Anya Avital is an attorney who crossed paths with the Special Victims Unit during the Congressman Justin Howard case. She later encounters SVU as a defense attorney.
History[]
Avital meets with Assistant district attorney Dominick Carisi, Jr. for the first time in the courthouse and sees the lipstick on Carisi's neck, wiping it off for him. She then continues to work with him to prosecute everyone involved in the sex trafficking ring run by Howard. (SVU: "And The Empire Strikes Back") After Myron Gold was accused by Howard of ordering several murders and arranging Jenna's abortion, Carisi and Avital talk with Gold and his attorney to work out a deal. Unfortunately, Gold gets off on the murders due to his connections. (SVU: "Never Turn Your Back On Them")
Some months later, Avital had left the US Attorney's office and started work as a defense attorney. She defended a prominent business man, Cole Eaton, from a rape accusation, thereby running into Carisi once again. (SVU: "If I Knew Then What I Know Now")
Avital eventually returned to the U.S. attorney's office, present in the prosecution of serial rapist and murderer Ronnie Samuels. (SVU: "Jumped In")
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Appearances[]
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2 seasons, 7 episodes):
- Law & Order: Organized Crime (1 season, 1 episode):