Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025239

Caitlin Reynolds appeared as defense counsel of record in 239 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
0 % District · 100 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Martinsville · 239 cases
Most common charge
Probation Violation · 169

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 43 of 239. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
14
33%
Dropped
20
46%
Nolle prossed
7
Dismissed
13
Reduced to a lesser charge
4
9%
Within charge family
4
Acquitted
5
12%

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

Pled guilty
626%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
1774%
5 acquittals · 12 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
29%
5 of 17 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Cases like yours

Caitlin Reynolds'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 Martinsville 169 0 169
Weapons Offense Martinsville 10 0 10
Fraud / Forgery Martinsville 7 0 7
Contempt of Court Martinsville 6 0 6
DUI / DWI Martinsville 4 0 4
Failure to Appear Martinsville 4 0 4
Drug Possession Martinsville 3 0 3

Each row links to Caitlin Reynolds'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.

Destruct Prop/Monument
1
Fail To Appear, Misd. Offense
1
Nonviolent Felon Poss Gun >10Y
1
Protective Order: Violation
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Martinsville 239 0 239

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Caitlin Reynolds appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Probation Violation 169 4 0 4 0
Other 29 11 5 3 1
Weapons Offense 10 6 0 2 1
Fraud / Forgery 7 0 0 0 0
Contempt of Court 6 6 2 4 0
DUI / DWI 4 4 2 2 0
Failure to Appear 4 4 0 3 1
Drug Possession 3 3 2 1 0
Obstruction 2 1 0 1 0
Robbery 2 2 2 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Martinsville

Listed by case volume in Martinsville, 2025.

Attorney Martinsville cases Total (statewide)
Michael Mcpheeters 232 678
Shelby Horner 173 173
John Sonderegger 162 165
Daniel Galyon 150 151
Sandra Haley 138 141
Daniel Van Nostrand 128 128
Zachary Wilkins 95 95
Robert Ward 45 128

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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.

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Caitlin Reynolds appeared as defense counsel of record in 239 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 0 in District Court and 239 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Martinsville, with 239 of 239 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Caitlin Reynolds's case record was Probation Violation (169 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 43 resolved cases: 33% convicted of original charge (14), 46% dropped (20 = 7 nolle prossed + 13 dismissed), 9% reduced to a lesser charge (4), 12% acquitted (5). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 23 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 6 (26%) resolved by guilty plea and 17 (74%) went to trial — 5 acquittals and 12 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. "Caitlin Reynolds — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/caitlin-reynolds. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.