Court level
85 % District · 15 % Circuit
Mark Williams
Defense counsel of record in 280 Virginia cases (2025)
Cases of record · 2025280
Mark Williams appeared as defense counsel of record in 280 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.
Primary jurisdiction
Danville · 115 cases
Most common charge
Fraud / Forgery · 30
Case outcomes
Resolved cases — 147 of 280. "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 74 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.
Pled guilty
5372%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
2128%
21 acquittals · 0 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
100%
21 of 21 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.
Cases like yours
Mark Williams'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraud / Forgery | Pittsylvania County | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Weapons Offense | Danville | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Pittsylvania County | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | Danville | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | Danville | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Danville | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Assault & Battery | Danville | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | Fauquier County | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Reckless Driving | Danville | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Robbery | Fauquier County | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sex Offense | Fauquier County | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| DUI / DWI | Pittsylvania County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Each row links to Mark Williams'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 Speedometer
12
DWI, First Offense
3
No Driver's License
2
Defective Equipment Generally
1
Defective Equipment Generally
1
Destruct Prop w/ Intentent <$1000
1
Disorderly Conduct
1
DWI, Second Offense
1
Where cases were heard
Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | District | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danville | 115 | 115 | 0 |
| Pittsylvania County | 89 | 89 | 0 |
| Fauquier County | 36 | 2 | 34 |
| Culpeper County | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Henry County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Stafford County | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Rappahannock County | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Prince William County | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Winchester | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Case mix by charge
Charge categories Mark Williams appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.
| Charge category | Cases | Resolved | Convicted | Dropped | Reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 71 | 31 | 5 | 20 | 3 |
| Fraud / Forgery | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larceny / Theft | 30 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Traffic Infraction | 30 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Weapons Offense | 23 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| DUI / DWI | 19 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Reckless Driving | 15 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Assault & Battery | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Property Destruction | 11 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Sex Offense | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Other attorneys with cases in Danville
Listed by case volume in Danville, 2025.
| Attorney | Danville cases | Total (statewide) |
|---|---|---|
| M Lee; Ii Smallwood | 446 | 446 |
| Yerisbel Jimenez | 314 | 314 |
| Baker N Williams | 234 | 290 |
| Jason Eisner | 226 | 512 |
| Anne-Charles Moreau | 226 | 226 |
| Baker Williams | 201 | 266 |
| Daniel Rouleau | 188 | 541 |
| William Meyer | 173 | 275 |
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.
Mark Williams appeared as defense counsel of record in 280 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 238 in District Court and 42 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Danville, with 115 of 280 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Mark Williams's case record was Fraud / Forgery (30 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 147 resolved cases: 19% convicted of original charge (28), 50% dropped (73 = 49 nolle prossed + 24 dismissed), 17% reduced to a lesser charge (25), 14% acquitted (21). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 74 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 53 (72%) resolved by guilty plea and 21 (28%) went to trial — 21 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. "Mark Williams — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/mark-williams. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.
Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.