Court level
99 % District · 1 % Circuit
Bryan Harrison
Defense counsel of record in 1,541 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 20251,541
Bryan Harrison appeared as defense counsel of record in 1,541 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Northampton County · 874 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 72
Across 1,416 resolved 2025 cases, 68% were dropped — 19 nolle prossed and 937 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 1,416 of 1,541. "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
Of 460 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
44096%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
204%
15 acquittals · 5 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
75%
15 of 20 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Reckless Driving
Bryan Harrison's most common charge category in 2025 (72 cases of record · 68 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 Reckless Driving page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Bryan Harrison'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 | Virginia Beach | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Northampton County | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Norfolk | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Newport News | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Hampton | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Williamsburg | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | York County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Newport News | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Each row links to Bryan Harrison'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
76
Improper Driving
39
Defective Equipment Generally
37
Defective Equipment Generally
14
Improper Driving
12
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
11
69/60 Sp
9
Defective Speedometer
7
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton County | 874 | 866 | 8 |
| Accomack County | 258 | 258 | 0 |
| Southampton County | 125 | 123 | 2 |
| Virginia Beach | 61 | 61 | 0 |
| Norfolk | 51 | 51 | 0 |
| Chesapeake | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| Isle of Wight County | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| Hampton | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Newport News | 26 | 26 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Bryan Harrison appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic Infraction | 1,163 | 1,058 | 83 | 794 | 173 |
| Other | 271 | 259 | 25 | 125 | 104 |
| Reckless Driving | 72 | 68 | 11 | 26 | 30 |
| DUI / DWI | 21 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| Failure to Appear | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Driving Suspended | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Drug Possession | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obstruction | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trespassing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Northampton County
Listed by case volume in Northampton County, 2025.
| Attorney | Northampton County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Tariq K Louka | 631 | 697 |
| Kristen M Shannon | 574 | 610 |
| Tucker Watson | 557 | 831 |
| H Coleman | 376 | 449 |
| Sharri D Mapp-Jones | 174 | 213 |
| A Wiggins | 170 | 187 |
| C Remington | 147 | 150 |
| J Greenside | 144 | 415 |
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.
Bryan Harrison appeared as defense counsel of record in 1,541 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 1,531 in District Court and 10 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Northampton County, with 874 of 1,541 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Bryan Harrison's case record was Reckless Driving (72 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 1,416 resolved cases: 9% convicted of original charge (129), 68% dropped (956 = 19 nolle prossed + 937 dismissed), 22% reduced to a lesser charge (316), 1% acquitted (15). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 460 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 440 (96%) resolved by guilty plea and 20 (4%) went to trial — 15 acquittals and 5 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. "Bryan Harrison — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/bryan-harrison. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.