Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025329

Brad Fleming appeared as defense counsel of record in 329 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
81 % District · 19 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Dickenson County · 243 cases
Most common charge
Drug Possession · 40

Across 249 resolved 2025 cases, 53% were dropped — 116 nolle prossed and 15 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 249 of 329. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
102
41%
Dropped
131
53%
Nolle prossed
116
Dismissed
15
Reduced to a lesser charge
13
5%
Within charge family
13
Acquitted
3
1%

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 118 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
11597%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
33%
3 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
100%
3 of 3 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — Drug Possession

Brad Fleming's most common charge category in 2025 (40 cases of record · 23 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
12
52%
Dropped
11
48%
Reduced to a lesser charge
0
0%

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

Brad Fleming'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 Dickenson County 38 25 13
Larceny / Theft Wise County 20 18 2
Failure to Appear Dickenson County 17 15 2
Weapons Offense Dickenson County 17 10 7
Larceny / Theft Dickenson County 14 9 5
Driving Suspended Dickenson County 10 10 0
DUI / DWI Dickenson County 9 8 1
Failure to Appear Wise County 9 9 0
Fraud / Forgery Dickenson County 6 6 0
Trespassing Dickenson County 6 6 0
Driving Suspended Wise County 5 4 1
Assault & Battery Dickenson County 4 4 0

Each row links to Brad Fleming'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.

Contrib To Deliq Of Minor
2
Assault & Battery
1
Destruct Prop w/ Intentent <$1000
1
DWI, First Offense
1
Enter Struc To Commit A&B etc..
1
Fail To Appear-Fel./Misd./Sumons
1
No Driver's License
1
Petit Larc <$1000 Not Frm Pers
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Dickenson County 243 192 51
Wise County 77 70 7
Scott County 6 2 4
Buchanan County 3 3 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Brad Fleming appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 131 100 31 62 6
Drug Possession 40 23 12 11 0
Larceny / Theft 34 25 16 7 2
Failure to Appear 27 21 4 16 1
Weapons Offense 21 12 8 4 0
Driving Suspended 15 14 10 3 1
DUI / DWI 12 11 6 3 2
Trespassing 10 9 3 5 0
Fraud / Forgery 7 7 1 6 0
Property Destruction 7 7 1 4 1

Other attorneys with cases in Dickenson County

Listed by case volume in Dickenson County, 2025.

Attorney Dickenson County cases Total (statewide)
Seth Baker 287 532
Flux Neo 252 583
Dennis H Lee 252 258
Susan Wood 197 197
C Seth Baker 124 192
Bradley D Fleming 101 107
Joe H Short 60 60
April Morgan Huff 39 48

View all attorneys with cases in Dickenson County →

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

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Brad Fleming appeared as defense counsel of record in 329 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 267 in District Court and 62 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Dickenson County, with 243 of 329 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Brad Fleming's case record was Drug Possession (40 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 249 resolved cases: 41% convicted of original charge (102), 53% dropped (131 = 116 nolle prossed + 15 dismissed), 5% reduced to a lesser charge (13), 1% acquitted (3). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 118 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 115 (97%) resolved by guilty plea and 3 (3%) went to trial — 3 acquittals and 0 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. "Brad Fleming — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/brad-fleming. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.