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.

DUI & DWI
DEFENSE

Defense for first offense
DUI, repeat DUI, breath test refusal, drug DUI, and other impaired driving cases.

DRUG CHARGES

Defense for possession, distribution, prescription
drug offenses, unlawful searches, and other Virginia drug-related cases.

GUN CHARGES

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 opens on July 6, 2026 and 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.

AMHERST
COUNTY

Amherst County

Amherst County serves clients across Central Virginia, with criminal, DUI, and traffic cases moving through local district and circuit courts.

CAMPBELL
COUNTY

Campbell County

Campbell County cases are heard in Rustburg, where Battlefield Law Group brings local familiarity and prepared defense.

APPOMATTOX
COUNTY

Appomattox County

Battlefield Law Group helps Appomattox County clients prepare for criminal, DUI, traffic, and related court matters.

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.

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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.

  • Robert W. Yurkowski, Esq.

    ASSOCIATE

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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

  • Jonathan Vela

    INTAKE SPECIALIST

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    Julia Escobar-Tinoco

    LEGAL ASSISTANT