Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025100

Bradley Foster appeared as defense counsel of record in 100 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
91 % District · 9 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Prince Edward County · 30 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 9

Across 81 resolved 2025 cases, 38% were reduced to a lesser charge — most commonly to Defective Equipment Generally (14 cases).

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 81 of 100. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
9
11%
Dropped
36
44%
Nolle prossed
6
Dismissed
30
Reduced to a lesser charge
31
38%
Within charge family
31
Acquitted
5
6%

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

Pled guilty
4089%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
511%
5 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
100%
5 of 5 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Cases like yours

Bradley Foster'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 Charlotte County 8 4 4

Each row links to Bradley Foster'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.

Defective Equipment Generally
14
Defective Equipment Generally
11
34/25 Speeding
1
44/35
1
80/65 Speed
1
DWI, First Offense
1
Enter Property To Damage
1
Unlawful Wounding
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Prince Edward County 30 28 2
Charlotte County 20 15 5
Nottoway County 20 19 1
Lunenburg County 11 10 1
Buckingham County 5 5 0
Halifax County 3 3 0
Lynchburg 2 2 0
Mecklenburg County 2 2 0
Dinwiddie County 1 1 0

Case mix by charge

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

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 38 36 2 14 17
Traffic Infraction 32 29 3 13 12
Larceny / Theft 9 1 0 1 0
DUI / DWI 5 3 2 0 1
Reckless Driving 5 4 0 3 1
Weapons Offense 4 2 1 1 0
Assault & Battery 3 2 0 2 0
Kidnapping / Abduction 1 1 0 1 0
Property Destruction 1 1 1 0 0
Public Intoxication 1 1 0 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Prince Edward County

Listed by case volume in Prince Edward County, 2025.

Attorney Prince Edward County cases Total (statewide)
James Ghee 422 755
Carter Allen 289 564
Ashley Sterling 238 508
Marisa Robinson 185 331
Kevin Bailey 117 503
Matt Friedman 76 95
Matthew Friedman 40 85
John Marsden 29 63

View all attorneys with cases in Prince Edward 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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Bradley Foster appeared as defense counsel of record in 100 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 91 in District Court and 9 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Prince Edward County, with 30 of 100 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Bradley Foster's case record was Larceny / Theft (9 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 81 resolved cases: 11% convicted of original charge (9), 44% dropped (36 = 6 nolle prossed + 30 dismissed), 38% reduced to a lesser charge (31), 6% acquitted (5). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 45 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 40 (89%) resolved by guilty plea and 5 (11%) went to trial — 5 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 Foster — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/bradley-foster. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.