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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How Does the 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: the Interplay Between D.C.’S, Maryland’s, and Virginia’s Laws The marijuana laws in the Washington metropolitan region can be tricky. Here we discuss marijuana possession across Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. -
The Supreme Court Expresses a Broad View of What Constitutes Manifest Injustice for Purposes of Expungement The Virginia Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in the case of A.R.A. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, Rec. No. 170199. -
The United States Supreme Court to Hear Case Re: Reach of Domestic Warrants on Foreign-Held Information in Digital Age The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of Microsoft Corporation, which has refused to hand over information stored on foreign servers to the FBI. -
Virginia Will Raise Felony Theft Threshold Under the new agreement, legislation will increase the felony level. In exchange, Governor Northam will support efforts to increase collection of restitution. -
Marijuana Reform Is Coming to Virginia, But Don’t Get Too Excited Yet… Here we share potential changes we could see in Virginia’s medical marijuana laws. Learn what this could mean for marijuana possession, use and dispensing. -
Social Media Can Be A Killer Social media can get you in trouble. Here we share a story about a young woman who incriminated herself by what she shared in a Facebook post online. -
Sentencings in Virginia: Should Juries Get to Review Virginia’s Sentencing Guidelines’ Recommendations? The goal of Virginia’s Sentencing Guidelines is to impose uniform punishments. As it stands, juries can't see them, but should they be able to? -
The Move to Facial Recognition in Phones and The Impact on Criminal Investigations Can a police officer confiscate my phone and unlock it using a facial recognition feature? Can I refuse to let law enforcement unlock my phone? Here we explain! -
Police Officers in the Heat of the Moment Undercover officers from two different precincts converged on the same drug house in Detroit leading to mass confusion and an all-out brawl. Read the deatails.