Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025110

Jeffrey L Everhart appeared as defense counsel of record in 110 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
31 % District · 69 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Henrico County · 61 cases
Most common charge
Assault & Battery · 9

Across 55 resolved 2025 cases, 51% were dropped — 23 nolle prossed and 5 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 55 of 110. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
14
26%
Dropped
28
51%
Nolle prossed
23
Dismissed
5
Reduced to a lesser charge
10
18%
Within charge family
10
Acquitted
3
6%

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

Pled guilty
2178%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
622%
3 acquittals · 3 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
50%
3 of 6 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — Assault & Battery

Jeffrey L Everhart's most common charge category in 2025 (9 cases of record · 8 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
2
25%
Dropped
5
62%
Reduced to a lesser charge
1
12%

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

Cases like yours

Jeffrey L Everhart'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
Weapons Offense Henrico County 8 1 7
Assault & Battery Henrico County 6 0 6
Property Destruction Henrico County 6 0 6
Drug Possession Hanover County 3 2 1
Drug Possession Henrico County 3 1 2
Sex Offense Hopewell 3 0 3

Each row links to Jeffrey L Everhart'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.

Battery, Sexual
4
Battery, Sexual
2
Battery, Sexual
1
Murder: 2nd Degree
1
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
1
Sodomy: Victim <13 Yrs
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Henrico County 61 6 55
Chesterfield County 18 18 0
Hanover County 14 5 9
Hopewell 8 0 8
King William County 5 3 2
Amelia County 2 0 2
Louisa County 2 2 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Jeffrey L Everhart appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 56 23 7 11 4
Assault & Battery 9 8 2 5 1
Weapons Offense 8 3 1 1 0
Drug Possession 6 3 1 2 0
Property Destruction 6 5 0 5 0
DUI / DWI 5 1 0 0 1
Failure to Appear 4 2 0 2 0
Reckless Driving 3 2 1 1 0
Sex Offense 3 3 0 0 3
Grand Larceny 2 0 0 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Henrico County

Listed by case volume in Henrico County, 2025.

Attorney Henrico County cases Total (statewide)
Chris Bain 999 1,032
Nikita Wolf 906 1,425
Jeff Everhart 903 941
Wes Simon 902 951
James Mclemore 898 989
Ben Shute 834 857
Nat Moger 816 816
Rob Windle 807 828

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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.

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Jeffrey L Everhart appeared as defense counsel of record in 110 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 34 in District Court and 76 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Henrico County, with 61 of 110 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Jeffrey L Everhart's case record was Assault & Battery (9 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 55 resolved cases: 26% convicted of original charge (14), 51% dropped (28 = 23 nolle prossed + 5 dismissed), 18% reduced to a lesser charge (10), 6% acquitted (3). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 27 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 21 (78%) resolved by guilty plea and 6 (22%) went to trial — 3 acquittals and 3 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. "Jeffrey L Everhart — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/jeffrey-l-everhart. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.