Michael Eric Kraut

I was pulled over in the City of Orange in 2007 and charged with a DUI. Because all the notices were sent to a wrong address I could not respond to the charges and I thought they were dismissed since I don’t have a valid CA driver’s license and my immigration status is questionable. In May of 2013 I... was pulled over again and the DUI charge came up. I was sent court summons and told that I will go to jail for 60 days for the DUI and for not responding to the court summons. I retained the services of Michael Kraut who was able to negotiate 60 days of at home electronic monitoring for me instead of a sentence served in jail, which would have meant deportation for certain for me. I am able to work while being electronically monitored, as I can leave the house for 10 hours every day.Mike was very professional and reassuring. He did not make any promises he could not keep but got me a better result than I ever expected. Of utmost importance to me was that my immigration status was not questioned and Mike was able to use his contacts to make that happen. I have no doubt that very few lawyers would be able to do what Mike did. Mike is worth every penny and I very grateful to him and his staff for helping me through this difficult situation.

I recently was arrested and charged with felony criminal threats. I spent the night in jail and was bailed out for $50,000 dollars. I had some serious charges that I was facing with jail time. I contacted Mr. Kraut and he immediately asked me to come in. I listened to his advice and he cleared up his... schedule to see me that same day. He was very knowledgeable and advised that the key to success would be for us to immediately get on top of this case. From the first second I walked in I felt a sign of relief. He took his time to listen and analyze the whole incident. He took over an hour of his time and didn't charge me. That made me feel good already cause he was looking at me as a human being and not just a case #. I was open and honest about everything that happened and it was due to his warm and caring attitude. I was very scared to what was going to happen to my professional licenses and compromising my employment at a very highly respected firm. I was assured with a realistic outcome and Mr. Kraut SUPERSEDED every expectation I had. He finished my case in less than 3 weeks. He is very well connected and it showed. He always called me back and answered my emails to keep me calm. At the end from me going to jail for at least 1 year he completely and I mean completely had the case dismissed. From a felony to a dismissal. Who can do that? Michael Kraut. I owe you big time... Thank you Thank you Thank you.. God bless

Worried was an understatement; I had never been in trouble before and was looking at a Felony DUI with Injury in Los Angeles County. With a felony on my record, my dreams of entering into the medical field would have flown right out the window. All my money, schooling, and preparation would have b...een for nothing. Originally, I had gotten a lawyer right across from the courthouse thinking it would be beneficial for me. In my eyes, a lawyer that close to the courthouse would be familiar with the DA or judges and would probably be able to work out a deal. Fast forward a year after my initial arrest and I was still showing up to court dates and no progress was being made. I was still facing a felony charge and the DA wanted me to serve a year in jail! My calls to his office were not returned in a timely fashion and he never asked me to provide anything that might help my case. After the initial proceedings and a hefty chunk of change, my original lawyer sent me a letter in the mail asking for an additional outrageous sum to continue fighting my case. That was it, I was fed up!! That’s when I found Kraut. After reading his reviews online, I set up a meeting with him. What a difference! Kraut was straightforward with me and to the point. He directed me to do things and provide documents and other items that would show the type of person I really was. A good person who made a mistake, not a common criminal. Kraut never sugar coated anything, was always brutally honest and never made promises if he knew he couldn't guarantee them. Instead, he worked hard and miraculously got my sentence reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor! I am so grateful for his hard work and am extremely satisfied with the outcome of my case! Thank you Kraut!!!!

From the beginning, Michael Kraut has done a phenomenal job in fighting for the best possible outcome in my case concerning 2 separate charges for DUI's. He initially stepped in as my lawyer after I received the second DUI which happened within a probationary period established by the preceding DUI c...ase that was ongoing. Not only did he take on my cases on short notice in the midst of the first case, but he actually intervened from the moment he was contacted by my family while I was in jail. Without his help, I could have been stuck in there for much longer than I had which was a mere 30 hours. At this point, he was not formally contracted as my lawyer yet. I was rather surprised that he took time to help get me out as soon as possible. From then on, he led me through each and every step necessary to achieve the best outcome in court. Although it appeared that I would be serving up to on and a half years in county jail, he was able to strike a refusal I had on the first case and lower the DUI charge to a wet-reckless driving charge with court fees brought down to the minimum. For the second case, I received a DUI with 2 days jail-time (turned out to be 2 minutes), 4 days of community service, and admittance into the hospital and morgue program. Thanks to Michael Kraut! I could not have asked for a better lawyer to handle my case.

Let Go and Let Kraut. A 3rd DUI and .23 alcohol content? I was terrified. I was pulled over on Hollywood Boulevard for Excessive Honking of the Horn. I had actually never honked my horn and had told the 2 motorcycle cops just that. They could care less. I was arrested and taken to the station and... released an hr later for DUI. Immediately I hired an attorney that I had worked with before and thought how could one lawyer be different from the rest. WOAH! Well turns out in CA, previous DUIs, even from a different state can be tacked on to your existing one if they are within a 10 yr time frame. Any other lawyer would of plea bargained and got me out of there before they had time to research my past. One of the DUIs was from 9 yrs and 10 months ago. I missed the cut off by 2 months. So my lawyer put my case on the back burner , delayed the initial hearings and gave the prosecution time to find out everything. Immediately after he told me I was facing a 3rd time DUI and mandatory minimum of 120 days in jail, I fired him. On to Attorney 2. and I quote "Big Shot(well he thought he was) Beverly Hills DUI Miracle Worker". Made things even worse and pissed off the prosecution so much that they weren't even willing to plea bargain anything, No House Arrest, No Gigantic Fine, Nothing. Fired Him. FYI, you don't get refunds from attorneys. So now this is 8-9 months after my initial arrest. I have no attorney, facing jail time along with a million other punishments, no direction and no hope. If convicted I would lose my company, clients and who knows what else. After all the referrals from colleagues, friends etc. I found Michael Kraut on the internet. I called and he personally answered the phone , which threw me off and immediately I go into a 300 word a minute ramble about everything that has happened. He tells me to "Calm Down" and come in the following day. "Wait, Does he not understand Im facing Jail Time and whats at stake here"? I go into meet Mr. Kraut and he is stern, honest and to the point. In this situation you don't want someone to cuddle you and tell you its gonna be okay. Mr. Kraut is the guy that is gonna know every angle of your case in a day and tell you what to expect to the best of his knowledge. He will prepare you and be honest with you which is the best situation you want to be in, rather than have false hope. The cops had lied initially about me honking the horn. He got the cops on the stand and got the officers totally contradicting their stories. locations, which direction i was heading, duration of the so called "excessive honking" everything. The next day the prosecutor offered a deal which was a better situation then if i had been found guilty in a trial but I declined and went for a dismissal. After the defense testimony and the police officers screwing up their stories, my 3 passengers testifying honestly and saying that there was no honking going on, the judge dismissed the case. There has been few times in my life when I have had complete joy and sense of God giving me another chance and Mr Kraut provided that. If you want an attorney that will tell you how great he is and what he can do for you then go to the yellow pages outside the jail. If you want an attorney to be straight forward with you, prepare you and get you the best possible outcome then definitely hire Mr. Kraut. I owe him a lot and still stop by his office to say thanks and bug him even after the 300 phone calls a day i gave him during this scary period of my life. You have to put your trust in him. He is well connected and was with the DA's office for 14 years. Believe me you want somebody that knows there way around this crazy scary legal system. Thanks again Mr Kraut. Also the bailiff that day smiled as I was walking out as to be in disbelief. 50 other attorneys could not believe that Mr. Kraut could get a .23 3rd time DUI thrown out no matter what the facts.