// In the News
Joseph King: Aggressive, Innovative and Committed Defense Attorney
May 16, 2013
Joe King, Ryan Campbell, Chris Leibig, and Megan Shapiro Teach Criminal Defense Continuing Legal Education Seminar!
October 16, 2012
On October 11th, 2012 Joe King, Ryan Campbell, Chris Leibig, and Megan Shapiro presented “Raising the Bar: Improving Defense Practices” to members of the Alexandria Bar Association.
Johnson to serve three years for killing McNeely during brawl
July 23, 2012
Chris Leibig, Joe King, and Megan Shapiro represent Johnson in fatal Alexandria shooting. Johnson is sentenced on voluntary manslaughter and gun charges to serve 3 years and 5 months of active incarceration.
US Criminal Defence Team Inspires Audience
April 28, 2012
From the web-site of Stirling Law School, Scotland:
“On the 18 April, four US criminal defence lawyers visited Stirling to run a panel discussion on their experiences of defending some of America’s most disadvantaged people, and their views about US criminal justice, including the death penalty.
Chris Leibig, Joe King, Joni Robin and Cary Citronberg have long experience of civil liberties work in Virginia and DC. So, they had some horror stories to tell about the treatment of defendants in a nation which has ‘the highest incarceration rate on Earth’ – but we also heard some lessons about the US defence of liberties which Scotland surely needs to learn.
The entertaining speakers got a sometimes passionate discussion going.”
Full article available at Stirling Law School News
Chris Leibig and Joe King defend 18-year old charged with first degree murder in Alexandria
January 24, 2012
Washingtonian Magazine recognizes Ryan Campbell and Joe King in its December 2011 issue as among the Washington areas’ Best Lawyers
December 1, 2011
Ryan Campbell named Virginia SuperLawyers “Rising Star” for third straight year
June 26, 2011
Ryan Campbell named “Rising Star” by Virginia Super Lawyers for third straight year.
Joseph King and Chris Leibig teach DUI and Traffic continuing legal education seminar
March 26, 2011
Joe King and Chris Leibig teach, on behalf of the Alexandria Bar Association, DUI and Traffic continuing legal education seminar to other bar members. March 31, 2011.
Virginia statutory scheme challenged in Briscoe unconstitutional; Briscoe upheld on harmless error grounds
September 16, 2010
On September 16, 2010, the Virginia Supreme Court found the state’s former statutory scheme governing the introduction of lab reports into evidence to be unconstitutional. Appellant Briscoe’s conviction, however, was upheld on harmless error grounds. The Virginia Supreme Court’s opinion in Cypress/Briscoe v. Virginia, 280 Va. 205 (2010) can be found at http://www.courts.state.va.us/opinions/opnscvwp/1070815.pdf .
Megan Thomas Wins Reversal
April 6, 2010
Megan Thomas wins reversal in the Virginia Court of Appeals in Frazier v. Commonwealth. The Commonwealth’s request for a rehearing en banc was denied.
