Washington D.C. Civil Protective Orders
In the District of Columbia, a civil protection order (“CPO”) requires that the person who is subject to the order (the respondent) stay away from the petitioner – the person requesting protection. A protection order is issued by the court and directs the respondent...
Understanding Assault in the District of Columbia
When most people think of “assault”, they imagine a fistfight or some other similar very violent behavior, often with weapons. However, that is not always the case. In the District of Columbia, you can be charged with assault without actually striking or even touching...
What Happens If You Have Been Drinking and Get Stopped by a Cop Part II
Our previous blog posting covered what typically happens in the District of Columbia when you get pulled over by police and have been drinking. This post is the second part of the two-part series that discusses what usually happens when you get to the police station...
What Happens When You Have Been Drinking and Get Stopped by a Cop
Police in the District of Columbia take a tough approach to DUI enforcement. While each individual case is different, there are certain patterns police officers follow when making a DUI stop in DC. A typical DUI stop involves pulling someone over for a traffic...
Get the Facts About DUI Laws in the District of Columbia
Drunk driving offenses are aggressively prosecuted in the District of Columbia. Even a first-time offense can result in harsh financial penalties, possible jail time, and loss of driving privileges, as well as several other negative consequences. If you have made a...
D.C. Council Considers Truce on Prostitution, MPD Stays in the Trenches
Apparently, the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department didn’t get the memo. Because, while the D.C. Council considers a measure that would legalize prostitution in the District of Columbia, MPD’s prostitution sting operations are continuing at full throttle....
Will My License Be Suspended? An Incredibly Complicated Answer to a Very Simple Question
My Washington, D.C. DUI clients’ second biggest concern, right behind jail, is whether their driver’s license will be suspended as a result of their DUI arrest. When they ask me that question, I give them the same answer I give my kids when they ask me how babies are...
Simple Assault: More Complicated Than You Think
The word “assault” usually conjures images of punches, kicks, and slaps. In other words, violence. But if you’ve been charged with assault in the District of Columbia, the definition of assault is much broader and often surprising to defendants. Because you can be...
Hindsight is 20/20: Advice I’d Give Washington, D.C. and Virginia DUI Clients if I Had a Time Machine
Yes, I’m aware that you aren’t reading this because you’re thinking about doing some drinking and driving this weekend, and you’d like some advice on how to avoid getting pulled over and arrested for DUI or DWI. Or maybe you're a planner. But it’s more likely that...