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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Juliana Peres Magalhães
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Juliana Peres Magalhães, a Brazilian au pair, testified for the Commonwealth in its effort to convict Branden Banfield of murder for killing his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Rayan. Ryan had been lured to the Banfields’ home in Herndon, Va. on Feb. 24, 2023, through a sexual fetish website in... More...
(02-16-2026 - vA)United States of America v. Eleview International, Inc., Oleg Nayandin, and Vitaliy Borisenko
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 and the Export Administration Regulations. Eleview International, Inc., Oleg Nayandin, age 54, of Fairfax, and Vitaliy Borisenko, age 39, of Vienna, Virginia, operated an e-commerce website that allowed Russian customers to order U.S. goods and techn... More...
(02-13-2026 - VA)Anthony Kelly v. The City of Alexandria
Alexandria, Virginia employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory. The Plaintiffs, Current and former battalion chiefs for the City of Alexandria Fire Department, sued the City seeking payment of unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201–19, requires employers to pay... More...
(12-31-2025 - va)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Shibritney Colbert
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime. Shibritney Colbert, age 24, of Landover accused of attacking a shopper in a Giant supermarket on Christmas day for his sexuality. See: https://wjla.com/news/local/woman-hate-crime-christmas-day-attack-in-alexandria-assault-giant-supermarket-virginia-lgbtq-fairfax-county-maryland-shibri... More...
(12-25-2025 - VA)Rita Escobar v. LYFT, Inc.
Alexandria, Virginia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory. A.I. Google: Virginia auto negligence law is defined by a strict contributory negligence rule, meaning if you're even 1% at fault for an accident, you're barred from recovering any damages, making it crucial to avoid admitting fault and gather extensive evidence to prove the other driver's... More...
(12-22-2025 - va)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Damontie James
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder. Damontie James, age 26, was accused of shooting and killing Kory Anding, 29. Alexandria.... More...
(12-14-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Mohammad T. Al-Suqi
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with preparing and filing false tax returns and making false statements to federal agents when interviewed about the activities. Mohammad T. Al-Suqi, 55, of Annandale, Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 25, 2013, and was convicted of nineteen counts of aiding the preparation of a false income... More...
(12-12-2025 - VA)United States of America v. James B. Comey, Jr.
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements within the jurisdication of the legislative branch of the United States Government. 18 U.S.C. § 1001 is the federal statute making it a crime to knowingly and willfully make false statements, conceal material facts, or use false documents in matters within the jurisdiction of the U.S. g... More...
(11-24-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Delonte West
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with public intoxication. Former NBA player Delonte West, age 46, was arrested after showing signs of public intoxication. ... More...
(11-13-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Damontie James
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and felony possession of a firearm. Damontie James of Alexandria, age 26, was accused of shooting and killing Kory Anding, 29, also of Alexandria.... More...
(11-03-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Kenneth Ray Johnson
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), which Johnson predicated on his purportedly “unusually long†sentence. See U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 1B1.13(b)(6), p.s. (2024).... More...
(11-03-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Tanziludin Bangurah
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, l, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841. ... More...
(11-03-2025 - VA)State of Virginia v. Stephen Smerk
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Stephen Smerk, age 53, was accused of killing Robin Lawrence, age 27, who was killed in 1994. Detectives using DNA from the crime scene were able to identify Smerk as the killer. Investigators turned to Ellen Greytak, director of bioinformatics at Parabon NanoLabs, a... More...
(10-26-2025 - VA)United States of America v. russel Guye Dadzie
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of impersonating a federal officer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 912. ... More...
(10-23-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Kevin Perez Sandoval, a/k/a Noctorno, a/k/a Nocturno, a/k/a Dengue
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, and conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana, among other crimes. Following a three-week jury trial, Kevin Perez Sandoval, Roberto Carlos Cruz Moreno, and Jose Rosales Juarez (“Appellan... More...
(10-14-2025 - VA)United States of America .v James B. Comey, Jr.
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers are representing the Defendant charged with: Count 1: 1. On or about September 30, 2020, in the Eastern District of Virginia, the defendant, JAMES B. COMEY JR., did willfully and knowingly make a materially false, Fictitious, and fraudulent statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch of the Governme... More...
(10-13-2025 - VA)Isaias Tessema v. Catherine Ann Moulthrop
Fairfax, Virginia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a car wreck bicycle claim. On April 15, 2017, Catherine Ann Moulthrop and Isaias Tessema were involved in a vehicle-bicycle collision. Moulthrop was the driver, and Tessema was the cyclist. On June 15, 2017, State Farm responded to a claim inquiry from Tessema. The letter to Tessema’s counsel identif... More...
(10-03-2025 - VA)State of Virginia v. Derrick Burroughs
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault. Derrick Burroughs, age 40, accused for sexually assaulting two studens at Edison High School.... More...
(10-03-2025 - VA)Donna M. Jones v. Fairfax County School Board
Alexandria, Virginia, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Amiercans with Disability Act violaiton theory. The Plaintiff filed suit against the Fairfax County School Board (“Appelleeâ€) pursuant to the ADA, alleging that the school’s refusal to grant her proposed accommodation violated the statute. The district court concluded that Plaintiffâ€�... More...
(10-03-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Ronald Herrera Contreras, a/k/a Espeedy, a/k/a Speedy, a/k/a Joster Hrndz, a/k/a Chucho
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with numerous felonies. The were members of MS-13, a violent transnational gang. 2 MS-13 engages in crimes including: aggravated assault; robbery; homicide; extortion; and human, narcotics, and firearm trafficking. ... More...
(09-01-2025 - VA)Kimberly LaFave, et al. v. The County of Fairfax, Virginia, et al.
Fairfax, Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff challenging the constitutionality of the so-called sensitive places doctrine, which allows the government to restrict the presence of firearms in certain locations. A Fairfax County ordinance prohibits “[t]he possession, carrying, or transportation of any firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereofâ€... More...
(08-27-2025 - VA)Clarence Davis v. Capital One, N.A.
Alexandria, Virginia consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theory. larence Davis received multiple prerecorded messages on his cell phone from Capital One seeking payment for a debt. Davis had never been a Capital One customer and had never consented to receive calls from Capital One. Davis’s cell phone number previo... More...
(08-25-2025 - VA)United States of America v. Shaheem Johnson
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking. During the 1990s, Johnson engaged in a multi-state drug-trafficking enterprise. During the ongoing drug-trafficking enterprise, Johnson was directly responsible for the deaths of two people.1 In one incident, Johnson, Damein Piranti, Rickey Piranti, and another coconspirator shot and kill... More...
(07-11-2025 - VA)Joel Aaron Burrell v. S. Shirley, Correctional Officer, et al.
Alexandria, Virginia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a prisoner civil rights claim. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, federal courts may permit an indigent prisoner to proceed without prepaying filing fees or giving security. The legal term for proceeding this way is in forma pauperis. But Congress expressed concern that prisoners were filing many “frivolous lawsuits f... More...
(07-03-2025 - VA)Lisa Barnhill v. Pamela Jo Bondi, U.S. Attorney General
Alexandria, Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on race and gender discrimination theories. MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers ready and willing to represent you if you have a legal problem and need help. Call: 918-5... More...
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