Ms. Dvorchik has been licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia since 2003. She is licensed to practice before all state courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Ms. Dvorchik has first and second chaired multiple litigation matters as a public defender, sole practitioner or with a boutique firm. Her representative matters include criminal, traffic and juvenile law, cps appeals, estate and guardianship litigation, business torts litigation, commercial and residential condominium disputes, business formation litigation, and commercial litigation. Ms. Dvorchik also guides families and clients through issues related to the mental health system. In criminal cases, she has tried multiple cases to judges and juries and has represented over 1500 clients.
Ms. Dvorchik clerked for the Honorable Charles B. Day, Magistrate Judge, for the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. She then joined the Office of the Public Defender for the City and County of Fairfax. Anna left that office at the request of the Honorable M. Langhorne Keith, Circuit Court Judge for the County of Fairfax, to work as his law clerk. Upon his retirement, she clerked for his replacement, the Honorable Charles J. Maxfield. After her term expired with the court, she entered the private practice of criminal law with Yeager & Thelin where she remained until returning to the public defender’s office. In May 2010, at the request of the Fairfax County Circuit Court, she became a law clerk for the Honorable Brett A. Kassabian.
She is a graduate of Washington and Lee School of Law and Connecticut College. Born and raised in Alexandria, she is a proud Titan, Class of 1994.
She lives in Alexandria with her husband and two boys.
Volunteer work
She serves as Chair of the Friends of the Alexandria Mental Health Center. She also volunteers as a conciliator for the Fairfax County Circuit Court and as a committee member for the Fairfax Bar's General District Court Committee and Circuit Court Committee.