Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 202587

Bradley Chase appeared as defense counsel of record in 87 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
98 % District · 2 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Fairfax County · 71 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 5

Across 80 resolved 2025 cases, 54% were dropped — 23 nolle prossed and 20 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 80 of 87. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
11
14%
Dropped
43
54%
Nolle prossed
23
Dismissed
20
Reduced to a lesser charge
25
31%
To Improper Driving
6
Within charge family
19
Acquitted
1
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 37 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
3697%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
13%
1 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.

Cases like yours

Bradley Chase'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
Reckless Driving Fairfax County 4 4 0
Larceny / Theft Fairfax County 3 3 0
Weapons Offense Fairfax County 3 3 0

Each row links to Bradley Chase'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.

Improper Driving
3
DWI, First Offense
2
Fail Pay Full Time & Attention
2
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
2
Fail To Obey Highway Sign
2
Fail To Obey Highway Sign
2
Improper Driving
2
108/55 Sp
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Fairfax County 71 71 0
Arlington County 7 7 0
Loudoun County 5 5 0
Fairfax City 2 2 0
Chesapeake 1 0 1
Stafford County 1 0 1

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Bradley Chase appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 34 31 7 14 10
Traffic Infraction 31 31 2 18 11
Reckless Driving 5 4 1 0 2
DUI / DWI 4 3 1 0 2
Larceny / Theft 3 3 0 3 0
Weapons Offense 3 3 0 3 0
Drug Possession 2 1 0 1 0
Obstruction 1 0 0 0 0
Property Destruction 1 1 0 1 0
Public Intoxication 1 1 0 1 0

Other attorneys with cases in Fairfax County

Listed by case volume in Fairfax County, 2025.

Attorney Fairfax County cases Total (statewide)
Jad Sarsour 1,387 1,671
William P Robinson 644 681
Jeremy Letnick 616 691
Andrew M Stewart 590 593
Ryan Rambudhan 548 673
Brandon R Sloane 535 571
David W Deane 517 522
Raj Dua 481 712

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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.

Bradley Chase appeared as defense counsel of record in 87 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 85 in District Court and 2 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Fairfax County, with 71 of 87 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Bradley Chase's case record was Reckless Driving (5 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 80 resolved cases: 14% convicted of original charge (11), 54% dropped (43 = 23 nolle prossed + 20 dismissed), 31% reduced to a lesser charge (25), 1% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 37 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 36 (97%) resolved by guilty plea and 1 (3%) went to trial — 1 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. "Bradley Chase — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/bradley-chase. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.