Court level
15 % District · 85 % Circuit
Adam M Jurach
Defense counsel of record in 472 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025472
Adam M Jurach appeared as defense counsel of record in 472 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Hanover County · 318 cases
Most common charge
Drug Possession · 60
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 299 of 472. "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 166 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
14185%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
2515%
5 acquittals · 20 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
20%
5 of 25 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Drug Possession
Adam M Jurach's most common charge category in 2025 (60 cases of record · 40 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 Drug Possession page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Adam M Jurach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Possession | Hanover County | 41 | 0 | 41 |
| Larceny / Theft | Hanover County | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Contempt of Court | Hanover County | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Failure to Appear | Hanover County | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| DUI / DWI | Hanover County | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Weapons Offense | Hanover County | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| Drug Possession | Goochland County | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Drug Distribution | Hanover County | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Drug Possession | Henrico County | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Failure to Appear | Goochland County | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Weapons Offense | Henrico County | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Larceny / Theft | Henrico County | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Each row links to Adam M Jurach'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.
Assault & Battery
2
Fail To Appear, Misd. Offense
2
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
2
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
2
Manuf/Distrb Schedule I/ Ii 2nd Off
2
Obtain Money False Pret <$1000
2
Altered/Forged License Plates
1
Contrib To Deliq Of Minor
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover County | 318 | 11 | 307 |
| Henrico County | 65 | 44 | 21 |
| Goochland County | 62 | 1 | 61 |
| Chesterfield County | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Brunswick County | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Powhatan County | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Middlesex County | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| New Kent County | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Northumberland County | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Adam M Jurach appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 227 | 116 | 40 | 53 | 22 |
| Drug Possession | 60 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 3 |
| Larceny / Theft | 36 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | 25 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Weapons Offense | 22 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Contempt of Court | 19 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | 19 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Traffic Infraction | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Drug Distribution | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Obstruction | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Hanover County
Listed by case volume in Hanover County, 2025.
| Attorney | Hanover County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Jurach | 545 | 941 |
| John Working | 468 | 470 |
| Tony Quitiquit | 395 | 399 |
| Charles Lewis | 356 | 511 |
| Richard A Quitiquit | 342 | 384 |
| Peter Bowen | 333 | 398 |
| Richard T Booker | 231 | 242 |
| Christopher Hutton | 227 | 240 |
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 M Jurach appeared as defense counsel of record in 472 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 69 in District Court and 403 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Hanover County, with 318 of 472 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Adam M Jurach's case record was Drug Possession (60 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 299 resolved cases: 41% convicted of original charge (122), 44% dropped (133 = 104 nolle prossed + 29 dismissed), 13% reduced to a lesser charge (39), 2% acquitted (5). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 166 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 141 (85%) resolved by guilty plea and 25 (15%) went to trial — 5 acquittals and 20 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 M Jurach — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/adam-m-jurach. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.