Court level
5 % District · 95 % Circuit
Gregory Bowman
Defense counsel of record in 514 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025514
Gregory Bowman appeared as defense counsel of record in 514 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Frederick County · 324 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 71
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 226 of 514. "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 132 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
13199%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
11%
0 acquittals · 1 convictions at trial.
Top charge — Larceny / Theft
Gregory Bowman's most common charge category in 2025 (71 cases of record · 45 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
Gregory Bowman'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 | Frederick County | 57 | 0 | 57 |
| Grand Larceny | Frederick County | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Frederick County | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| Drug Distribution | Frederick County | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Drug Possession | Frederick County | 24 | 5 | 19 |
| Drug Possession | Warren County | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Drug Possession | Winchester | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| Larceny / Theft | Warren County | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Weapons Offense | Frederick County | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Failure to Appear | Frederick County | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Failure to Appear | Winchester | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Robbery | Frederick County | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Each row links to Gregory Bowman'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.
Contrib To Deliq Of Minor
2
Nonviolent Felon Poss Gun >10Y
2
Assault & Battery
1
Destruct Prop w/ Intentent <$1000
1
Dist 10G+ Meth, 20G+ Mixture
1
Distrb/Sell For Proft Schedule I/Ii
1
Drug Possession (Schedule I/II)
1
False Stmt To Obt Credit
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick County | 324 | 16 | 308 |
| Winchester | 134 | 8 | 126 |
| Warren County | 55 | 0 | 55 |
| Clarke County | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Gregory Bowman appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 258 | 89 | 40 | 39 | 10 |
| Larceny / Theft | 71 | 45 | 21 | 23 | 1 |
| Drug Possession | 51 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0 |
| Grand Larceny | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Drug Distribution | 26 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | 12 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Robbery | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Obstruction | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Frederick County
Listed by case volume in Frederick County, 2025.
| Attorney | Frederick County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Ransom | 356 | 842 |
| David Hensley | 280 | 596 |
| Jonathan Silvester | 202 | 416 |
| Howard Manheimer | 160 | 293 |
| Mark Vann | 145 | 231 |
| Thomas Fox | 132 | 216 |
| Greg Bowman | 48 | 51 |
| Matthew Kreitzer | 47 | 91 |
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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Gregory Bowman appeared as defense counsel of record in 514 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 24 in District Court and 490 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Frederick County, with 324 of 514 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Gregory Bowman's case record was Larceny / Theft (71 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 226 resolved cases: 50% convicted of original charge (114), 42% dropped (94 = 81 nolle prossed + 13 dismissed), 8% reduced to a lesser charge (18), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 132 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 131 (99%) resolved by guilty plea and 1 (1%) went to trial — 0 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. "Gregory Bowman — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/gregory-bowman. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.