Michael Kraut

Michael Kraut was admitted to the State Bar of California on December 10, 1993, and holds an active license (#167623) ^[1]. He attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and criminal law is his State Bar self-reported practice area ^[1].

Kraut is the managing attorney of Kraut Law Group Criminal & DUI Lawyers, Inc., based on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles with meeting locations in Glendale, Burbank, Long Beach, Beverly Hills, and Pasadena ^[2]. Before entering private practice he spent 14 years as a Senior Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County, working in the Hardcore Gang Homicide Division and the Major Frauds Division and handling domestic violence, sex crimes, drug, and embezzlement cases ^[2]. He has tried more than 86 jury trials to verdict ^[2].

The firm defends misdemeanor and felony matters in the Los Angeles Superior Court, including DUI, theft, fraud, domestic violence, sex offenses, and violent crimes, and conducts pre-filing investigations ^[2]. Kraut has lectured law enforcement on investigative techniques and prosecutors on trial tactics, and has appeared as a commentator on CNN and Fox News ^[2].