Virginia Criminal Defense Attorneys | Verified Reviews & Profiles

Criminal Defense Lawyers Serving Virginia

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Virginia residents facing criminal defense issues have access to attorneys who specialize in felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes. The legal framework in Virginia differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern criminal defense cases in this jurisdiction.

Criminal cases in Virginia are prosecuted through Circuit Court, with appeals handled by the Court of Appeals. Your constitutional rights apply, but Virginia's own rules of criminal procedure determine how the case unfolds in practice. Early representation is critical — the decisions made in the first days after arrest often define the trajectory of the entire case. The Virginia State Bar maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

The criminal defense attorneys listed here practice throughout Virginia and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Virginia for an in-depth look at Virginia's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Jae Won Chang - Attorney
Jae Won Chang
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kublan Khan PLC
 6521 Arlington Blvd #201 Falls Church VA 22042
(703) 854-1081
Widener University Delaware School of Law (2014)
English, Korean
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Family Law
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David Barr Albo - Attorney
David Barr Albo
0/5 (0 reviews)
 8300 Greensboro Dr Suite 1100 Tysons VA 22102
(703) 867-8756
University of Richmond School of Law (1985)
Virginia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Gov & Administrative Law
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Christopher Mark Winslow - Attorney
Christopher Mark Winslow
0/5 (0 reviews)
Winslow & McCurry, PLLC
 1324 Sycamore Square Midlothian VA 23113
(804) 423-1383
University of Richmond (2013)
4th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
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David Moss - Attorney
David Moss
0/5 (0 reviews)
 9191 Washington Street Amelia VA 23002
(804) 561-2157
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Jason Rucker - Attorney
Jason Rucker
0/5 (0 reviews)
 405 N. Washington St. Suite 101 Falls Church VA 22046
Mississippi College School of Law
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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William D. Ashwell - Attorney
William D. Ashwell
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ashwell & Ashwell, PLLC
 21 Culpeper Street Warrenton VA 20186
(540) 991-9100
University of Dayton School of Law
English
Virginia Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
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Michael Jeremiah Seck - Attorney
Michael Jeremiah Seck
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Michael J. Seck, PLC
 5 Wirt Street, SW Suite 204 Leesburg VA 20175
(571) 510-3331
Thomas M. Cooley Law School (1998)
Bar #47390
Virginia Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Divorce
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B.R. Billy Hicks - Attorney
B.R. Billy Hicks
0/5 (0 reviews)
 5429 Backlick Rd Suite 110 Springfield VA 22151
(703) 354-4000
American University Washington College of Law (1976)
Virginia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
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Adam Krischer - Attorney
Adam Krischer
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2111 Wilson Blvd. FL 8 Arlington VA 22201
(703) 248-0626
University of Denver (2000)
English
4th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Paul C. Galanides - Attorney
Paul C. Galanides
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Paul C. Galanides
 1561 E. Main Street Richmond VA 23219
(804) 918-8643
University of Kentucky College of Law (1992)
4th Circuit Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law
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Julia JW Ovando - Attorney
Julia JW Ovando
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ovando Law PLLC
 2111 Wilson Blvd, Suite 800 Suite 800 Arlington VA 22201
(703) 499-5843
George Mason University School of Law (2005)
Spanish
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence Elder Law
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Jason Daniel Gallagher - Attorney
Jason Daniel Gallagher
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gallagher Law Office, PLLC
 P.O. Box 2003 Grundy VA 24614
(276) 244-7495
Appalachian School of Law (2008)
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Jay Breneman - Attorney
Jay Breneman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Breneman + Braggs, P.C.
 112 Thompson Street Suite D Ashland VA 23005
(804) 752-2701
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Communications & Internet Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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David Downes - Attorney
David Downes
0/5 (0 reviews)
 14 Chester St Front Royal VA 22630
(540) 636-8500
University of Richmond (1984)
D.C. Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Stephanie A. Pease - Attorney
Stephanie A. Pease
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stephanie A. Pease
 324 Cummings Street PO Box 645 Abingdon VA 24210
(276) 676-9007
Appalachian School of Law (1997)
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
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Mark B. Williams - Attorney
Mark B. Williams
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mark B. Williams & Associates, PLC
 27 Culpeper Street Warrenton VA 20186
(540) 347-6595
University of Mary Washington
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Kendall Brady - Attorney
Kendall Brady
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1100 N. Glebe Rd Suite 1010 Arlington VA 22201
(703) 650-5201
American University Washington College of Law (2011)
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Criminal Law
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Cary Powell Moseley - Attorney
Cary Powell Moseley
0/5 (0 reviews)
MOSELEY LAW, PLLC
 401 OTEY STREET BEDFORD VA 24523
(434) 546-3774
University of Virginia
English, Spanish
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Collections Consumer Law
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Michael Eisner - Attorney
Michael Eisner
0/5 (0 reviews)
Northern Virginia Law Group, PLLC
 6723 Whittier Avenue Suite 207 McLean VA 22101
(703) 891-9785
George Mason University School of Law
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
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Mark Allen Yurachek - Attorney
Mark Allen Yurachek
0/5 (0 reviews)
Yurachek & Associates
 55 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. 830 Atlanta GA 30308
(470) 319-8721
Emory University School of Law (1997)
Georgia Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
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Manuel Rivera - Attorney
Manuel Rivera
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Manuel Rivera, Esq. & Associates, P.C.
 Washington, DC / Maryland 4 Blocks from metro Arlington VA 22209
(703) 807-2003
French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish
4th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Immigration Law
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James McMurray Johnson - Attorney
James McMurray Johnson
0/5 (0 reviews)
 9324 West Street Suite 201 Manassas VA 20110
(703) 670-0761
George Mason University School of Law (2002)
English, Spanish
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Jennifer Dore Cisneros - Attorney
Jennifer Dore Cisneros
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jennifer Dore Cisneros
 106 Harrison Street SE Suite 300 Leesburg VA 20175
(703) 777-1795
Bar #68038
Virginia Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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John Flannery - Attorney
John Flannery
0/5 (0 reviews)
CAMPBELL FLANNERY
 Ithaca Manor (during the pandemic) 38469 Triticum Lane Lovettsville VA 20180
(202) 365-5060
George Washington University-Virginia Campus (2000)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
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Chad S. Roberts - Attorney
Chad S. Roberts
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schempf & Ware, PLLC
 4000 George Washington Memorial Hwy Yorktown VA 23692
(757) 240-4000
Regent University School of Law
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Soroush Dastan - Attorney
Soroush Dastan
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ashburn Law Office, PLC
 44110 Ashburn Shopping Plaza #214 Ashburn VA 20147
(703) 986-3337
University of Baltimore School of Law
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Estate Planning Immigration Law
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Lawrence Brooke - Attorney
Lawrence Brooke
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawrence T. Brooke, Lawyer at Law
 7369 McWhorter Place Suite 412 Annandale VA 22003
(703) 642-6047
Kent State University
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Rami Zahr - Attorney
Rami Zahr
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eirene Law Office, P.L.L.C.
 501 Church Street, NE Suite 206 Vienna VA 22180
(703) 940-1744
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Virginia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Immigration Law
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David Brian Deitch - Attorney
David Brian Deitch
0/5 (0 reviews)
Berenzweig Leonard LLP
 8300 Greensboro Drive Suite 1250 McLean VA 22102
(703) 940-3065
New York University School of Law (1985)
Bar #74818
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Securities Law
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David G. Parker - Attorney
David G. Parker
0/5 (0 reviews)
David G. Parker Law, PLLC
  Rockbridge Baths
(804) 250-1721
Washington and Lee University School of Law (2008)
English
Virginia Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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J. Burkhardt Beale - Attorney
J. Burkhardt Beale
0/5 (0 reviews)
Boone Beale
 4391 Ridgewood Center Dr Suite G Woodbridge VA 22192-5399
(703) 690-1222
Washington and Lee University School of Law (1977)
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Matthew Lane Kreitzer - Attorney
Matthew Lane Kreitzer
0/5 (0 reviews)
Matthew L. Kreitzer, Lawyer at Law
 340 N. Pleasant Valley Rd. #2574 Winchester VA 22604
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law (2010)
Chinese, English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Hassan M. Ahmad - Attorney
Hassan M. Ahmad
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1039 Sterling Road Suite 204 Herndon VA 20170
7-039-640-2451
Tulane University School of Law (1997)
Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish, Urdu
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Immigration Law
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