LYNCHBURG CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY
Strategic Defense for Misdemeanor and Felony Charges Across Lynchburg, Forest, and Central Virginia
Uncompromising Representation When Your Future Is on the Line
At Battlefield Law Group, criminal defense is the center of our trial practice. Our attorneys do not divide their attention across unrelated areas of law. We defend clients facing misdemeanor and felony charges in Lynchburg, Forest, Bedford, Amherst and surrounding areas with focused strategy, detailed preparation, and the judgment that comes from more than half a century of combined criminal defense experience.
When you choose our firm, you are not treated like just another case file. Backed by hundreds of real client reviews, our attorneys bring attentive client service, proven preparation, and trial-ready advocacy to every case we take on. If the deal on the table is not the right one, we are ready to fight alongside you.
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CRIMINAL DEFENSE PRACTICE AREAS
Battlefield Law Group represents clients facing criminal charges, DUI/DWI, and reckless driving cases throughout the Lynchburg region. Our attorneys bring more than half a century of combined criminal defense experience to every case, with a focus on preparation, strategy, and protecting what is at stake. We are litigation attorneys who know how to challenge the evidence, hold the Commonwealth to its burden of proof, and take a case to trial when that is the right path forward.
SERIOUS FELONIES
Defense for malicious wounding, robbery, homicide, manslaughter, murder, and other high-stakes felony charges.
Defense for first offense
DUI, repeat DUI, breath test refusal, drug DUI, and other impaired driving cases.
Defense for possession, distribution, prescription
drug offenses, unlawful searches, and other Virginia drug-related cases.
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Defense for firearm possession, concealed weapons, brandishing, reckless handling, and weapon-related cases.
ASSAULT & BATTERY
Defense for assault and
battery, strangulation, malicious wounding, and related violent allegations.
PROBATION VIOLATIONS
Defense for technical
violations, new law violations, show cause hearings, and probation violation proceedings.
FEDERAL CRIMES
Defense for federal drug charges, firearm offenses, fraud, conspiracy, white collar crimes, and federal court matters.
THEFT & LARCENY
Defense for shoplifting, petit larceny, grand larceny, burglary, robbery, and related theft allegations.
DOMESTIC ASSAULT
Defense for domestic
assault and battery, family abuse allegations, and protective order issues tied to criminal cases.
COLLEGE CRIMES
Defense for student assault,
theft, drug, alcohol, and
conduct-related cases near Lynchburg and Central Virginia.
ROOTED IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
SERVING LYNCHBURG & CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Battlefield Law Group protects individuals throughout Lynchburg and the surrounding Central Virginia jurisdictions. Our attorneys leverage a prestigious, high-stakes trial background to defend clients facing criminal, DUI, and traffic allegations in Lynchburg, Campbell, Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox, and Nelson.
CITY OF
LYNCHBURG
Lynchburg Area
Our new Lynchburg area satellite office is now taking clients facing DUI, traffic, and criminal charges in Central Virginia.
BEDFORD
COUNTY
Bedford County
Bedford County is one of the larger jurisdictions in the Lynchburg region and home to our Forest office, giving clients nearby access to criminal, DUI, and traffic defense.
CAMPBELL
COUNTY
Campbell County
Campbell County cases are heard in Rustburg, where Battlefield Law Group brings local familiarity and prepared defense.
NELSON
COUNTY
Nelson County
Nelson County serves clients across Central Virginia, with criminal, DUI, and traffic cases moving through local district and circuit courts.
APPOMATTOX
COUNTY
Appomattox County
Battlefield Law Group helps Appomattox County clients prepare for criminal, DUI, traffic, and related court matters.
Robert W. Yurkowski Lynchburg-Area Defense Attorney
Defense Built Around Your Case
Robert W. Yurkowski brings extensive courtroom and trial experience to Battlefield Law Group’s Lynchburg-area clients. Before joining the firm, Rob served as a public defender in Lynchburg, giving him firsthand experience handling serious criminal matters in the local courts.
At Battlefield Law Group, there is no one-size-fits-all defense. Rob takes the time to understand the facts, the evidence, the risks, and what matters most to each client before building a strategy around the individual case.
That individualized defense is supported by the entire Battlefield Law Group team. Our attorneys work collaboratively, drawing on each other’s experience and insight when it can strengthen a client’s case. Our legal and bilingual Spanish-speaking staff are also part of that team, helping provide the responsive communication, attention to detail, and high level of service our clients expect throughout the process.
Rob represents clients throughout Lynchburg, Bedford, Campbell, Amherst, Appomattox, and Nelson counties.
Your Next Move Matters — Protect Your Freedom
When you are facing criminal allegations the Lynchburg area, the power structure of the courtroom is instantly stacked against you. Do not leave your future to chance. Put an elite, trial-tested team of strategic defense advocates between you and the Commonwealth.
MEET THE BATTLEFIELD TEAM
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Nicole H. Naum, Esq.
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Steven L. Duckett, Jr.,Esq.
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Lili R. O'Connell, Esq.
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Tyler D. Andrehsen, Esq.
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Robert W. Yurkowski, Esq.
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Sarah Panone
SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT
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Nidia Hernandez
LEGAL ASSISTANT
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Melissa Portillo
LEGAL ASSISTANT
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Julia Escobar-Tinoco
LEGAL ASSISTANT
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Mary Beth Grim
LEGAL ASSISTANT
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Jonathan Vela
INTAKE SPECIALIST