Court level
79 % District · 21 % Circuit
Evan Pease
Defense counsel of record in 139 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025139
Evan Pease appeared as defense counsel of record in 139 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Smyth County · 90 cases
Most common charge
Driving Suspended · 15
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 102 of 139. "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 73 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
7096%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
34%
2 acquittals · 1 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
67%
2 of 3 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Driving Suspended
Evan Pease's most common charge category in 2025 (15 cases of record · 10 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 Driving Suspended page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Evan Pease'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving Suspended | Smyth County | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Washington County | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Failure to Appear | Washington County | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | Smyth County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | Smyth County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Smyth County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Washington County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Smyth County | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Trespassing | Smyth County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Driving Suspended | Washington County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Smyth County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Smyth County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Each row links to Evan Pease'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
2
No Driver's License
2
No Driver's License
2
Credit Card Fraud<$1000 6M
1
Driving Under Revocation/Suspension
1
Improper Driving
1
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
1
Viol Probation Of Misd. Off
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smyth County | 90 | 72 | 18 |
| Washington County | 48 | 37 | 11 |
| Bland County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Evan Pease appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 59 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 4 |
| Driving Suspended | 15 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Failure to Appear | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Trespassing | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Traffic Infraction | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Reckless Driving | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Other attorneys with cases in Smyth County
Listed by case volume in Smyth County, 2025.
| Attorney | Smyth County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Morrison | 108 | 193 |
| Melissa Carrico | 96 | 148 |
| S Pease | 56 | 57 |
| Jason Walsh | 35 | 35 |
| Mark Fenyk | 27 | 33 |
| Patrick Mcgraw | 25 | 34 |
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.
Evan Pease appeared as defense counsel of record in 139 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 110 in District Court and 29 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Smyth County, with 90 of 139 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Evan Pease's case record was Driving Suspended (15 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 102 resolved cases: 59% convicted of original charge (60), 28% dropped (29 = 16 nolle prossed + 13 dismissed), 11% reduced to a lesser charge (11), 2% acquitted (2). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 73 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 70 (96%) resolved by guilty plea and 3 (4%) 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. 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. "Evan Pease — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/evan-pease. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.