by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Dec 15, 2013 | Traffic Law
(This post updated on April 18, 2020.) A reckless driving conviction can impact your future employment opportunities and current employability. Whether a potential employer will care will depend on their hiring policies. And whether a current employer will care...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Dec 6, 2013 | Traffic Law
Photo by Dirk Ribbler on Unsplash This week, billionaire Jacqueline Badger Mars, one of the richest women in the world and the co-owner of the Mars Inc. candy company, pleaded guilty to reckless driving in connection with a crash that killed an 86-year-old woman and...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Nov 30, 2013 | Traffic Law
Photo by Laika Notebooks on Unsplash As a defense attorney, I think often about how to present my client’s case. What information does the judge need to know? I don’t need to lay bare the weaknesses of my client’s case. That is the...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Nov 18, 2013 | Traffic Law
Photo by Alexandre Boucher on Unsplash No, texting while driving is not reckless driving per se. I have written previously about the change in Virginia’s texting while driving law, which was made a primary offense this year. In June of 2013, Attorney General Ken...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Oct 28, 2013 | Traffic Law
Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash Virginia Beach is a jurisdiction that is well known for being very strict in its punishments of reckless driving. Still, Virginia Beach’s strictness catches many people off guard. According to this WTKR news...
