Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025137

Paul A Fritzinger appeared as defense counsel of record in 137 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
0 % District · 100 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Southampton County · 137 cases
Most common charge
Grand Larceny · 13

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 68 of 137. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
38
56%
Dropped
21
31%
Nolle prossed
13
Dismissed
8
Reduced to a lesser charge
9
13%
Within charge family
9
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.

Plea vs trial

Of 47 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
2962%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
1838%
0 acquittals · 18 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
0%
0 of 18 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Cases like yours

Paul A Fritzinger'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
Grand Larceny Southampton County 13 0 13
Larceny / Theft Southampton County 13 0 13
DUI / DWI Southampton County 7 0 7
Weapons Offense Southampton County 7 0 7
Failure to Appear Southampton County 6 0 6
Burglary / B&E Southampton County 5 0 5
Drug Possession Southampton County 3 0 3
Fraud / Forgery Southampton County 3 0 3
Reckless Driving Southampton County 3 0 3

Each row links to Paul A Fritzinger'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.

Assault & Battery
2
Drug Possession (Schedule I/II)
1
Grand Larceny
1
Nonviol Felon Poss Gun W/I 10Y
1
Nonviol Felon Poss Gun W/I 10Y
1
Possess Gun W/ Schedule I-Ii Drug
1
Possess Stolen Property
1
Unlawful Wounding
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Southampton County 137 0 137

Case mix by charge

Charge categories Paul A Fritzinger appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 64 27 16 5 6
Grand Larceny 13 4 1 2 1
Larceny / Theft 13 3 2 1 0
DUI / DWI 7 6 6 0 0
Weapons Offense 7 6 3 2 1
Failure to Appear 6 5 3 2 0
Burglary / B&E 5 3 2 1 0
Drug Possession 3 2 0 2 0
Fraud / Forgery 3 2 0 2 0
Reckless Driving 3 2 1 1 0

Other attorneys with cases in Southampton County

Listed by case volume in Southampton County, 2025.

Attorney Southampton County cases Total (statewide)
Jack Randall 470 874
Katie Brown 340 340
Edward Railey 183 268
Hollyanne Callahan 131 131
Witt Harper 62 75
Caitlin Angel 46 202
Martin Speroni 25 59
Frederick Schick 10 58

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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.

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Paul A Fritzinger appeared as defense counsel of record in 137 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 0 in District Court and 137 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Southampton County, with 137 of 137 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in Paul A Fritzinger's case record was Grand Larceny (13 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 68 resolved cases: 56% convicted of original charge (38), 31% dropped (21 = 13 nolle prossed + 8 dismissed), 13% reduced to a lesser charge (9), 0% acquitted (0). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 47 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 29 (62%) resolved by guilty plea and 18 (38%) went to trial — 0 acquittals and 18 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. "Paul A Fritzinger — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/paul-a-fritzinger. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.