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Cases of record · 202540

Leslie A Shopf appeared as defense counsel of record in 40 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
100 % District · 0 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Fairfax County · 40 cases
Most common charge
Failure to Appear · 16

Across 32 resolved 2025 cases, 78% were dropped — 21 nolle prossed and 4 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 32 of 40. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
7
22%
Dropped
25
78%
Nolle prossed
21
Dismissed
4
Reduced to a lesser charge
0
0%
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.

Top charge — Failure to Appear

Leslie A Shopf's most common charge category in 2025 (16 cases of record · 15 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
1
7%
Dropped
14
93%
Reduced to a lesser charge
0
0%

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

Cases like yours

Leslie A Shopf'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
Failure to Appear Fairfax County 16 16 0
Assault & Battery Fairfax County 5 5 0
Larceny / Theft Fairfax County 3 3 0
See also

Failure to Appear outcomes in Fairfax County — every attorney's 2025 outcomes for Failure to Appear cases in Fairfax County, using the same definitions as above.

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Fairfax County 40 40 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Leslie A Shopf appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Failure to Appear 16 15 1 14 0
Other 6 3 1 2 0
Assault & Battery 5 4 0 4 0
Larceny / Theft 3 3 3 0 0
Contempt of Court 2 2 1 1 0
Disorderly Conduct 2 2 0 2 0
Trespassing 2 2 1 1 0
Obstruction 1 0 0 0 0
Property Destruction 1 1 0 1 0
Traffic Infraction 1 0 0 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Fairfax County

Listed by case volume in Fairfax County, 2025.

Attorney Fairfax County cases Total (statewide)
Jad Sarsour 1,038 1,303
Jeremy Letnick 516 674
Ryan Rambudhan 430 524
David W Deane 421 541
Thomas F Koerner 421 480
Caleb Kershner 401 610
Andrew M Stewart 401 409
William P Robinson 384 612

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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.

Common questions

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Leslie A Shopf appeared as defense counsel of record in 40 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 40 in District Court and 0 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Fairfax County, with 40 of 40 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Leslie A Shopf's case record was Failure to Appear (16 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 32 resolved cases: 22% convicted of original charge (7), 78% dropped (25 = 21 nolle prossed + 4 dismissed), 0% reduced to a lesser charge (0), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
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. "Leslie A Shopf — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/leslie-a-shopf. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly. For statewide outcome context, see the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report.