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Matthew Kunka is a Owner and CEO at Kunka Law, LLC, he is a licensed member in good standing with Maryland's Bar and the United States Federal Bar. Mr. Kunka distinguished himself at Gettysburg College where he earned his Bachelor's degree in Political Science and played college football.. Directly following college, Mr. Kunka continued his education at the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University in Florida. While in his third year of law school Mr. Kunka worked as a Rule-16 (law students trying cases in court) in the Broward County Public Defender’s Office. Mr. Kunka continued his distinguished professional career working as an Assistant Public Defender in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. As an Assistant Public Defender, Mr. Kunka provided a vigorous and aggressive defense for those in need of criminal counsel. He handled a wide variety of criminal matters and developed an outstanding reputation for providing his clients with aggressive and effective representation.. After investing years aggressively defending Maryland's less fortunate defendants at the Public Defender's Office, Mr. Kunka elected to advance his career by opening his own office for the practice of law focusing primarily on helping criminal defendants. As a private attorney, Mr. Kunka successfully defended a large number of defendants ranging from major felonies and serious crimes to DUI and related traffic matters. Mr. Kunka worked diligently to garner his reputation as an excellent and committed trial attorney. Many attorneys will routinely take the easy way out and automatically accept a plea agreement. While in some instances a plea agreement may be beneficial to a criminal client, Mr. Kunka prefers to try the case and will only recommend a plea if he believes all other alternatives are exhausted and that such an avenue is clearly in the best interest of the client.. After having represented numerous client in all walks of life and for all types of criminal matters ranging from felony to misdemeanor, Mr. Kunka has decided to focus his trial talent specifically on the defense of DUI cases throughout Maryland. He felt that his well honed trial skills would be best utilized to help individuals accused of various alcohol related matters.. In 2024, to better serve his clients neds Mr. Kunka opened Kunka Law LLC, where he is the owner. Mr. Kunka has 2 office locations one in Columbia and one in Glen Burnie. He handles matters in most jurisdictions in Maryland.

I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware, where I majored in Criminal Justice and participated in the Honors Program. I later attended the University of Baltimore School of Law where my concentration was litigation and advocacy. I studied under Professor Byron Warnken, who was my instructor for Criminal Law, Constitutional Criminal Procedure I and II. Graduating cum laude and winning an award for academic excellence, I earned my JD while ranking in the top 20% of my class. After participating in the University’s Clinical Program, I became licensed to practice law, serving as a public defender in Baltimore City. While working for the Office of the Public Defender, I also worked in the private sector for Towson attorney Richard Karceski, handling criminal matters. I was admitted to the Maryland Bar in December of 2007. Following law school, I served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph F. Murphy, Jr. When I began my clerkship, Judge Murphy was the Chief Judge of the Maryland Appellate Court. Subsequently, Judge Murphy was appointed to the Supreme Court of Maryland. While working on both courts, I was responsible for conducting legal research and drafting appellate opinions, some of which have been published and now serve as Maryland law.. In 2009, I began working as a prosecutor for the Howard County State's Attorney's Office. I became a skilled trial lawyer by handling a variety of criminal and traffic cases for the State of Maryland.. I established my own practice in 2014, and have defended thousands of clients with a variety of criminal and traffic matters. Getting to know my clients is essential to providing the best representation. Developing that trusting relationship has led to many former clients keeping in touch with me over the years.. As an accomplished defense attorney for over 15 years, I have successfully litigated countless DUIs/DWI cases and criminal matters alleging crimes such as domestic violence, assault, drug possession, theft, and other jailable offenses.

Experienced Dui attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.

Experienced Dui attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.

Experienced Dui attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.