Court level
55 % District · 45 % Circuit
Brandon Ratliff
Defense counsel of record in 958 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025958
Brandon Ratliff appeared as defense counsel of record in 958 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Pulaski County · 510 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 111
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 501 of 958. "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 · Circuit Court
Of 173 Circuit Court cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial. General District Court records do not distinguish a guilty plea from a bench-trial conviction, so this record is limited to Circuit Court, where the distinction is recorded.
Pled guilty
17098%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
32%
1 acquittals · 2 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
33%
1 of 3 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Larceny / Theft
Brandon Ratliff's most common charge category in 2025 (111 cases of record · 67 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
Brandon Ratliff'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 | Montgomery County | 65 | 42 | 23 |
| Drug Possession | Montgomery County | 62 | 22 | 40 |
| Larceny / Theft | Pulaski County | 46 | 35 | 11 |
| Property Destruction | Montgomery County | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| DUI / DWI | Montgomery County | 24 | 20 | 4 |
| Drug Possession | Pulaski County | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| Weapons Offense | Pulaski County | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| Failure to Appear | Montgomery County | 20 | 6 | 14 |
| Weapons Offense | Montgomery County | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Obstruction | Montgomery County | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Montgomery County | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Pulaski County | 12 | 8 | 4 |
See also
Larceny / Theft outcomes in Montgomery County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Larceny / Theft cases in Montgomery County, using the same definitions as above.
Reduction targets
When the original charge was reduced, the case was most often resolved as one of the following lesser charges.
Child Pornography: Possess
59
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
5
DWI, First Offense
4
Assault & Battery
2
No Driver's License
2
64/45 Sp
1
Assault & Battery
1
Asslt: On Law Enf/Doc Person
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | 510 | 281 | 229 |
| Montgomery County | 401 | 208 | 193 |
| Floyd County | 41 | 34 | 7 |
| Wythe County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Radford | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Giles County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Brandon Ratliff appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 464 | 216 | 80 | 62 | 73 |
| Larceny / Theft | 111 | 67 | 40 | 25 | 2 |
| Drug Possession | 90 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 1 |
| DUI / DWI | 42 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 10 |
| Weapons Offense | 39 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | 37 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 32 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 24 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Obstruction | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
Other attorneys with cases in Pulaski County
Listed by case volume in Pulaski County, 2025.
| Attorney | Pulaski County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Barbour | 76 | 135 |
| Marc Leblanc | 60 | 81 |
| Id Walton Caudill | 45 | 62 |
| Grant Back | 23 | 26 |
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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Brandon Ratliff appeared as defense counsel of record in 958 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 527 in District Court and 431 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Pulaski County, with 510 of 958 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Brandon Ratliff's case record was Larceny / Theft (111 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 501 resolved cases: 48% convicted of original charge (238), 34% dropped (168 = 100 nolle prossed + 68 dismissed), 18% reduced to a lesser charge (91), 1% acquitted (4). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 173 Circuit Court cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict (Circuit Court is the only level where Virginia records distinguish a guilty plea from a bench-trial conviction), 170 (98%) resolved by guilty plea and 3 (2%) went to trial — 1 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. "Brandon Ratliff — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/brandon-ratliff. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly. For statewide outcome context, see the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report.