Criminal & License Defense Attorney

Successful, growing professional license defense and criminal defense law firm is seeking an exceptional defense attorney to join our team.

The modern, friendly, collegial team works remotely from home offices except when meeting with clients or appearing in court.

The firm has four office locations for client meetings in Los Angeles County and Newport Beach. It is possible for the candidate to live outside Southern California given the remote nature of license defense.

The ideal candidate would have a minimum 4 years of experience, including 2 years of significant experience handling administrative law professional license matters.

Experience and knowledge of criminal law is a plus.

The firm staff handles client marketing, intake, screening, and retainer agreements for attorneys. Firm attorneys are laser-focused on providing excellent customer service and solving client challenges.

Chudnovsky Law's professional license defense practice defends licensed professionals and businesses during investigation, accusation, probation, and disciplinary matters involving 44 licensing agencies, such as medical, nursing, pharmacy, dental, DEA, engineer, insurance, real estate, and chiropractic boards.

The candidate will manage their own caseload, and calendar once hired that can include handling all phases of professional license defense of clients located throughout California, including :

• Investigation defense in front of Dept of Consumer Affairs, DEA, and licensing agencies
• Defense of formal Accusations involving licensing agencies, Attorney General Office
• Preparing for and arguing hearings in the Office of Administrative Hearings
• Defending licensed professionals in criminal courts (So Cal only)
• Investigation pre-filing representation with law enforcement.
• Prepare for and attend arraignments, readiness conferences, probation revocations, sentencing, etc.
• Counsel clients as to their legal defenses, constitutional rights, and strategies for their cases.
• Assist clients with emotional aspects of dealing with their case.
• Consistently communicate with clients as to the status of their case.
• Conduct research and draft pleadings, briefs, discovery requests and responses, and motions.
• Conduct client meetings and recommend strategies; communicate with prosecutors, witnesses, and experts.
• $150,000 to $250,000+ / yr, based on experience and qualifications
• Remote working from home office

Required Qualifications

• Min 2 years of professional license defense experience preferred.
• Administrative hearing experience.
• Former Deputy Attorney General a BIG plus.
• Experience in So Cal criminal courts a plus.
• CA bar license with no disciplinary record.
• 2+ years of criminal defense experience, including complex felony cases a plus.

Other Skills

• Project confidence and competence when engaging with clients and opposing counsel.
• Outstanding command of the courtroom, negotiations, and client meetings.
• Excellent legal research skills, persuasive writing skills, and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivation, excellent time management, and interpersonal skills.

To apply, please email the following to [email protected] :

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• A brief, specific 4-5 sentence explanation of why given our needs you are the superior candidate for this role
30+ days ago