Understanding Your Rights and Options Under Virginia Law
Here, our Fairfax legal team offers insight into a number of local legal topics, including criminal and traffic charges, personal injury, civil litigation, business disputes, and more. Learn what these cases can mean for you and your family, and how the experienced lawyers at Greenspun Shapiro PC can help.
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Criminal Discovery Reform Delayed Last September, the Virginia Supreme Court approved new discovery requirements. The new rules were set to go into effect on July 1, 2019 but have been delayed. -
Deferred Findings Without Statutory Authority Most deferred dispositions apply to misdemeanors, such as misdemeanor property crimes, family assault and battery, and underage alcohol. -
What Happens When An Unlicensed Contractor Doesn't Get Paid? Contractors are often unpaid for their work. This presents a big problem for unlicensed contractors if the value of the work was over $1,000 in Virginia. -
Peter Greenspun Comments on Bhasin Case On NBC4 Washington Watch Peter Greenspun on NBC4 Washington commenting on Pankaj Bhasin's case. Police revealed details on the killing of Bradford Jackson in Old Town Alexandria. -
Why You Should Not Text About Criminal Activity The Virginia Lawyers Weekly reported on a man who sent a text to a Fairfax County Police Officer that he had marijuana for sale. Here's two things to learn. -
Search Warrant Needed To Obtain Cell Tower Location History The Supreme Court recently ruled in Carpenter v. United States that authorities must obtain search warrants before obtaining cell tower location history data. -
Robot Lawyers Are on the Horizon AI technology is a fast-growing area that is generating a lot of debate which leads one to wonder whether human lawyers will soon be replaced by robot lawyers. -
How Investigators Build Cases For Online Crimes Against Minors Investigators use several tactics to track down illegal online activities such as solicitation and child pornography-related offenses. -
Be Careful What You Say About Police Officers The use of cameras by police has long been debated. Misha shares a story of a woman who falsified information about the arresting officer. -
Police Use Fitness App to Locate and Charge Suspect Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office announced it located and arrested a cyclist accused of striking another cyclist on the head on the WOD trail by using Strava.