About
Founded in 2009, MEDVIN LAW is a Northern Virginia criminal defense firm for clients facing criminal charges in the state and federal courts of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, and Washington, D.C.
Attorney Marina Medvin, the founder of MEDVIN LAW, is a highly sought-after and nationally recognized criminal trial lawyer. She has defended an FBI’s 10 Most Wanted, January 6 Capitol protesters, WikiLeaks and Anonymous hacker activists, CEOs, politicians, celebrities, professional athletes, lawyers, police officers, senior military officers, and litigated various other high-profile cases.
With over 17 years of experience as a trial lawyer, Marina Medvin has handled the full spectrum of criminal cases— including murder, white-collar crimes, rape and sexual assault, political offenses, drug crimes, juvenile offenses, computer hacking, and traffic crimes such as hit-and-run, DUI, and reckless driving. She is also a skilled negotiator, having successfully dissuaded the prosecution and indictment of serious felony charges. Ms. Medvin is licensed to practice law in all state and federal courts of Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Marina Medvin has been named as an Industry Icon in the legal field and profiled in the Washingtonian Magazine for her past decade of accolades. She has been recognized as one of Washington’s Best Lawyers in the Washingtonian numerous times, consistently named Top Lawyer by Northern Virginia Magazine, selected to Super Lawyers as a top lawyer in Virginia and Washington DC, profiled as a Leading Attorney in Town & Country Magazine, selected to the list of Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the nation by The National Trial Lawyers, received a 10.0 Superb Rating from both Justia and AVVO, selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America for superior litigation accomplishments and membership of their Trial Law Institute and its Order of Justitia for having litigated over 100 trial cases, and has glowing client reviews throughout the various online attorney reviews sites, amongst other distinctions.
Ms. Medvin’s legal analysis has been featured by national television and print media, including Forbes, BBC News, The Washington Post, The New York Times, ABC News, The Huffington Post, Yahoo! News, USA Today, International Business Times, Gizmodo, and Human Rights Watch.
Marina Medvin co-authors a Virginia criminal law guide for lawyers, Defense of Serious Traffic Cases in Virginia, a Virginia law handbook for Virginia lawyers on the defense of DUI, Reckless Driving, Hit and Run, Manslaughter, and other serious traffic crimes. Ms. Medvin is also a former law and policy columnist who wrote for Forbes and TownHall.
Honors, Awards and Distinctions
- Selected by attorney peers to the Northern Virginia Magazine list of Top Lawyers in the category of Criminal Defense, for 13 years straight, from 2014 to 2026. Local lawyers are asked annually to vote on who they would want to represent them if ever charged with a crime.
- Washingtonian Best Lawyers / Top Lawyers for Criminal Defense, voted on by peers in 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024, and 2026. Washingtonian surveys top attorneys biennially, asking them to nominate practitioners “they consider to be the best” in each featured legal field.
- Washingtonian Industry Icon profiled in the Washingtonian’s 60th Anniversary issue in October 2025. The magazine featured professionals who have been repeatedly selected to the Washingtonian’s Best lists by their professional peers over the last decade and “have demonstrated real staying power and a commitment to excellence.”
- Super Lawyers Top Rated Attorney in Virginia and Washington DC, 2019—2025, and before that, one of only 2.5% of lawyers in America on the Super Lawyers list of Rising Stars, listed in Virginia and in Washington DC since 2015.
- Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite in Criminal Defense, 2019-2025. Virginia Business Magazine polls lawyers licensed to practice in Virginia each year, asking them to identify which of their peers are the top attorneys in a variety of legal specialties.
- Renaissance Weekend invitee and participant in the highly selective and prestigious conference of preeminent leaders and thinkers.
- Selected to Arlington Magazine‘s list of Top Lawyers in the category of criminal defense.
- One of only 0.5% of lawyers selected for an esteemed fellowship at Litigation Counsel of America for Criminal Defense and White Collar Defense, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society (2016-2020).
- Prestigiously honored for her criminal defense work as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers for being one of America’s Top Trial Lawyers.
- AVVO Rating 10.0, highest achievement rating. Justia Rating 10.0, highest achievement rating.
- Selected to the 2014 Leaders in Law profiles in Town & Country Magazine.
- Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction designation for maintaining a 5-Star client rating on Martindale.com and on Lawyers.com.
- Critical Response Team self-defense and firearms attorney for United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA).
State and Federal Practice Admissions
State
Virginia
Washington, D.C.
Texas
Federal
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia EDVA
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia WDVA
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Education and Attorney Endorsements
Education
Juris Doctor, George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, VA
Bachelor of Science, with Honors, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Regents Diploma, Staten Island Technical High School, Staten Island, NY
Attorney Endorsements
“fearless,” “creative,” “results-oriented”
“incredibly smart and energetic”
“passionate and aggressive”
“well-prepared and thorough”
“smart, tough, and committed”
“extremely knowledgeable”
“zealously advocates”
“fearless advocate”
“particularly creative… intuitive”
“never stops working for her clients”
“has a huge knowledge base”
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MEDVIN LAW legal expertise has been cited by television and print media, including Forbes, BBC News, The Washington Post, The New York Times, ABC News, The Huffington Post, Newsweek, and Yahoo! News, amongst others.
Ms. Medvin also co-authors a Virginia criminal law and practice guide for Virginia lawyers entitled Defense of Serious Traffic Cases in Virginia, a Virginia law guide for the defense of DUI, Reckless Driving, Hit and Run, Manslaughter, and other serious traffic crimes. Ms. Medvin is also a former law and policy columnist who wrote for Forbes and TownHall.
Attorney Medvin has been recognized as best lawyer and top attorney for Virginia criminal defense and DWI defense by Washingtonian, Northern Virginia Magazine, Super Lawyers, Richmond Magazine, Washington Post, and Town & Country Magazine.
Ms. Medvin has also been hired by local and out-of-state attorneys as consulting or advisory expert criminal defense counsel on serious criminal cases where her criminal law expertise can be used to advance American liberty interests.
Background
Ms. Medvin graduated with Honors from the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Sciences and Technology. She continued her professional education with a Juris Doctorate degree at the Antonin Scalia School of Law in Arlington, Virginia, where she also served as an editor for the Journal of Law, Economics, and Policy.
Marina Medvin personally represents her clients in serious felony cases, Federal investigations and indictments, white collar matters, and misdemeanor cases. Ms. Medvin micro-manages her cases and handles most defense components on her own. On complicated cases, Ms. Medvin has a team of lawyers assisting. We only accept a limited number of new clients each month. If we are unavailable to accept your case, you will be referred to a qualified attorney for services.
Passionate about American freedoms, Marina Medvin sometimes serves as advisory counsel on out-of-state cases of national interest where she has the opportunity to fight to uphold American liberty principles.
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Recommended by Attorneys
Virginia attorneys have published glowing recommendations for attorney Marina Medvin for criminal defense, DUI defense, and juvenile criminal defense, describing her work as:
“fearless,” “outstanding,” “incredibly smart and energetic,” “passionate and aggressive,” “well-prepared and thorough,” “professional and courteous,” “smart, tough, and committed,” “professional and a zealous advocate,” “extremely knowledgeable,” “caring, dedicated, results-oriented,” “hard-working, meticulous,” “particularly creative,” “creating openings for even ‘hopeless’ cases,” “razor-sharp legal mind,” “fights hard and then wins,” “I trust her implicitly,” “poised, articulate, and quick on her feet,” “creative solutions,” “first-rate,” and “exceptional attorney.”