Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025156

Henry Myers appeared as defense counsel of record in 156 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
100 % District · 0 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Montgomery County · 43 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 22

Across 154 resolved 2025 cases, 72% were reduced to a lesser charge — most commonly to Defective Equipment Generally (66 cases).

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 154 of 156. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
6
4%
Dropped
37
24%
Nolle prossed
15
Dismissed
22
Reduced to a lesser charge
111
72%
To Improper Driving
12
Within charge family
99
Acquitted
0
0%

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

Pled guilty
117100%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
00%
0 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.

Top charge — Reckless Driving

Henry Myers's most common charge category in 2025 (22 cases of record · 21 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
1
5%
Dropped
4
19%
Reduced to a lesser charge
16
76%

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

Cases like yours

Henry Myers'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
Reckless Driving Montgomery County 14 14 0
Reckless Driving Bland County 3 3 0
Reckless Driving Giles County 3 3 0

Each row links to Henry Myers'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.

Defective Equipment Generally
66
Defective Equipment Generally
15
Defective Equipment Generally
8
Improper Driving
6
Improper Driving
6
Defective Speedometer
2
Defective Speedometer
2
Defective Equipment
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Montgomery County 43 43 0
Wythe County 40 40 0
Bland County 25 25 0
Giles County 17 17 0
Carroll County 10 10 0
Pulaski County 6 6 0
Radford 5 5 0
Chesterfield County 4 4 0
Roanoke County 2 2 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Henry Myers appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Traffic Infraction 94 93 3 22 68
Other 37 37 2 9 26
Reckless Driving 22 21 1 4 16
Assault & Battery 1 1 0 1 0
Larceny / Theft 1 1 0 0 1
Public Intoxication 1 1 0 1 0

Other attorneys with cases in Montgomery County

Listed by case volume in Montgomery County, 2025.

Attorney Montgomery County cases Total (statewide)
Fred Kellerman 917 1,024
Brandon Ratliff 617 1,208
Matt Roberts 595 861
Joel Jackson 555 756
Brad Mcconnell 476 641
Angi Simpkins 446 541
Courtney Roberts 422 537
Bruce Phillips 384 407

View all attorneys with cases in Montgomery County →

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.

Henry Myers appeared as defense counsel of record in 156 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 156 in District Court and 0 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Montgomery County, with 43 of 156 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Henry Myers's case record was Reckless Driving (22 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 154 resolved cases: 4% convicted of original charge (6), 24% dropped (37 = 15 nolle prossed + 22 dismissed), 72% reduced to a lesser charge (111), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 117 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 117 (100%) resolved by guilty plea and 0 (0%) went to trial — 0 acquittals and 0 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. "Henry Myers — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/henry-myers. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.