Barbara Ungar

Barbara Ungar is a distinguished attorney with 32 years of legal experience, including 21 years in private practice. Operating out of East Brunswick, New Jersey, she offers comprehensive services in criminal defense, DWI, DUI, municipal court defense, family court litigation, and appellate advocacy. Her practice also covers estate and probate litigation, will contests, guardianship proceedings, and residential landlord-tenant disputes.

Prior to her private practice, Ms. Ungar served as an Assistant Essex County Counsel from 1988 to 1990, where she specialized in mental health and hospital law. She then advanced to the role of Deputy Attorney General with the Division of Criminal Justice from 1990 to 1999, focusing on complex narcotics, environmental civil forfeiture, and white-collar, labor, and fraud prosecutions.

Ms. Ungar's notable cases include her involvement in the New Jersey Supreme Court case of State v. Denselbeck, which addressed jury trial rights for third and subsequent DWI offenses. She also represented defendants in appellate cases such as State v. Brian Gundy and State v. Joseph Blanc, achieving significant outcomes.

In addition to her legal practice, Ms. Ungar has held leadership roles within the New Jersey State Bar Association, including past Chair of both the Municipal Court Practice Section and the Criminal Law Section. She is currently a trustee for the Women in the Profession Section and the Solo and Small Firm Section. Her professional affiliations extend to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the New Jersey Association for Justice, New Jersey Women Lawyers, Middlesex County Bar Association, and the Edison Chamber of Commerce.