About Andre A.
Andre A. Hakes built his career in Virginia courtrooms. He serves as a criminal defense partner at Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C., where he has spent many of his professional years. His work is centered on defending people facing state criminal charges across the Commonwealth.
He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia, earning a B.A. in English in 1993. He stayed at Virginia for law school and received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1996. The combination of a liberal arts background and a legal education left him comfortable with both written advocacy and courtroom oral argument.
After law school he was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1996 and began practicing in the state. He joined Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C. and rose through the ranks. In 2005 he became a criminal defense partner at the firm. Since then he has continued to handle a steady docket of criminal matters while managing responsibilities that come with partnership.
Hakes’s work covers the routine and the high-stakes sides of criminal defense. He handles arraignments, pretrial motions, plea negotiations and jury trials. He represents clients on a range of charges under Virginia law. He often appears in circuit court and handles the procedural steps that precede trial as well as the trial itself when cases do not resolve early.
He maintains active membership in the Virginia State Bar, where he has held membership since 1996. That ongoing membership reflects the statutory and professional obligations that accompany practice in the Commonwealth. He has worked alongside other defense attorneys at his firm and in local legal circles on matters related to case preparation and courtroom procedure.
At Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C. Hakes splits his time between client representation and the administrative and supervisory tasks common to partners. He continues to represent clients charged with criminal offenses in Virginia courts. He practices criminal defense at Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C. in Virginia.
