When you see those flashing lights in your rearview mirror, it’s natural to feel nervous. But knowing your rights — and separating fact from fiction — can make all the difference. We sat down with Bradley Marshall, a shareholder attorney at Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian in Manassas, to clear up five common myths people believe during traffic stops.
Myth #1: If you’re innocent, you should explain everything right away.
During its February 2025 meeting, the Thirty-First Judicial District Community Criminal Justice Board (CCJB), re-elected Bradley Marshall as board chairman and elected Yesli Vega as vice chair. The board, which serves the greater Prince William County area, assists community agencies and organizations in establishing and modifying programs and services for criminal offenders based on objectively assessing the community’s needs and resources.
Marshall, a criminal defense attorney with Manassas-based Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C., has been a board member since 2009 when he was appointed as former Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul Ebert’s designee. He was first elected chairman in 2014 and remained in the position after transitioning to private practice. Marshall attributes his long history in Prince William County law and his experience as both a prosecutor and defense attorney as reasons his colleagues have consistently elected him.
