Court level
96 % District · 4 % Circuit
Erin Smith
Defense counsel of record in 797 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025797
Erin Smith appeared as defense counsel of record in 797 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Fairfax County · 419 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 140
Across 663 resolved 2025 cases, 56% were dropped — 298 nolle prossed and 76 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 663 of 797. "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 12 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
975%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
325%
2 acquittals · 1 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
67%
2 of 3 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Larceny / Theft
Erin Smith's most common charge category in 2025 (140 cases of record · 117 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
Erin Smith'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 | Fairfax County | 87 | 87 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Fairfax County | 47 | 47 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Fairfax City | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Trespassing | Fairfax County | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | Fairfax County | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Fairfax County | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | Fairfax County | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Trespassing | Fairfax City | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | Fairfax City | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Fairfax County | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Alexandria | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Probation Violation | Alexandria | 12 | 6 | 6 |
See also
Larceny / Theft outcomes in Fairfax County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Larceny / Theft cases in Fairfax 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.
Improper Driving
22
Defective Equipment Generally
13
Fail To Obey Highway Sign
11
Fail To Pay Full Time Atten
11
Fail To Obey Highway Sign
8
Defective Equipment Generally
6
Drugs: Possess Schedule Iii
5
Fail To Obey High. Sign Sleep
5
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | 419 | 419 | 0 |
| Alexandria | 162 | 134 | 28 |
| Fairfax City | 113 | 113 | 0 |
| Arlington County | 45 | 43 | 2 |
| Stafford County | 40 | 37 | 3 |
| Prince William County | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| King George County | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Northumberland County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Erin Smith appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 161 | 139 | 8 | 99 | 30 |
| Larceny / Theft | 140 | 117 | 27 | 84 | 6 |
| Traffic Infraction | 115 | 110 | 3 | 37 | 69 |
| Reckless Driving | 81 | 78 | 14 | 5 | 58 |
| Trespassing | 55 | 44 | 11 | 33 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 48 | 39 | 6 | 30 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | 46 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 1 |
| Drug Possession | 31 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 8 |
| DUI / DWI | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Probation Violation | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Fairfax County
Listed by case volume in Fairfax County, 2025.
| Attorney | Fairfax County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Jad Sarsour | 1,230 | 1,602 |
| Jeremy Letnick | 584 | 756 |
| Ryan Rambudhan | 487 | 596 |
| Caleb Kershner | 469 | 697 |
| Thomas F Koerner | 436 | 501 |
| David W Deane | 435 | 561 |
| Raj Dua | 430 | 627 |
| Andrew M Stewart | 404 | 413 |
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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Erin Smith appeared as defense counsel of record in 797 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 763 in District Court and 34 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Fairfax County, with 419 of 797 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Erin Smith's case record was Larceny / Theft (140 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 663 resolved cases: 15% convicted of original charge (99), 56% dropped (374 = 298 nolle prossed + 76 dismissed), 28% reduced to a lesser charge (184), 1% acquitted (6). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 12 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), 9 (75%) resolved by guilty plea and 3 (25%) went to trial — 2 acquittals and 1 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. Last updated July 8, 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. "Erin Smith — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/erin-smith. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed July 8, 2026. For statewide outcome context, see the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report.