last week of work before Christmas break, I helped twelve different clients in five different cities avoid reckless driving convictions in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News, and Northampton either through reductions or dismissals.  So as to not bore you, I've included a sampling of the more noteworthy cases, involving speeds of 90 mph, 88 mph, and 87 mph. DISCLAIMER – EACH CASE IS UNIQUE AND CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. December 17th, 2014 – Norfolk GDC, Charge: Reckless Driving for a driver involved in a single vehicle accident. Outcome: Reduced to improper driving. December 17th, 2014 – Norfolk GDC, Charge:...

On October 9, 2014, I helped three clients get reductions for their traffic matters in Virginia Beach, Newport News, and Portsmouth. See below. DISCLAIMER – EACH CASE IS UNIQUE AND CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. October 9th, 2014 - Virginia Beach GDC, Charge: Speeding at 19 over the limit. Outcome: Dismissed. (A dismissal means no conviction and no court costs or fines.)  Reason: Judge took a plea bargain after I negotiated with the officer. October 9th, 2014 - Newport News GDC, Charge: Reckless Driving at 83 mph in a 65 mph zone. My client had a Commercial Driver's License (CDL). Outcome: Dismissed. Reason: Officer testified to the wrong traffic stop date and I made...

Previously, I mentioned that four of my clients celebrated the dismissal of their cases in early August. Three more of my clients received wins on August 14, 15, and 18, in the courts of Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach. DISCLAIMER – EACH CASE IS UNIQUE AND CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. August 14th, 2014 - Chesapeake GDC, Charge: Speeding at 80 mph in a 60 mph zone. Outcome: Dismissed. (A dismissal means no conviction and no court costs or fines.) Reason: Trooper did not have the proper calibrations on his LIDAR equipment. August 15th, 2014 - Norfolk GDC, Charge: Speeding at 35 mph in a 25 mph zone. Outcome: Dismissed. Reason: Officer did not perform a proper...