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September 2022 Case Results: 101/55 RD and Racing Dismissed, Hit and Run Felony Avoided, RD Avoided at 102 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. In September of 2022, notable outcomes include: reckless driving at 101/55 RD dismissed in Northampton GDC, 97/55 RD reduced to improper driving in Virginia Beach GDC, reckless driving for racing dismissed in Virginia Beach, hit and run felony reduced to misdemeanor in Norfolk GDC, 99/55 RD reduced to speeding in Norfolk GDC, 102/55 RD reduced to improper driving in Virginia Beach GDC, 85/55 RD dismissed in Virginia Beach GDC, 72/45 RD reduced to improper driving in Accomack GDC, 94/55 RD reduced to speeding in Chesapeake GDC, and reckless driving dismissals for accident cases in Portsmouth GDC and...
July and August 2022 Case Results: No Jail for 104 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. In July and August of 2022, notable wins include no jail for 104/55 RD in Virginia Beach GDC, 90/55 RD reduced to defective equipment in VBGDC, 88/55 RD reduced to defective equipment in Chesapeake GDC, 89/55 RD reduced to speeding at 84/55 in Northampton Circuit Court, and 94/55 RD reduced to speeding at 79/55 in Norfolk GDC. Outright dismissals include: 90/65 RD in Newport News Circuit Court, 72/45 RD and 68/45 RD in Accomack GDC, 61/35 RD and 60/35 RD in Virginia Beach GDC, RD generally charges in Norfolk GDC and Virginia Beach GDC, and RD for driving too fast for conditions in Chesapeake GDC....
May and June 2022 Case Results: No Jail for 116/60 RD and DUI at .16 BAC, 105/55 RD Reduced to Infraction
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. In May and June of 2022, we helped clients get dismissals for 99/55 RD (Norfolk GDC), 95/60 RD (Chesapeake GDC), 94/60 RD (Hampton GDC), 88/55 RD (Northampton GDC), 87/60 RD (Southampton GDC), and 62/35 RD (Virginia Beach GDC). Reckless driving dismissals also occurred in Portsmouth and Suffolk. We helped clients get reductions and avoid reckless driving by speed convictions for 105/55 (Norfolk GDC), 94/35 RD (Norfolk GDC), and 94/55 and 93/55 RD (Virginia Beach GDC). Click here to read more about reckless driving defense. Despite getting RD convictions, we helped clients avoid jail for 116/60 RD and...
March and April 2022 Case Results: Hit and Run Felony Avoided, 111/60 RD dismissed
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. In the months of March and April of 2022, our clients avoided reckless driving by speed convictions for charges of 115/55 RD in Norfolk (reduced to speeding, non-reckless), 111/60 RD in Hampton GDC (dismissed), 95/65 RD in Newport News GDC (reduced to 9 over the limit), 87/60 RD in Suffolk GDC (dismissed), 86/55 RD in Northampton GDC (dismissed), and 70/45 RD in Accomack GDC (reduced to improper driving). Our clients avoided active jail time for 100/55 RD (Norfolk GDC), 100/55 RD (Virginia Beach GDC), 105/60 RD (Hampton GDC), 101/55 RD (Chesapeake GDC). Click here to read more about reckless driving...
January and February 2022 Case Results: Reckless Driving Avoided for 100 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. Below we feature a sampling of case results for January and February of 2022. One client gets one day of jail for 115/55 RD in Virginia Beach GDC. Another client avoided jail for a 99/55 RD in Virginia Beach GDC. Clients had charges reduced to infractions for 100/55 RD and 93/55 RD in Norfolk GDC, 92/60 RD in Chesapeake GDC, 90/55 RD and 87/45 RD in Virginia Beach GDC, 91/55 RD in Virginia Beach Circuit Court, 90/65 RD in Yorktown GDC, and 77/55 RD in Hampton GDC. Click here to read more about reckless driving defense. Dismissals include: 83/55 RD, 67/45 RD, and Reckless Driving Generally in...
November and December 2021 Case Results: No Jail for 104 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. Below we feature a sampling of case results for November and December 2021. Clients avoided jail for: 104/55 RD in Norfolk GDC, 102/60 RD in Newport News GDC, and 102/55 RD in Virginia Beach GDC. Dismissals include: 91/55 RD in Accomack GDC, 89/55 RD in Northampton Circuit Court, 82/45 RD and 76/45 RD in Northampton GDC, 88/55 RD and 87/55 RD in Norfolk GDC, 80/55 RD in Virginia Beach GDC, and 82/60 RD in Suffolk GDC. Reductions from reckless driving include: 97/65 RD in York reduced to 19 over, 95/60 RD in Chesapeake GDC reduced to 19 over, 87/55 RD in Virginia Beach Circuit Court reduced to 9 over,...
September-October 2021 Case Results: Reckless Driving by Speed Avoided at 100 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. Below we feature a sampling of case results for September and October of 2021. Reckless Driving dismissals include: 92/65 RD (Newport News GDC), 97/55 RD (Norfolk GDC), 92/55 RD (Northampton GDC), 84/55 RD (Northampton GDC), 74/45 RD (Northampton GDC), 90/55 RD (Virginia Beach GDC), 71/45 RD (Virginia Beach GDC), 84/55 RD (York GDC), and reckless driving for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle (Accomack GDC). Reckless driving convictions avoided for 100/55 RD in Norfolk GDC, 94/55 RD in Norfolk Circuit Court, 90/60 RD in Chesapeake GDC, 92/65 RD in Hampton GDC, and 67/35 in Portsmouth GDC. Jail...
July-August 2021 Case Results: Reckless Diving by Speed at 103 mph Dismissed, Reckless Driving Dismissals in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, Accomack, Northampton
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. Below we feature a sampling of case results for July and August of 2021. Our clients avoided convictions for reckless driving by speed for speeds as high as 103 mph (Chesapeake GDC), 94 mph (Norfolk CC), 92 mph (Chesapeake GDC), 90 mph (Virginia Beach GDC, Virginia Beach Circuit Court, and Newport News GDC). Jail avoided for 95/55 RD in Northampton GDC. Reckless driving dismissals occurred in cities such as Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Northampton, and Accomack. Dismissals occurred for other charges such as misdemeanor tunnel height violations, no driver's...
Reckless Driving and Community Service
Community Service Opportunities for Reckless Driving Defense Mitigation We often recommend to our clients charged with reckless driving in Virginia that they complete community service before their court date. Judges in Virginia appreciate it when a driver takes responsibility for his actions and doing community service is one way a driver can show that he understands the seriousness of his charge and wants to give back to the community. Doing community service ahead of court is helpful because judges are not authorized by the Code of Virginia to order that community service be done as part of the penalty for reckless driving. Instead, the Code of Virginia specifies that reckless driving can be punished by a fine of up to $2,500, a suspended license for up to 6 months, and jail time for...
How Much Does a Reckless Driving Attorney Cost?
Photo by Jp Valery on UnsplashIf you have been charged with Reckless Driving in Virginia, you probably now know that Virginia takes reckless driving incredibly seriously, making this charge a Class 1 Misdemeanor that carries possible penalties of up to 1 year in jail, up to a $2,500 fine, up to 6 months of a license suspension, and 6 demerit points with the Virginia DMV. But if this is the first time you have been charged with Reckless Driving in Virginia, you probably don’t know how much an attorney would charge to help defend your case. The easy answer is – it depends. The experience and availability of the attorney, complexity of the case, and specific court are all factors that go into the calculation. Our goal is to offer competitive prices that reflect our experience and promise to...