Your attorney
From ministry to prosecution to defense.
Michael J. Letsen serves people facing reckless driving, DUI/DWI, and criminal charges across Southwest Virginia with steady, plainspoken counsel.
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Before practicing law, Michael J. Letsen served as a youth minister. He later graduated from Appalachian School of Law, began his legal career as a prosecutor, and now uses that perspective in defense work.
His service has included Celebrate Recovery Ministry and providing more than 3,500 Bibles to inmates.
Credentials
A legal background shaped by public service, prosecution, and defense work in Virginia.
Appalachian School of Law, JD 2005
Texas A&M School of Law, LL.M. 2022
Liberty University 2002
Virginia licensed - 19 years
Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar
Former prosecutor
National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Virginia, 2015–2022
National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 in Virginia, 2016–2018
In 2023, served part-time as legislative director for Virginia State Senator Travis Hackworth
Experience and authorship
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After graduating from Appalachian School of Law, Michael J. Letsen worked in the Buchanan County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office. His defense work uses that background to organize questions about evidence, charging decisions, and how the Commonwealth may present a case—never to imply influence or a guaranteed outcome.
Michael earned an LL.M. from Texas A&M School of Law in 2022 after receiving his J.D. from Appalachian School of Law in 2005 and undergraduate degree from Liberty University in 2002.
The firm’s public guides focus on the matters it currently handles: reckless driving, DUI/DWI, assault and battery, drug charges, sex-crime allegations, and murder or homicide allegations.
How the office helps
Clients come to the office with court dates, paperwork, and questions. The work begins with listening, reviewing the details, and explaining options in terms that make sense.
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