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VirginiaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Virginia Beach, Virginia

The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in Virginia, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in Virginia should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Charlene A. Morring

Charlene A. Morring
The Law Firm of Charlene A. Morring
125 St. Paul's Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23510
Call 757-223-1107
Licensed for 22 years, Charlene A. Morring is a Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >
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Greg D. McCormack

Greg D. McCormack
McCormack & McCormack
484 Viking Drive Suite 190
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Licensed for 44 years, Greg D. McCormack is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Rocco Columbus

Rocco Columbus
Virginia Beach Defense Group
4445 Corporation Ln #200
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Licensed for 9 years, Rocco Columbus is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond ... read more >

George Holton Yates

George Holton Yates
1023 Laskin Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
George Holton Yates is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Taite Westendorf

Taite Westendorf
Westendorf & Khalaf, PLLC
1 Columbus Center Suite 600
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Licensed for 18 years, Taite Westendorf is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brian M. Latuga

Brian M. Latuga
Wolcott Rivers Gates
200 Bendix Road Suite 300
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Licensed for 11 years, Brian M. Latuga is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Regent University School of Law... read more >

Grover H. Baxley

Grover H. Baxley
JAG Defense - The Law Office of Grover H. Baxley, P.C.
4445 Corporation Lane
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Licensed for 23 years, Grover H. Baxley is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended University of Richmond School of Law... read more >

Kelly Cournoyer

Kelly Cournoyer
Toscano Law Group
2406 Princess Anne Rd Suite A
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Licensed for 4 years, Kelly Cournoyer is a Marijuana Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended George Washington University Law School... read more >

Braden Carroll

Braden Carroll
Virginia Beach Criminal Defense
1244 Perimeter Parkway Suite 441
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Braden Carroll is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Eric Leckie

Eric Leckie
Invictus Law
1240 Perimeter Parkway Suite 404
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Licensed for 10 years, Eric Leckie is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Naval Postgraduate School... read more >

Jeffrey R. Blair

Jeffrey R. Blair
Jeffrey R. Blair, Attorney at Law
2725 Gator Street Ste. 100b
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Licensed for 7 years, Jeffrey R. Blair is a Family Law and Divorce lawyer... read more >

Wanda Jones Cooper

Wanda Jones Cooper
Bullock & Cooper
5741 Cleveland Street Suite 220
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Wanda Jones Cooper is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Michael Good

David Michael Good
David Michael Goode, PC
One Columbus Center Suite 637
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
David Michael Good is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel J Miller

Daniel J Miller
The Law Offices of Daniel J Miller
4768 Euclid Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Daniel J Miller is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Benjamin Harrison Hamlet

Benjamin Harrison Hamlet
1244 Perimeter Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Benjamin Harrison Hamlet is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Corey Matthew Lipp

Corey Matthew Lipp
John W. Lee, PC - Attorney at Law
291 Independence Blvd. 530
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Licensed for 8 years, Corey Matthew Lipp is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Tanya Bullock

Tanya Bullock
5741 Cleveland Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Tanya Bullock is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James A Evans

James A Evans
2101 Parks Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
James A Evans is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Melinda Ruth Glaubke

Melinda Ruth Glaubke
1741 Corporate Landing Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Melinda Ruth Glaubke is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jamilah D. LeCruise

Jamilah D. LeCruise
The Law Office of J. D. LeCruise, PLLC
500 E. Main Street Suite 1410
Norfolk, VA 23510
Licensed for 13 years, Jamilah D. LeCruise is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended William & Mary School of Law... read more >

James D. Garrett

James D. Garrett
Garrett Law Group, PLC
150 Saint Pauls Boulevard
Norfolk, VA 23510
Licensed for 19 years, James D. Garrett is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended William S. Boyd School of Law (UNLV)... read more >

Edwin Stuart Booth

Edwin Stuart Booth
Ruloff, Swain, Haddad, Morecock, Talbert & Woodward, P.C.
317 30th Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Licensed for 20 years, Edwin Stuart Booth is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mario Julius Stellute

Mario Julius Stellute
The Stellute Law Firm
34 Wine Street
Hampton, VA 23669
Licensed for 16 years, Mario Julius Stellute is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Leonard Heath

Leonard Heath
Heath & Verser, P.L.C.
11832 Rock Landing Drive Suite 201
Newport News, VA 23606
Licensed for 38 years, Leonard Heath is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Lu Aloupas

Lu Aloupas
Aloupas Law, P.L.L.C.
220 Mt. Pleasant Road, 102
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Lu Aloupas is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Carmelou G. Aloupas

Carmelou G. Aloupas
Aloupas Law
220 Mt. Pleasant Road Suite 102
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Licensed for 9 years, Carmelou G. Aloupas is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Lowell Stanley

Lowell Stanley
Lowell A. Stanley, PC
6330 Newtown, PC
Norfolk, VA 23502
Lowell Stanley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John W. Lee

John W. Lee
John W. Lee, PC - Attorneys-at-Law
2019 Cunningham Drive Suite 200
Hampton, VA 23666
Licensed for 26 years, John W. Lee is a Bankruptcy and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Regent University School of Law... read more >

Colleen Holmes Holcomb

Colleen Holmes Holcomb
Holcomb Law, P.C.
11815 Fountain Way, Suite 300
Newport News, VA 23606
Licensed for 24 years, Colleen Holmes Holcomb is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Regent University School of Law... read more >

Wayne E. Holcomb

Wayne E. Holcomb
Holcomb Law, P.C.
501 Village Ave, Suite 104
Yorktown, VA 23693
Licensed for 16 years, Wayne E. Holcomb is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Regent University School of Law... read more >

David Tichanski

David Tichanski
David M. Tichanski: Attorney At Law P.C.
38 Wine Street
Hampton, VA 23669
David Tichanski is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Kristina Beavers

Kristina Beavers
Kristina Beavers, Attorney at Law
7100 George Washington Mem Hwy Suite 1
Yorktown, VA 23692
Licensed for 16 years, Kristina Beavers is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Western State College of Law at Argosy Uni... read more >

C. Carter Allen

C. Carter Allen
Carter Allen Law, PLLC
10 W Queens Way
Hampton, VA 23669
C. Carter Allen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Orlando Broccoletti

James Orlando Broccoletti
Zoby, Broccoletti & Normile
6663 Stoney Point South
Norfolk, VA 23502
James Orlando Broccoletti is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William L Taliaferro

William L Taliaferro
Swartz, Taliaferro, Swartz, Goodove
200 West Freemason St
Norfolk, VA 23510
William L Taliaferro is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gregory Blair Turpin

Gregory Blair Turpin
Clarke, Dolph, Rapaport, Hull, Brunick & Garriott, PLC
6160 Kempsville Circle Suite 101A
Norfolk, VA 23502
Gregory Blair Turpin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Steve C Taylor

Steve C Taylor
Alliance Legal Group, PLLC & The Law Offices Of Steve C Tayl
133 Mt Pleasant Rd.
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Licensed for 34 years, Steve C Taylor is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Hugh Edward Black III

Hugh Edward Black III
Hugh E. Black, III, PC
411 Cedar Road Suite 9
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Hugh Edward Black III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Eric Paul Korslund

Eric Paul Korslund
Korslund & Korslund
555 East Main Street Suite 1410
Norfolk, VA 23510
Eric Paul Korslund is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael Craig Rosenberg

Michael Craig Rosenberg
The Law Office of Richardson & Rosenberg, LLC
355 Crawford Street Suite 814
Portsmouth, VA 23704
Michael Craig Rosenberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Naumovski

John Naumovski
Law Offices of John Naumovski
500 Plume St Suite 401
Norfolk, VA 23510
John Naumovski is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Ed Atkinson

Ed Atkinson
Atkinson Law
500 East Main Street Suite 1501
Norfolk, VA 23510
Licensed for 16 years, Ed Atkinson is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Florida State University College of Law... read more >

Kirk David Berkhimer

Kirk David Berkhimer
Berkhimer Law, PC
125 Saint Paul's Boulevard, Suite 504
Norfolk, VA 23510
Licensed for 18 years, Kirk David Berkhimer is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

James Edward Short

James Edward Short
James E. Short, PLC
652 Independence Parkway Suite 120
Chesapeake, VA 23320
James Edward Short is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jon Michael Babineau

Jon Michael Babineau
109 East Main Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Jon Michael Babineau is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Edward Anthony Fiorella Jr

Edward Anthony Fiorella Jr
150 Boush Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Edward Anthony Fiorella Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen Phillip Givando

Stephen Phillip Givando
708 M Battlefield Boulevard
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Stephen Phillip Givando is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Tyrone Carey Johnson

Tyrone Carey Johnson
555-D Settlers Landing Rd.
Hampton, VA 23669
Tyrone Carey Johnson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Aaron Frederic Kass

Aaron Frederic Kass
P. O. Box 938
Portsmouth, VA 23704
Aaron Frederic Kass is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Devon Rebecca Paige

Devon Rebecca Paige
1624 Morris Ave
Norfolk, VA 23509
Devon Rebecca Paige is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

The VACDL in Richmond, VA, originated in 1992. As an affiliate of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), this non-profit organization supports local criminal defense attorneys throughout networking opportunities, quality CLE seminars, and mentorship programs.


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