DISCLAIMER – EACH CASE IS UNIQUE AND CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER.

In January, we served clients in multiple courthouses across Hampton Roads and the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Dismissals include: Virginia Beach General District Court: 90/60 RD, 89/55 RD, 88/55 RD and 87/55 RD; Norfolk General District Court: Reckless Driving for Improper Brakes; and Newport News General District Court: 83/60 RD.

Other wins include: York General District Court: Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield and 87/70 RD, both reduced to defective equipment; Northampton General District Court: 75/45 RD reduced to improper driving; Newport News General District Court: 91/60 RD reduced to defective equipment; and Virginia Beach General District Court: 94/55 RD reduced to speeding at 20 over (non-reckless) and 89/55 RD reduced to improper driving. We helped a client avoid jail in Northampton General District Court for reckless driving at 93/55 and another client in Virginia Beach General District Court avoided a license suspension for 122/55 RD with 4 days of jail to serve.

Notable Cases:

• January 2, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC Speeding at 75/55, dismissed.
• January 3, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 88/60 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
• January 7, 2025, Newport News GDC Driving too fast for highway conditions, dismissed.
  • NNGDC 91/60 RD, reduced to defective equipment.
• January 8, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 50/25 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
  • VBGDC Speeding at 53/35, dismissed.
• January 9, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 88/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • VBGDC 89/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • VBGDC Reckless Driving for Bad Brakes, reduced to improper driving.
• January 10, 2025, Norfolk GDC Reckless Driving for Improper Brakes, dismissed.
• January 14, 2025, Newport News GDC 62/35 RD, dismissed.
• January 14, 2025, Northampton GDC 93/55 RD, found guilty for 87/55 RD, but no jail time and 90 day license suspension.
• January 15, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 57/35 RD, reduced to speeding at 15 over.
• January 16, 2025, Chesapeake GDC 75/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
• January 17, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 90/60 RD, dismissed.
  • VBGDC 89/55 RD, dismissed.
  • VBGDC 88/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
• January 17, 2025, Chesapeake Circuit Court Reckless Driving Generally, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
• January 21, 2025, York GDC 87/70 RD, dismissed.
• January 21, 2025, Newport News GDC 83/60 RD, dismissed.
• January 23, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 122/55 RD, guilty, but no license suspension and 4 days of jail.
• January 24, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 65/45 RD (dismissed), No Inspection (dismissed), and Expired Registration (dismissed).
  • VBGDC 79/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • VBGDC Speeding at 80/55, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
  • VBGDC 82/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • VBGDC 88/55 RD, dismissed.
  • VBGDC Speeding at 60/35, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
• January 28, 2025, York GDC Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle, reduced to defective equipment.
  • YGDC 87/70 RD, reduced to defective equipment.
• January 28, 2025, Northampton GDC 75/45 RD, reduced to improper driving
• January 29, 2025, Virginia Beach GDC 94/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
• January 30, 2025, Virginia Beach 73/45 RD, reduced to speeding at 20 over.
  • VBGDC 78/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 19 over.
  • VBGDC 75/55 RD, reduced to speeding at 9 over.
  • VBGDC 77/55 RD (reduced to improper driving) and Drive without License (dismissed).
• January 31, 2025, VBGDC 85/55 RD, reduced to improper driving.
  • VBGDC 87/55 RD, dismissed.

January 2, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 75/55
Disposition: Dismissed

January 3, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 88/60
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction

January 7, 2025, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Driving too Fast for Highway Conditions
Disposition: Dismissed

January 7, 2025, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 91/60
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Infraction

January 8, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 50/25
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

January 8, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 53/35
Disposition: Dismissed

January 9, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 88/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

January 9, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 89/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

January 9, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Bad Brakes
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

January 10, 2025, Norfolk General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving For Improper Brakes
Disposition: Dismissed

January 14, 2025, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 62/35
Disposition: Dismissed

January 14, 2025, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 93/55
Disposition: Guilty of 87/55 RD, but No Jail and 90 Day License Suspension

January 15, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 57/35
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 15 Over, Infraction

January 16, 2025, Chesapeake General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 75/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction

January 17, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 90/60
Disposition: Dismissed

January 17, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 89/55
Disposition: Dismissed

January 17, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 88/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

January 17, 2025, Chesapeake Circuit Court
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

January 21, 2025, York General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 87/70
Disposition: Dismissed

January 21, 2025, Newport News General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 83/60
Disposition: Dismissed

January 23, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court Charge: Reckless Driving for 122/55 Disposition: Guilty, but No License Suspension and 4 Days of Jail
(Misdemeanor time served half time.)

January 24, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 65/45
Disposition: Dismissed

This client also had his charges for No Inspection and Expired Registration dismissed. See below.

Inspection

Registration

January 24, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 79/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

January 24, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding (Non-Reckless) for 80/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction

January 24, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 82/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

January 24, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 88/55
Disposition: Dismissed

January 24, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Speeding at 60/35
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction

January 28, 2025, York General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Non-Moving Traffic Infraction

January 28, 2025, York General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 87/70
Disposition: Reduced to Defective Equipment, Non-Moving Traffic Infraction

January 28, 2025, Northampton General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 75/45
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

January 29, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 94/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

January 30, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 73/45
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 20 Over, Infraction

January 30, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 78/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 19 Over, Infraction

January 30, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 75/55
Disposition: Reduced to Speeding at 9 Over, Infraction

January 30, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 77/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

This client also had his charge for Driving without a License dismissed. See below.

January 31, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 85/55
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving, Infraction

January 31, 2025, Virginia Beach General District Court
Charge: Reckless Driving for 87/55
Disposition: Dismissed