Your commute and your license
Bring your summons and any DMV notices. Ask how a traffic or DUI allegation may affect the driving you rely on.
Chesapeake criminal defense attorney
Chesapeake roots.
A strong defense.
For the charge that threatens your freedom or the driving allegation that threatens your livelihood, Chris Dunn listens, answers your call, and prepares to fight.
Talk to Chris About Your CaseYour advocate in Hampton Roads
A community he knows.
A defense built for you.
A lawyer who listens. Answers your call. Fights for you.
Meet Chris DunnChris’s connection to Chesapeake includes his earlier work in Chesapeake Public Schools. Today, his focus is the person facing a legal problem: your account, the evidence, the immediate stakes, and the strongest available defense.
A Chesapeake case may raise questions about work, family responsibilities, driving, or related court orders. Bring the complete picture to the first conversation so the strategy accounts for more than the wording of a single charge.
Start with what matters
Preparing your
Chesapeake defense.
Give your advocate the details that shape your case, your obligations, and your next step.
A family or domestic allegation
Collect every current order and hearing notice. Discuss contact restrictions before reaching out to anyone connected with the case.
Evidence that can disappear
Note where recordings, messages, or witnesses may be found. Preserve what you already have without editing it or trying to investigate another person yourself.
Local court information
Know your court.
Prepare for your date.
Chesapeake’s General District Court lists criminal and traffic matters on segmented dockets. Confirm the specific appearance date and time on your notice and check the official court page for current policies.
Virginia General District Courts handle traffic matters and misdemeanors, as well as felony preliminary hearings. Your case may involve a different court; the name on your notice controls.
Protect your next chapter
Find the defense
your matter needs.
Explore Chris’s criminal, DUI, and traffic defense services, then discuss the facts of your case.
Criminal Defense
Aggressive advocacy when your freedom is at stake.
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Examine the stop, the testing, and the decisions ahead.
Explore DUI DefenseReckless Driving
Take a serious driving allegation seriously.
Explore Driving DefenseA question about Chesapeake.
What should I bring for a Chesapeake DUI or traffic consultation?
Bring the entire summons, any release or license paperwork, and your notes about the stop. Include the court date and any related cases so Chris can assess the issues together.
These pages describe communities in the Hampton Roads region, not branch offices. Representation in a specific court is subject to the firm accepting your matter.
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Your rights.
Your future. Your fight.
Talk to an advocate who listens, knows the Hampton Roads courts, and fights for the strongest possible outcome.