––– 19+ years Experience Practicing Law:– Has handled more than 1,500 cases, trials and hearings– License defense for physicians, nurses, health care businesses, and all California professional license holders– Outstanding record of acquittals and charge reductions– Highly skilled in criminal defense and DUI defense–––Criminal Defense Experience You Can Count OnSuzanne M. Crouts knows the Long Beach legal system inside and out. She knows how District Attorneys and investigators build their cases and how to identify any weaknesses and the most successful defense strategies.Highly Skilled Trial AttorneyIf your case will be decided by trial or hearing, Suzanne Crout's trial skills will help achieve the best possible outcome. She has extensive experience cross examining witnesses in Long Beach Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse and all Los Angeles Superior Courts and skillfully challenging Prosecutor evidence against you. She has handled virtually every kind of case including: major drug charges, vehicular manslaughter, financial fraud, DUI with great bodily injury and white collar crimes.Professional License DefenseMs. Crouts is skilled in both criminal and professional license defense for healthcare licensees. If your license has been revoked or suspended, or you are facing a board investigation, Ms. Crouts will represent you in front of all Department of Consumer Affairs licensing boards such as:– Medical Board of California– California Board of Nursing– Board of Pharmacy– Dental Board of California– Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)– Medicaid and Medicare fraud control unitsExperienced in the Complex Intersection of Criminal and Licensing LawsCriminal charges, DUIs and investigations can create serious problems for licensed healthcare workers. Ms. Crouts skillfully defends healthcare professionals for matters such as:– California licensing board violations and investigations– DUI drunk driving charges– License reinstatement or penalty relief– Criminal charges or substance abuse– Prescription drug violations, drug diversion– Medicare, Medi-Cal and Medicaid fraud– DEA registrant investigations and violationsCriminal and DUI DefenseMs. Crouts defends clients at all stages of criminal prosecution from law enforcement investigations and criminal court defense, to post-conviction relief. Clients often retain Suzanne to handle pre-filing legal defense with the goal of preventing the filing of criminal charges or getting charges reduced before they are even filed.Ms. Crouts is Of Counsel at Chudnovsky Law, has an undergraduate degree from the University of California Berkeley and earned her Juris Doctor degree from Hastings College of the Law.––– California State Bar License #220366
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