Frank Salvato is an experienced criminal and traffic defense attorney with offices in Alexandria and Leesburg. Mr. Salvato has more than 20 years of proven success in all Northern Virginia Courts, Federal Courts in Virginia, and the Federal and Superior Courts of the District of Columbia. Initial consultations are free and strictly confidential.
Frank Salvato has represented clients in all areas of criminal and traffic defense, including:
Criminal law
DUI
Drug crimes
Death penalty cases
Homicides
White collar offenses
Assaults
Juvenile criminal law
Parole and probation
Traffic violations
The Alexandria and Leesburg Offices of Frank Salvato provide convenient locations and hours for meeting an experienced traffic law attorney with a long history of success in driving while intoxicated and driving under the influence cases.
Mr. Salvato has won not guilty verdicts in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the City of Alexandria, Fairfax County, Arlington County, Prince William County, Loudoun County, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and other jurisdictions including Maryland.
Mr. Salvato has substantial trial experience and has achieved acquittals in several high profile criminal cases. In 2005, Mr. Salvato secured a not guilty verdict in a federal death penalty case in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria -- one of only about 13 such acquittals in the history of the nationwide Federal Death Penalty Act. Not guilty verdicts have been secured by him before every federal judge currently sitting in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria.
Mr. Salvato is available to defend a wide variety of clients and criminal cases. Past clients have included current and former professional athletes, police officers charged with criminal offenses, and individuals facing the death penalty in federal and state courts. The law office of Frank Salvato provides zealous representation to all clients no matter how large or small the case. Consultations about appeals are welcomed, as Mr. Salvato has argued cases before the Virginia Supreme Court, the Virginia Court of Appeals, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Salvato has lectured on areas of criminal defense including issues involving jury selection and trial strategy. He has been interviewed by various media outlets, including an interview with Dan Rather for "60 Minutes."
