Defense Attorneys in Halifax County
16 attorneys with case-of-record activity in Halifax County, 2025
Defense attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Halifax County, drawn from 2025 public court records. Each attorney page shows the full case mix and outcome breakdown — no ratings, no claims, no editorializing. ← All Virginia attorneys
Attorneys in Halifax County, by case volume (2025)
Listed by total case count statewide. Each attorney's primary jurisdiction is Halifax County. This is a volume index, not a ranking.
| Attorney | Primary jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Terry | Halifax County | 573 | 336 | 237 |
| Gregory Waddell | Halifax County | 526 | 507 | 19 |
| Michael Hartley | Halifax County | 290 | 0 | 290 |
| Jennifer Jones | Halifax County | 276 | 1 | 275 |
| James Fairchild | Halifax County | 269 | 183 | 86 |
| Elizabeth Hurt | Halifax County | 267 | 0 | 267 |
| James E Midkiff | Halifax County | 218 | 29 | 189 |
| Michael Trent | Halifax County | 207 | 169 | 38 |
| James Midkiff | Halifax County | 198 | 150 | 48 |
| Michael T Trent | Halifax County | 184 | 86 | 98 |
| Michael L Freshour | Halifax County | 138 | 4 | 134 |
| Michael Freshour | Halifax County | 118 | 85 | 33 |
| Lisa Francisco | Halifax County | 81 | 78 | 3 |
| James D Fairchild | Halifax County | 51 | 8 | 43 |
| Lisa C Francisco | Halifax County | 33 | 21 | 12 |
| Jeremy Swindlehurst | Halifax County | 33 | 33 | 0 |
About this dataset
- Source: Virginia District Court Information System (DCIS) + Circuit Court Information System (CIS), 2025 calendar year
- 16 attorneys with at least 30 cases of record (minimum-volume threshold)
- Generic Public Defender entries are excluded; pages cover named individual attorneys only
- The 19th Judicial Circuit (Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Falls Church) Circuit Court is not in CIS — district-level cases included; circuit-level not. Coverage notes.
- Federal cases are not included
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