Court level
80 % District · 20 % Circuit
Adam Hancock
Defense counsel of record in 538 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025538
Adam Hancock appeared as defense counsel of record in 538 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Arlington County · 523 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 116
Across 365 resolved 2025 cases, 76% were dropped — 225 nolle prossed and 52 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 365 of 538. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.
Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology. Convicted = guilty disposition on originally filed charge. Reduced = guilty disposition with non-empty amended charge. Dropped = nolle prosequi or dismissal. Acquitted = found not guilty at trial.
Plea vs trial
Of 88 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
8394%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
56%
3 acquittals · 2 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
60%
3 of 5 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Larceny / Theft
Adam Hancock's most common charge category in 2025 (116 cases of record · 75 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.
Acquittals are tracked at the overall level — the top-charge view shows the three primary disposition paths. See the Larceny / Theft page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Adam Hancock's most common charge × jurisdiction combinations in 2025. If your charge and county appear here, this attorney has handled cases like yours specifically — at the volume shown. Minimum 3 cases per row.
| Charge | Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larceny / Theft | Arlington County | 114 | 98 | 16 |
| Drug Possession | Arlington County | 26 | 21 | 5 |
| Assault & Battery | Arlington County | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | Arlington County | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Grand Larceny | Arlington County | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Arlington County | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| Obstruction | Arlington County | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Weapons Offense | Arlington County | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Robbery | Arlington County | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | Arlington County | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Burglary / B&E | Arlington County | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Contempt of Court | Arlington County | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Each row links to Adam Hancock's charge × jurisdiction page where outcomes for that combination are visible site-wide.
Reduction targets
When the original charge was reduced, the case was most often resolved as one of the following lesser charges.
Drugs: Possess Schedule Iii
3
Fail To Appear
3
Petit Larceny
3
Assault & Battery
2
Assault & Battery
2
Credit Card Fraud <=$200 In 6M
2
Disorderly Conduct
2
DWI, First Offense
2
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington County | 523 | 417 | 106 |
| Falls Church | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Adam Hancock appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 206 | 127 | 16 | 103 | 7 |
| Larceny / Theft | 116 | 75 | 10 | 58 | 7 |
| Drug Possession | 26 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| Assault & Battery | 24 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 22 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| Grand Larceny | 19 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 18 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Obstruction | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 14 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Robbery | 12 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
Other attorneys with cases in Arlington County
Listed by case volume in Arlington County, 2025.
| Attorney | Arlington County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Dennis | 420 | 432 |
| Mark Thrash | 317 | 327 |
| William Robinson | 267 | 357 |
| Jeffrey P Jankovich | 255 | 483 |
| Rex Flynn | 170 | 198 |
| Clinton Shaw | 163 | 170 |
| Christopher Davis | 162 | 175 |
| David Deane | 138 | 198 |
What this data does not show
- Retained matters not of court record — cases settled before formal counsel of record was entered
- Federal court cases — state-court records only
- Case facts, evidence quality, witness cooperation, or client circumstances
- Plea-versus-trial strategy, motion practice, or sentencing advocacy
- Quality of legal representation
- The 19th Judicial Circuit (Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Falls Church) Circuit Court is not in CIS — district-level cases for those three jurisdictions are included; circuit-level are not. See coverage notes.
Outcomes reflect the recorded facts of cases, not the quality of advocacy. Past outcomes do not predict future case results. For legal advice, consult a licensed Virginia attorney.
Common questions
Quick reference for journalists, researchers, and AI assistants citing this page.
Adam Hancock appeared as defense counsel of record in 538 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 432 in District Court and 106 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Arlington County, with 523 of 538 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Adam Hancock's case record was Larceny / Theft (116 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 365 resolved cases: 14% convicted of original charge (50), 76% dropped (277 = 225 nolle prossed + 52 dismissed), 10% reduced to a lesser charge (35), 1% acquitted (3). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 88 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 83 (94%) resolved by guilty plea and 5 (6%) went to trial — 3 acquittals and 2 convictions at trial.
Virginia District Court Information System (DCIS) and Circuit Court Information System (CIS), 2025 calendar year, direct extraction. Aggregated by defense counsel of record per the methodology. Refreshed quarterly. Last updated May 2, 2026.
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Methodology
Cases are counted by defense counsel of record as recorded in DCIS (district) and CIS (circuit). Outcomes use the strict definitions published at virginiacourtfile.com/methodology. Resolved includes only cases with final disposition codes (Guilty, Not Guilty, Dismissed, Nolle Prosequi). Convicted is a guilty disposition on the originally filed charge with no amended charge. Reduced is a guilty disposition with a non-empty amended charge field. Dropped combines Dismissed and Nolle Prosequi. Pending cases, certifications, and probation revocations are excluded from the outcome rates above.
Citation
VirginiaCourtFile.com. "Adam Hancock — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/adam-hancock. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.