Criminal Law: Edwin F. Brooks has handled criminal cases since his admission to the bar. He trained under another attorney, helping with that attorney's cases, before he started representing clients of his own. This mentor was a long time criminal defense attorney who was also a former prosecutor. Edwin F. Brooks has handled criminal cases statewide, and is available to represent clients in the Richmond area (Richmond, Chesterfield, Henrico, Hanover, Caroline, Goochland, Charles City, New Kent counties, among others), as well as in the Williamsburg area, the Petersburg/Tri-Cities area, Tidewater (Mr. Brooks actually worked in Norfolk for eighteen months after passing the bar examination), Northern Virginia, the Charlottesville area, Southside Virginia, Southwest Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, and the New River Valley. Mr. Brooks has also handled cases in the Staunton area, and is familiar with the Courts in Covington and the surrounding environs. Mr. Brooks has represented clients charged with murder, robbery, rape, drug offenses, violent offenses, sex crimes, property offenses (larceny, embezzlement, false pretenses), and virtually every type of criminal offense imaginable. Mr. Brooks has tried numerous cases to juries, and has been successful many times, with acquittals won in violent cases, and drug cases. He has also appealed cases to the Court of Appeals of Virginia and the Supreme Court of Virginia. Mr. Brooks is available to be retained for either trial or appellate cases in any Court in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Juvenile Experience: Mr. Brooks has represented hundreds of juveniles charged with every sort of delinquent offense imaginable. He is also approved to act as a guardian ad litem and has done so in many divergent cases. Mr. Brooks represents parents who are being investigated by Departments of Social Services. In addition, he represents parents in child support disputes, and has prevailed on several occasions against the Division of Child Support Enforcement.

Federal Law: Mr. Brooks also has a wealth of experience in Federal Court. He has represented a member of one of Virginia=s most notorious groups of bank robbers. He has also represented many individuals charged with drug related crimes, including possession with the intent to distribute, drug distribution, and multi kilogram conspiracies. Mr. Brooks has also developed an expertise in firearm Project Exile cases. In fact, Mr. Brooks has won two such cases. Mr. Brooks is mainly experienced, in the United States District for the Eastern District of Virginia, and has appealed a number of the cases to the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which is based in Richmond, and has also appealed cases to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Condemnation cases: Since 1995, Mr. Brooks has acted as counsel for the Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia performing condemnation cases for the Virginia Department of Transportation. He first worked for another firm that held a contract to handle condemnation cases, which involve the taking of land in order to build a new road, improve an existing road or highway project, or re-route an existing road. In 2000, Mr. Brooks obtained a contract to continue to represent the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) separate and apart from the firm for which he previously worked. He continues to represent VDOT and cannot accept cases where VDOT is on the other side. However, he is able to represent landowners whose land is coveted by any other condemning authority, including power companies, telephone companies, cities or counties, or any other condemning authority.