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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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. -
Greenspun Shapiro Wins CAIR Pro Bono Award Jonathan Shapiro was honored by CAIR, the Capital Area Immigration Rights Coalition, with its Impacting Justice Award for his pro bono immigration work. -
Privacy Implications of Using Genealogy Websites If you use a DNA testing service in which you provide a DNA sample, you should consider the privacy implications and carefully review their privacy policies. -
How Does Attorney-Client Privilege Actually Work? With the news fixated on the Michael Cohen and the seizure of documents by the FBI, attorney-client privilege will likely stay front and center for some time. -
Marijuana Laws: D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Laws The marijuana laws in the Washington metropolitan region can be tricky. For example, what happens if you live in Maryland, buy marijuana in D.C., and then visit Virginia where you are stopped and charged with a possession offense? Here we discuss marijuana possession in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.