Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025310

E Korslund appeared as defense counsel of record in 310 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
86 % District · 14 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Norfolk · 174 cases
Most common charge
Weapons Offense · 89

Across 172 resolved 2025 cases, 69% were dropped — 92 nolle prossed and 26 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 172 of 310. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
38
22%
Dropped
118
69%
Nolle prossed
92
Dismissed
26
Reduced to a lesser charge
13
8%
Within charge family
13
Acquitted
3
2%

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

Pled guilty
4787%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
713%
3 acquittals · 4 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
43%
3 of 7 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — Weapons Offense

E Korslund's most common charge category in 2025 (89 cases of record · 58 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
10
17%
Dropped
45
78%
Reduced to a lesser charge
2
3%

Acquittals are tracked at the overall level — the top-charge view shows the three primary disposition paths. See the Weapons Offense page for jurisdiction-wide context.

Cases like yours

E Korslund'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
Weapons Offense Norfolk 53 53 0
Weapons Offense Chesapeake 14 14 0
Weapons Offense Virginia Beach 12 7 5
Assault & Battery Norfolk 11 11 0
Weapons Offense Northampton County 8 8 0
Fraud / Forgery Norfolk 7 7 0
Drug Possession Norfolk 5 5 0
Property Destruction Norfolk 5 5 0
Burglary / B&E Virginia Beach 4 2 2
Drug Distribution Virginia Beach 4 4 0
Fraud / Forgery Chesapeake 4 4 0
DUI / DWI Virginia Beach 3 1 2

Each row links to E Korslund'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.

Petit Larceny
2
90/60 Sp
1
Carry Conceal Firearm
1
Destruct Prop w/ Intentent <$1000
1
Disorderly Conduct
1
Distrib/Pwi Marijuana < 1 Oz
1
Distrib/Pwi/Accommodate Marij
1
Obtain Money False Pret <$1000
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Norfolk 174 173 1
Virginia Beach 64 28 36
Chesapeake 47 47 0
Northampton County 12 12 0
Accomack County 7 0 7
Newport News 6 6 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories E Korslund appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 136 66 11 48 6
Weapons Offense 89 58 10 45 2
Assault & Battery 13 10 4 6 0
Fraud / Forgery 11 1 0 1 0
Drug Possession 10 4 1 3 0
Property Destruction 6 4 3 0 1
Obstruction 5 4 2 2 0
Drug Distribution 4 4 0 4 0
Grand Larceny 4 3 0 2 1
Larceny / Theft 4 2 0 0 2

Other attorneys with cases in Norfolk

Listed by case volume in Norfolk, 2025.

Attorney Norfolk cases Total (statewide)
Trevor Robinson 380 535
C Roberts 356 595
Bobby Howlett 316 558
Eric Korslund 297 568
Christopher Bettis 270 270
Michael Lutke 263 263
Kristin Paulding 261 439
Kyle Lullo 217 217

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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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E Korslund appeared as defense counsel of record in 310 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 266 in District Court and 44 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Norfolk, with 174 of 310 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in E Korslund's case record was Weapons Offense (89 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 172 resolved cases: 22% convicted of original charge (38), 69% dropped (118 = 92 nolle prossed + 26 dismissed), 8% reduced to a lesser charge (13), 2% acquitted (3). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 54 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 47 (87%) resolved by guilty plea and 7 (13%) went to trial — 3 acquittals and 4 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. "E Korslund — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/e-korslund. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.