Court level
45 % District · 55 % Circuit
Gregory Kallen
Defense counsel of record in 219 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025219
Gregory Kallen appeared as defense counsel of record in 219 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Montgomery County · 173 cases
Most common charge
Drug Possession · 40
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 122 of 219. "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 36 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
3083%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
617%
2 acquittals · 4 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
33%
2 of 6 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Top charge — Drug Possession
Gregory Kallen's most common charge category in 2025 (40 cases of record · 13 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 Drug Possession page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Gregory Kallen'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Possession | Montgomery County | 35 | 17 | 18 |
| Probation Violation | Montgomery County | 23 | 1 | 22 |
| Larceny / Theft | Montgomery County | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Failure to Appear | Montgomery County | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Assault & Battery | Montgomery County | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| DUI / DWI | Montgomery County | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Montgomery County | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Sex Offense | Radford | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Drug Distribution | Montgomery County | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Weapons Offense | Montgomery County | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Drug Possession | Floyd County | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Grand Larceny | Montgomery County | 3 | 1 | 2 |
See also
Drug Possession outcomes in Montgomery County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Drug Possession cases in Montgomery 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.
Distrb To Accommdate Schedule I/ Ii
2
Driving Under Revocation/Suspension
1
Drug Possession (Schedule I/II)
1
DWI, First Offense
1
DWI, Second Offense
1
Enter Property To Damage
1
Failure to Carry/Exhibit License
1
No Driver's License
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 173 | 84 | 89 |
| Radford | 19 | 2 | 17 |
| Floyd County | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| Roanoke City | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Arlington County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Salem | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pulaski County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Gregory Kallen appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 61 | 29 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| Drug Possession | 40 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Probation Violation | 26 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sex Offense | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Other attorneys with cases in Montgomery County
Listed by case volume in Montgomery County, 2025.
| Attorney | Montgomery County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick M Kellerman | 728 | 912 |
| Robert Canard | 501 | 1,114 |
| Christopher Tuck | 473 | 609 |
| Matt Roberts | 437 | 552 |
| Joel Jackson | 422 | 578 |
| Brad Mcconnell | 390 | 480 |
| David Rhodes | 382 | 515 |
| Courtney Roberts | 325 | 406 |
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 Kallen appeared as defense counsel of record in 219 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 98 in District Court and 121 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Montgomery County, with 173 of 219 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Gregory Kallen's case record was Drug Possession (40 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 122 resolved cases: 37% convicted of original charge (45), 48% dropped (59 = 30 nolle prossed + 29 dismissed), 13% reduced to a lesser charge (16), 2% acquitted (2). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 36 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), 30 (83%) resolved by guilty plea and 6 (17%) went to trial — 2 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. 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. "Gregory Kallen — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/gregory-kallen. 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.