Assault & Battery Defense Lawyer
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As a knowledgeable Assault and Battery Attorney, Robert L. Lichtenstein, has more than three decades of experience successfully representing clients throughout the State of Virginia. Lichtenstein’s reputation as a straightforward, honest and aggressive attorney is based on numerous successes fighting for the rights of people faced with particularly difficult legal issues.
Please contact Robert L. Lichtenstein, Esquire, if you or someone you love has been arrested and charged with the offense of Assault and Battery.
What is the Difference Between Assault and Battery?
Under common law, assault is reasonable fear of a pending battery, and battery is hitting someone. Under common law, a person can be charged with assault by threatening to hit someone else. If that threat is perceived to be a clear and present threat, that could be considered assault. In Virginia, assault and battery are tried the same way. Battery is touching someone in a rude and insolent manner, and assault is having the intent to injure someone. An example is if someone is in the lunch line at school and someone else slaps their tray of food out of their hands. They didn’t touch the person, but that can still be considered battery under the law. In Virginia, they are both written under the same statute.