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Quentin Douglas Driskell
The Law Office of Quentin D. Driskell, LLC
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I received my B.A. from the S.U.N.Y Binghamton, and J.D. from Howard University School of Law. I am an experienced litigator, with over 25 years experience as a Public Defender, Defense Attorney, and Assistant Attorney General with the Virgin Islands Department of Justice.
I am a member of the National Lawyer's Guild, the American Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association
Practice Areas
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Additional Practice Area
- International Business Transactions
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- District of Columbia
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- New Jersey
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Professional Experience
- Assistant Attorney General - Director White Collar Crime
- Virgin Islands Department of Justice
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- Prosecuted White Collar offenses in Federal District and Virgin Islands Territorial Court. Represented employer; Government of Virgin Islands in employment arbitration and other Civil matters
Education
- Howard University School of Law
- J.D. (1976)
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- State University of New York - Binghamton
- B.A. | Political Science
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- Honors: Scholarship to study in West Africa summer of 1971
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Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
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- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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- National Lawyers Guild
- Local Board
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- American Civil Liberties Union
- Board Member
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Websites & Blogs
- Website
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Legal Answers
6 Questions Answered
- Q. can i get barred from an apartment complex by false accusations
- A: I had a case where my client was barred from a senior citizen residence because he had a history of not signing in. If an order barring you from an apartment complex was issued by a court with the proper jurisdiction and in compliance with procedure ( you were aware of the order and had an opportunity to defend yourself. Then you should comply with the order. After the order is issued you must comply until the order is vacated, even if the accusation on which the order was based was a lie.
- Q. do release conditions ordered by court apply if you were never let out of custody?
- A: Context is important to answer this question. I can see a situation where someone was being released on one charge, but was being held on another charge. If that were the case the release conditions would apply whenever the person was finally released.
- Q. Can I choose who to charge in a breaking and entering case? (Washington DC)
- A: If three people used force to enter your house they committed a burglary, a criminal offense. If you reported the incident to the police an investigation should be conducted. Ultimately the government will determine who is charged, and what crimes they may have committed.
Annotations
- United States v. Johnson
- US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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