Court level
89 % District · 11 % Circuit
Kimberly Phillips
Defense counsel of record in 197 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025197
Kimberly Phillips appeared as defense counsel of record in 197 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Loudoun County · 109 cases
Most common charge
Reckless Driving · 25
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 161 of 197. "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 — Reckless Driving
Kimberly Phillips's most common charge category in 2025 (25 cases of record · 23 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 Reckless Driving page for jurisdiction-wide context.
Cases like yours
Kimberly Phillips'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 | Loudoun County | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Larceny / Theft | Loudoun County | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | Loudoun County | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Loudoun County | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Fauquier County | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Obstruction | Loudoun County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | Loudoun County | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Failure to Appear | Loudoun County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Obstruction | Shenandoah County | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Public Intoxication | Loudoun County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Fauquier County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Reckless Driving | Shenandoah County | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Each row links to Kimberly Phillips'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.
Improper Driving
6
Improper Driving
5
DWI, First Offense
4
Fail To Pay Full Time/Attn
4
Fail To Obey Highway Sign
3
64/55 Sp
2
Fail To Pay Full Time/Att
2
Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
2
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudoun County | 109 | 99 | 10 |
| Fauquier County | 32 | 30 | 2 |
| Fairfax County | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Shenandoah County | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Clarke County | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Northampton County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Fredericksburg | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rappahannock County | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Warren County | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Kimberly Phillips appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 66 | 50 | 11 | 27 | 12 |
| Traffic Infraction | 39 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Reckless Driving | 25 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| DUI / DWI | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Larceny / Theft | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Obstruction | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Drug Possession | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Driving Suspended | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Failure to Appear | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 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 |
| Karen Kirkpatrick | 258 | 335 |
| Jessica Lau | 256 | 260 |
| Ryan Campbell | 251 | 293 |
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.
Kimberly Phillips appeared as defense counsel of record in 197 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 176 in District Court and 21 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Loudoun County, with 109 of 197 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Kimberly Phillips's case record was Reckless Driving (25 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 161 resolved cases: 29% convicted of original charge (47), 42% dropped (68 = 50 nolle prossed + 18 dismissed), 28% reduced to a lesser charge (45), 1% 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. "Kimberly Phillips — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/kimberly-phillips. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.