If you need legal help with DUI defense matters in Virginia, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Virginia attorneys handle cases involving DUI/DWI charges, implied consent violations, license suspensions, ignition interlock requirements, and repeat offender penalties, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Circuit Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

Virginia classifies impaired driving offenses as DUI/DWI. After an arrest, you face two parallel proceedings: a criminal case in Circuit Court and an administrative hearing that could result in license suspension. The administrative hearing request deadline is typically 7 to 30 days after arrest — missing it means automatic suspension. An attorney who regularly handles DUI/DWI cases in Virginia knows how to challenge the evidence and protect your driving privileges.

When selecting a DUI defense attorney in Virginia, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Circuit Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Virginia and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to DUI 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.

Ryan Schmalzle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 102 North king Street Leesburg VA 20176
(703) 722-0717
George Mason University School of Law (2005)
English
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
David Moss - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 9191 Washington Street Amelia VA 23002
(804) 561-2157
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Jason Rucker - Attorney
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
Michele L. Burton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Clark Nelson & Burton, PLLC
 7 E. Market St. Leesburg VA 20176
(571) 771-5130
College of William and Mary (2009)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Jae Won Chang - Attorney
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
Brian M. Latuga - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wolcott Rivers Gates
 200 Bendix Road Suite 300 Virginia Beach VA 23452
(757) 687-3657
Regent University School of Law
English
4th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
Jay Breneman - Attorney
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
Adam Krischer - Attorney
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
Brandon Sloane - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dennis, Stewart & Krischer, PLLC
 2007 15th St. N Suite 201 Arlington VA 22201
(703) 248-0626
University of Virginia School of Law (2008)
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Kelly King - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Kelly L. King, PLLC
 116-P Edwards Ferry Road NE Leesburg VA 20176
(703) 252-9887
University of Virginia School of Law (2002)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Carl N Lauer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dulaney, Lauer & Thomas, LLP
 28 Blackwell Park Lane Suite104 Warrenton VA 20186
(540) 636-7100
Washington & Lee University (1985)
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
Larry Edwin Johnson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Larry Edwin Johnson Attorney at Law
 5415-A Backlick Rd North Springfield Professional Center 2 Springfield VA 22151
(703) 354-6800
University of Maryland - University College (1979)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Divorce DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Andrew Rudolphi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rudolphi Law PLLC
 1751 Pinnacle Drive Suite 600 McLean VA 22102
(703) 596-9566
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (2010)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Juvenile Law
William D. Ashwell - Attorney
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
Mark B. Williams - Attorney
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
Abraham Del Rio III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Del Rio Law PLLC
 10132 W. Broad St. Glen Allen VA 23060
(804) 895-7941
Regent University School of Law (2009)
Spanish
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
John James Good - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John J. Good, Jr., P.C.
 800 Corporate Drive Suite 301 Stafford VA 22554
(540) 659-4890
California Western School of Law
Russian
Virginia Bar
Deceased
Business Law Collections Divorce
David Downes - Attorney
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
Jason Daniel Gallagher - Attorney
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
Buta Biberaj - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
VeriJust Law, PLLC
 7 East Market Street Suite 200 Leesburg VA 20176
(571) 771-4979
George Mason University School of Law (1990)
Maryland Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Christopher Mark Winslow - Attorney
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
B.R. Billy Hicks - Attorney
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
Stephanie A. Pease - Attorney
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
Paul C. Galanides - Attorney
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
Matt C. Pinsker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pinsker Law
 4932 Dominion Blvd Glen Allen VA 23060
The George Washington University Law School
English, Spanish
United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Manuel Rivera - Attorney
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
David Barr Albo - Attorney
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
J. Brian Bailey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of J. Brian Bailey, PLC
 1011 E. Main St. Ste. 204 Richmond VA 23219
(804) 251-8002
Regent University School of Law (2009)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Michael Jeremiah Seck - Attorney
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
Kiara Swinton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of K. S. Swinton, PLLC
 1750 Tysons Blvd. Suite 1500 Mclean VA 22102
(571) 322-6289
Michigan State University College of Law (2013)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Robert C. Neeley Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
NEELEY LAW GROUP PLC
 184 BUSINESS PARK DR Virginia Beach VA 23462
(757) 626-0074
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
English, Spanish
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Wayne E. Holcomb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
HOLCOMB LAW, P.C.
 720 Mall Parkway Newport News VA 23602
(757) 656-1000
Regent University School of Law (2005)
English
Virginia Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law Divorce
Michael Eisner - Attorney
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
Mr. Billy B. Ruhling II - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Troutman Sanders LLP
 1660 International Drive Suite 600 McLean VA 22102
(703) 734-4325
The Judge Advocate General s Legal Center and School (2004)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
Andrew Stewart - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dennis, Stewart & Krischer, PLLC
 2007 15th Street N Suite 201 Arlington VA 22201
(703) 248-0626
The George Washington University Law School (2000)
Spanish
D.C. Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Alene C. Sprano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Sprano Law Office
 10603 Judicial Drive Fairfax VA 22030
(703) 591-1332
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Joseph Pricone - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Joseph R. Pricone, PLLC
 1 Wall Street Warrenton VA 20186
(540) 495-0060
Regent University School of Law (2012)
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Karin Riley Porter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Price Benowitz LLP
 9119 Church Street, Suite 10 Manassas VA 20110
(703) 596-3577
George Mason University School of Law (2002)
English
Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Sandra Kay Drewniak - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sandra Kay Drewniak Law
 1223 N Lee Hwy Suite 182 Lexington VA 24450
(540) 838-3387
Regent University School of Law (1994)
English, Spanish
Virginia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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