Court level
79 % District · 21 % Circuit
Karen Kirkpatrick
Defense counsel of record in 335 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025335
Karen Kirkpatrick appeared as defense counsel of record in 335 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Loudoun County · 258 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 40
Across 241 resolved 2025 cases, 61% were dropped — 124 nolle prossed and 24 dismissed.
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 241 of 335. "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 93 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
9299%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
11%
1 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Top charge — Larceny / Theft
Karen Kirkpatrick's most common charge category in 2025 (40 cases of record · 34 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
Karen Kirkpatrick'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 | Loudoun County | 35 | 31 | 4 |
| Assault & Battery | Loudoun County | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| Drug Possession | Loudoun County | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Reckless Driving | Loudoun County | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Loudoun County | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Grand Larceny | Loudoun County | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Property Destruction | Loudoun County | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Fraud / Forgery | Loudoun County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Fairfax County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | Loudoun County | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| DUI / DWI | Fairfax County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | Loudoun County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Each row links to Karen Kirkpatrick'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.
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
4
Failure to Carry/Exhibit License
3
DWI, First Offense
2
Fail Pay Full Time & Attention
2
Fail To Pay Full Time/Attn
2
Improper Driving
2
Petit Larceny
2
34/25 Sp
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudoun County | 258 | 189 | 69 |
| Fairfax County | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| Prince William County | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Arlington County | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Falls Church | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Clarke County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Culpeper County | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fauquier County | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Stafford County | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Karen Kirkpatrick appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 137 | 78 | 19 | 53 | 6 |
| Traffic Infraction | 45 | 39 | 7 | 20 | 12 |
| Larceny / Theft | 40 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 2 |
| Assault & Battery | 21 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | 20 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Reckless Driving | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Drug Possession | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Grand Larceny | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Failure to Appear | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Loudoun County
Listed by case volume in Loudoun County, 2025.
| Attorney | Loudoun County cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| William B Mann | 994 | 1,155 |
| William Mann | 731 | 854 |
| Kelly King | 353 | 377 |
| Shayan Noor | 342 | 521 |
| Eric Demetriades | 297 | 314 |
| Jessica Lau | 256 | 260 |
| Ryan Campbell | 251 | 293 |
| Caroline Koch | 248 | 248 |
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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Karen Kirkpatrick appeared as defense counsel of record in 335 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 264 in District Court and 71 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Loudoun County, with 258 of 335 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Karen Kirkpatrick's case record was Larceny / Theft (40 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 241 resolved cases: 22% convicted of original charge (54), 61% dropped (148 = 124 nolle prossed + 24 dismissed), 16% reduced to a lesser charge (38), 0% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 93 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 92 (99%) resolved by guilty plea and 1 (1%) went to trial — 1 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. "Karen Kirkpatrick — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/karen-kirkpatrick. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.