Bradley R. Haywood
Exemplary Criminal Defense & Post-Conviction Representation Throughout Virginia
“It is not hyperbole to say that Bradley R. Haywood has changed the entire legal landscape in Virginia. As the founder of Justice Forward Virginia, he revolutionized the criminal justice reform movement throughout the Commonwealth” — Virginia Lawyers Weekly.
Brad Haywood has practiced criminal defense for over two decades, including 7 years as Chief Public Defender for Arlington County & the City of Falls Church, Va, 8 years as an Assistant Public Defender in Alexandria, and 6 years with Sheldon, Flood and Haywood, PLC. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School. In the course of his career, Brad has represented thousands of clients in over 300 trials, including more than 50 jury trials. Brad has served as an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at American University, Washington College of Law, and as a lecturer for groups including the Virginia Bar Association, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission.
Haywood Law LLC focuses primarily on state & federal criminal defense, encompassing criminal trials, criminal appeals, and post-conviction litigation, such as petitions for clemency, claims of actual innocence and writs of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. Brad represents clients throughout the Commonwealth, but primarily Northern Virginia, including Arlington/Falls Church, Alexandria, Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Vienna, Prince William County, Manassas, Loudoun County, and Stafford. He also practices in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Va.
Case types:
Drug & Weapons Offenses
Homicide
Sex Crimes
Assault
Fraud/Theft
Protective Orders
Abduction, Strangulation, Stalking
Trespassing
White Collar Crimes
Public Intoxication & Disorderly Conduct
Drunk Driving
Hit & Run, Reckless Driving & Driving on Suspended
Expungements & Restoration of Rights
Writs of Habeas Corpus
Clemency/pardons
...and many others
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Virginia
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- 4th Circuit
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- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
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- U.S. District Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Virginia
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- Chief Public Defender
- Office of the Public Defender for Arlington and Falls Church, VA
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- Founder and Executive Director
- Justice Forward Virginia
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- Partner
- Sheldon, Flood & Haywood PLC
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- Senior Assistant Public Defender
- Office of the Public Defender for Alexandria, VA
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- Columbia Law School
- J.D. (2003) | Law
- Honors: Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
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- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- B.A. (1998) | Philosophy
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- House Resolution No. 893, Commending Bradley R. Haywood
- Virginia General Assembly
- Leaders in the Law
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly
- Charles P. Monroe Civil Rights Award
- NAACP Arlington Branch
- Website
- Haywood Law LLC
