Source. Virginia DCIS + CIS, 2025 Methodology Report a correction Last refreshed May 2, 2026
Cases of record · 2025344

William Viverette appeared as defense counsel of record in 344 Virginia court cases during 2025, drawn from Virginia District and Circuit Court Information Systems.

Court level
49 % District · 51 % Circuit
Primary jurisdiction
Henrico County · 147 cases
Most common charge
Larceny / Theft · 32

Case outcomes

Resolved cases — 193 of 344. "Resolved" means a final disposition was reached. Pending cases and probation revocations are excluded.

Convicted of original charge
89
46%
Dropped
77
40%
Nolle prossed
29
Dismissed
48
Reduced to a lesser charge
25
13%
To Improper Driving
1
Within charge family
24
Acquitted
2
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 116 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, how many pled and how many went to trial.

Pled guilty
9985%
Resolved by guilty plea — no trial.
Went to trial
1715%
2 acquittals · 15 convictions at trial.
Trial acquittal rate
12%
2 of 17 trial verdicts ended in acquittal.

Top charge — Larceny / Theft

William Viverette's most common charge category in 2025 (32 cases of record · 25 resolved). Outcomes use the same definitions as the overall view.

Convicted of original charge
14
56%
Dropped
9
36%
Reduced to a lesser charge
2
8%

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

Cases like yours

William Viverette'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
Larceny / Theft Essex County 17 16 1
Driving Suspended Essex County 12 12 0
Reckless Driving Essex County 12 12 0
Assault & Battery Essex County 10 10 0
DUI / DWI Essex County 10 8 2
Larceny / Theft King William County 10 6 4
Failure to Appear Henrico County 8 0 8
Failure to Appear Essex County 6 6 0
Drug Possession Henrico County 5 3 2
Obstruction Essex County 5 4 1
Weapons Offense Essex County 5 3 2
Weapons Offense Henrico County 5 0 5

Each row links to William Viverette'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.

Failure to Carry/Exhibit License
5
Possession with Intent (Schedule I/II)
4
No Driver's License
2
No Driver's License
2
Unlawful Wounding
2
79/60 Speeding
1
Assault & Battery
1
Asslt: On Law Enf/Doc Person
1

Where cases were heard

Top jurisdictions by case volume in 2025.

Jurisdiction Cases District Circuit
Henrico County 147 9 138
Essex County 146 128 18
Richmond County 31 18 13
King William County 14 9 5
Hanover County 4 4 0
Chesterfield County 1 1 0
King and Queen County 1 1 0

Case mix by charge

Charge categories William Viverette appeared on as defense counsel of record, 2025.

Charge category Cases Resolved Convicted Dropped Reduced
Other 175 70 26 33 10
Larceny / Theft 32 25 14 9 2
DUI / DWI 16 9 8 0 1
Driving Suspended 16 16 5 4 7
Failure to Appear 16 15 11 3 0
Reckless Driving 15 7 1 3 3
Assault & Battery 14 9 2 5 2
Weapons Offense 12 7 3 4 0
Obstruction 9 7 4 3 0
Traffic Infraction 8 7 4 3 0

Other attorneys with cases in Henrico County

Listed by case volume in Henrico County, 2025.

Attorney Henrico County cases Total (statewide)
Chris Bain 999 1,032
Nikita Wolf 906 1,425
Jeff Everhart 903 941
Wes Simon 902 951
James Mclemore 898 989
Ben Shute 834 857
Nat Moger 816 816
Rob Windle 807 828

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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

Quick reference for journalists, researchers, and AI assistants citing this page.

William Viverette appeared as defense counsel of record in 344 Virginia court cases during 2025 — 170 in District Court and 174 in Circuit Court. Source: Virginia DCIS + CIS public records.
Henrico County, with 147 of 344 2025 cases handled there.
In 2025 the most common charge category in William Viverette's case record was Larceny / Theft (32 cases). The full charge mix is in the table above.
Of 193 resolved cases: 46% convicted of original charge (89), 40% dropped (77 = 29 nolle prossed + 48 dismissed), 13% reduced to a lesser charge (25), 1% acquitted (2). Outcomes use strict definitions per the methodology.
Of 116 cases ending in a guilty or not-guilty verdict, 99 (85%) resolved by guilty plea and 17 (15%) went to trial — 2 acquittals and 15 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. "William Viverette — Virginia Defense Attorney Case Data, 2025." Available at https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/attorneys/william-viverette. Source: Virginia District Court Information System and Circuit Court Information System, 2025.

Data last refreshed May 2, 2026. Refreshed quarterly.