D.J. Rivera provides aggressive, experienced representation for every type of criminal charge in Greater Richmond and Northern Virginia courts — from misdemeanors to capital felonies.
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Simple possession of Schedule I–VI controlled substances. First offender programs, suppression motions, and record protection.
Possession with intent to distribute, distribution, and trafficking — mandatory minimum sentences, confidential informant challenges, and federal prosecution strategy.
Challenging the stop, breathalyzer accuracy, field sobriety tests, and rising BAC defense. License suspension hearings and restricted license petitions.
Simple assault to aggravated malicious wounding, domestic violence, and assault on law enforcement. Self-defense and false allegation defenses.
Capital murder, first and second degree murder, voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. Self-defense, heat of passion, and forensic evidence challenges.
Rape, forcible sodomy, sexual battery, and sex offender registry defense. Consent, false allegation, and DNA evidence challenges.
Robbery and armed robbery — mandatory minimums of 5–15 years. Misidentification, alibi, and firearm enhancement challenges.
Threatening communications, stalking, and cyberstalking. First Amendment defenses and digital evidence challenges.
Common law and statutory burglary, home invasion, and possession of burglary tools. Intent and consent defenses.
Grand larceny, petit larceny, embezzlement, identity theft, and receiving stolen property. Value challenges and deferred dispositions.
Concealment of merchandise and organized retail theft. Intent challenges, deferred dispositions, and record protection.
Malicious and unlawful destruction of property. Value challenges and civil resolution strategies.
Unlawful possession, carrying concealed, use in a felony, and federal § 924(c) charges. Fourth Amendment suppression and rights restoration.
State and federal conspiracy charges. Challenging the agreement, overt act, and co-conspirator testimony.
Prostitution, solicitation, and sex trafficking. Entrapment defenses and digital evidence challenges.
Disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and related charges. First Amendment defenses and deferred dispositions.
Defense in Virginia JDR Court. Preventing transfer to adult court, diversion programs, and juvenile record protection.
Petition to seal dismissed charges, acquittals, and deferred dispositions from your Virginia criminal record.
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