Virginia Top Rated Criminal Defense Lawyer

CRIMINAL DEFENSE  |  DWI DEFENSE  |  FEDERAL PRACTICE

Honors, Awards, and Distinctions

• Washingtonian Best Lawyer for Criminal Defense, voted on by peers in 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024. DC attorneys were asked to vote on which lawyer they would call for help if a family member was charged with a crime.

• Nominated by peers to the exclusive list of Northern Virginia Magazine Top Lawyers in the category of Criminal Defense for 12 years straight, from 2014 to 2025. Local lawyers were asked to vote on who they would want to represent them if ever charged with a crime.

• Super Lawyers Top Rated Attorney in Virginia and Washington DC, 2019—2025, and before that, one of only 2.5% of lawyers in America on the Super Lawyers list of Rising Stars, listed in Virginia and in Washington DC since 2015.

• As seen in The Washington Post List of Top Attorneys in Washington, D.C and in Richmond Magazine’s Top Lawyers in Virginia.  

• Virginia Business Legal Elite in Criminal Defense, 2019-2024. Legal Elite polls lawyers licensed to practice in Virginia each year, asking them to identify which of their peers are the top attorneys in a variety of legal specialties.

• One of only 0.5% of lawyers selected for an esteemed fellowship at Litigation Counsel of America for Criminal Defense and White Collar Defense, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society (2016-2020).

• Prestigiously honored for her criminal defense work as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers for being one of America’s Top Trial Lawyers.

• AVVO Rating 10.0 highest achievement rating, in each category of Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, DUI, and Juvenile Defense, and Client Review Rating of 5 Stars on the public attorney reviews site AVVO.

• Selected to the 2014 Leaders in Law profiles in Town & Country Magazine.

• AVVO Client’s Choice award in each category of Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, DUI, and Juvenile Defense.

• Top Rated Attorney in Virginia for 12 straight years on the public consumer reviews site LawyerRatingz.com.

• Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction designation for maintaining a 5-Star client rating on Martindale.com and on Lawyers.com.

• Critical Response Team self-defense and firearms attorney for United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA).