Our Practice - Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC

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• Assault
• Child Pornography
• Civil Protective Orders
• Complex Civil Litigation
• College Proceedings
• Conspiracy
• Domestic Violence
• Drug Offenses
• DUI/DWI/OWI
• Embezzlement
• Ethics/Professional Responsibility
• Expungment/Sealing
• Fake/False Identification
• Forensic DNA and Forensic Science
• Fraud
• Gun Offenses
• Homicide
• Inspector General Investigations
• Juvenile Adjudications
• Money Laundering
• National Security
• Protective Orders
• Robbery
• Sex Offenses
• Traffic
• White Collar Crime
• Witness Representation

Ed intentionally handles a select number of cases at any time to allow him to provide close, individual attention to each client's needs. Ed's representation begins by understanding all the facts and your goals. He will keep you fully informed about your case and case strategy. He will answer your questions and be available to you. Every client gets his commitment and dedication.

In criminal cases, the government has significant taxpayer-funded resources – prosecutors, police officers, laboratories, and budgets – at its disposal when it chooses to bring charges against an individual. To win the best possible result, there are no shortcuts. The defense must fight the government fact by fact, which requires thorough and relentless preparation. 

Ed believes the best outcome for a client can be reached only after extensive pre-trial preparation and the experience and confidence to succeed in the trial courtroom. Even the best settlements are reached when the government knows the defense is capable of going to trial and will go to trial to vindicate the client. Ed has tried, with success, scores of criminal cases - from the simplest to capital murder. 

Whether by trial or pre-trial settlement, Ed fiercely and zealously works to achieve the best outcome for each client. 

Criminal investigations, especially in federal court, D.C. Superior Court, and Virginia courts begin long before an arrest is made. During the investigative phase of a case or before the return of any formal charge, a great opportunity is presented for your attorney to help you try to avoid a criminal charge. An attorney might be able to convince the prosecutor to decline to proceed or to do so with less serious charges. 

Ungvarsky Law strives to provide you with the best outcome before charges are filed. Services include representing witnesses at the pre-charge investigation and grand jury stages of cases and seeking the return of any seized assets.

You don't want to give up your rights. Ed will evaluate the allegations against you and communicate directly with the prosecutor to seek to avoid or lessen any charges. Call 571/207-9710 today to secure your pre-charge or grand jury representation.

Ed Ungvarsky in Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC provides full direct representation and/or consulting services on cases involving DNA evidence and forensic science from brainstorming to direct trial representation. Services include case consultation, evaluation and assessment of DNA and other forensic evidence results, brainstorming case theories, assisting in finding and retaining expert witnesses, facilitating communication with expert witnesses, preparation for admissibility hearings and trials including cross-examination, and direct representation in hearings and trials.

Ed is one of the premier attorneys in the country concerning the use of expert witnesses, forensic DNA evidence, and other forms of forensic evidence. He focused exclusively on DNA and forensic science when he led the Forensic Practice Group in DC and has published frequently about DNA and forensic evidence, including DNA for the Defense Bar (National Institute of Justice 2012) and Remarks on the Use and Misuse of Forensic Science to Lead to False Convictions (New England Law Rev. 2007).

Ed serves as a peer reviewer for the U.S. Department of Justice and has traveled to Thailand to train foreign professionals about DNA evidence at the request of the U.S. Department of State. For the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, he served as Chair of the NACDL Task Force on the Future of Forensic Science and has been a member of the Forensic Science Committee since 2004. 

Ed is in demand across the country and internationally to consult with and advise lawyers, investigators, and forensic scientists on topics such as "trying a DNA case," "model DNA cross-examination," and "working with and/or cross-examining expert witnesses." The U.S. Department of Justice has called Ed an "expert in a defense lawyer’s use of DNA evidence."

As a result of prior work, Ed is readily available to represent persons charged in national security cases in which clearance is required. 

Ed also represents individuals and businesses in federal criminal investigations and trials, other government enforcement matters such as Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proceedings, and local and federal inspector general investigations. Ed is experienced in addressing and responding to subpoenas. Ed can also conduct corporate investigations.

Ed believes that the starting point of every representation is the willingness and ability to go to trial to vindicate his client's rights while being mindful of efforts to minimize publicity and other adverse consequences through pretrial negotiation and settlement.

Lawyers and judges turn to Ed for advice concerning professional malpractice and ethics matters. Ed has taught and advised about professional responsibility in DC, Virginia, and nationwide for more than a decade.   

Professionals of all strips turn to Ed to help them obtain -- and maintain -- their professional licenses to move forward with their livelihoods.