Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025182

Lindsay J Lehew appeared as defense counsel of record in 182 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
76 % District · 24 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Fauquier County · 77 cases
Most common charge
DUI / DWI · 13

Across 135 resolved 2025 cases, 51% were dropped — 36 nolle prossed and 33 dismissed.

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 135 of 182. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
37
27%
Dropped
69
51%
Nolle prossed
36
Dismissed
33
Reduced to a lesser charge
28
21%
To Improper Driving
9
Within charge family
19
Acquitted
1
1%

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

Pled guilty
6598%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
12%
1 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.

Top charge — DUI / DWI

Lindsay J Lehew's most common charge category in 2025 (13 cases of record · 13 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
10
77%
Dropped
0
0%
Reduced to a lesser charge
3
23%

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

Cases like yours

Lindsay J Lehew'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
DUI / DWI Fauquier County 9 9 0
Larceny / Theft Culpeper County 6 3 3
DUI / DWI Culpeper County 3 3 0
Reckless Driving Clarke County 3 3 0

Each row links to Lindsay J Lehew'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.

Defective Equipment Generally
3
DWI, First Offense
3
Improper Driving
3
Improper Driving
3
Improper Driving
3
52/25 Sp
1
64/55 Sp
1
84/70 Sp
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Fauquier County 77 74 3
Culpeper County 43 28 15
Orange County 21 11 10
Clarke County 11 8 3
Rappahannock County 8 8 0
Prince William County 7 7 0
Madison County 5 0 5
Shenandoah County 4 0 4
Warren County 4 0 4

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Lindsay J Lehew appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 80 45 7 28 9
Traffic Infraction 49 46 9 28 9
DUI / DWI 13 13 10 0 3
Reckless Driving 8 8 1 1 6
Larceny / Theft 7 6 4 2 0
Drug Possession 5 1 0 1 0
Assault & Battery 4 2 0 2 0
Failure to Appear 3 3 2 1 0
Obstruction 3 3 1 2 0
Sex Offense 2 0 0 0 0

Other attorneys with cases in Fauquier County

Listed by case volume in Fauquier County, 2025.

Attorney Fauquier County cases Total (statewide)
Ryan Ruzic 339 339
Paul Fore 222 222
Anna Cox 211 211
Joseph R Pricone 205 471
Mark B Williams 197 343
Brandon Sloane 161 251
John C Clark 114 251
Shaniqua Clark Nelson 86 116

View all attorneys with cases in Fauquier County →

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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Lindsay J Lehew appeared as defense counsel of record in 182 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 138 in District Court and 44 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Fauquier County, with 77 of 182 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Lindsay J Lehew's case record was DUI / DWI (13 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 135 resolved cases: 27% convicted of original charge (37), 51% dropped (69 = 36 nolle prossed + 33 dismissed), 21% reduced to a lesser charge (28), 1% acquitted (1). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 66 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 65 (98%) resolved by guilty plea and 1 (2%) 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. "Lindsay J Lehew — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/lindsay-j-lehew. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.