Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 202564

Brian Luhman appeared as defense counsel of record in 64 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
0 % District · 100 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Alexandria · 64 cases
Most common charge
Probation Violation · 11

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 20 of 64. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
12
60%
Dropped
4
20%
Nolle prossed
1
Dismissed
3
Reduced to a lesser charge
4
20%
Within charge family
4
Acquitted
0
0%

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

Pled guilty
16100%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
00%
0 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.

Cases like yours

Brian Luhman'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
Probation Violation Alexandria 11 0 11
Failure to Appear Alexandria 3 0 3

Each row links to Brian Luhman'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.

Credit Card Fraud<$1000 6M
1
Injure/Tamper Vehicle etc..
1
Nonviolent Felon Poss Gun >10Y
1
Obtain Money False Pret <$200
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Alexandria 64 0 64

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Brian Luhman appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 42 9 9 0 0
Probation Violation 11 4 0 4 0
Failure to Appear 3 0 0 0 0
Fraud / Forgery 2 2 1 0 1
Larceny / Theft 2 2 0 0 2
Weapons Offense 2 2 1 0 1
Contempt of Court 1 0 0 0 0
Obstruction 1 1 1 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Alexandria

Listed by case volume in Alexandria, 2025.

Attorney Alexandria cases Total (statewide)
Erin Smith 191 596
Josefina Guzman 176 176
Meredith Condren 158 158
Brittany Collins 148 148
Ryanne Wright 113 113
Kevin Gaynor 111 111
Sameera Ali 100 111
Emily Beckman 93 93

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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

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Brian Luhman appeared as defense counsel of record in 64 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 0 in District Court and 64 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Alexandria, with 64 of 64 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Brian Luhman's case record was Probation Violation (11 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 20 resolved cases: 60% convicted of original charge (12), 20% dropped (4 = 1 nolle prossed + 3 dismissed), 20% reduced to a lesser charge (4), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 16 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 16 (100%) resolved by guilty plea and 0 (0%) went to trial — 0 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. "Brian Luhman — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/brian-luhman. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.