My family was shocked and devastated after we received a call that the LAPD had arrested my college enrolled daughter for felony charge for possession of fraudulent credit card, and had taken her to the Van Nuys jail. The police did not understand or realize that she had been the victim of a sophisti...cated scam. Instead of going after the real crooks, who had issued her the bad cards, the LAPD arrested and charged my daughter with very serious felony charges. We had heard about Mike Kraut, but did not know how good he was. Based on his reputation we contacted and hired Mr. Kraut immediately. This was the BEST decision of our life!!! Mr. Kraut met and listened to us with great patience, and talked to us with great kindness, and professionalism. He assured us that he would do his best to take care of our daughter’s case. Mr. Kraut kept his word. Mr. Kraut would answer his own telephone. He never avoided talking to us as his clients. He always kept us informed of what was happening. We felt very good and comfortable being his clients. Mr. Kraut’s phenomenal legal talent, skills, combined with his passionate defense of our daughter’s case resulted in the total dismissal of these scary and dangerous felony charges against her. We feel very fortunate and blessed to have had the chance to hire someone of Mr. Kraut’s caliber. Mr. Kraut will always be our hero, and we will always remember him and forever be grateful to him for saving our daughter. God Bless Mike Kraut!!! I highly recommend Mr. Kraut to anyone who has any kind of criminal accusations or charges filed against them. He is the BEST!!!

Michael Kraut provided me with the closest thing to a miracle than I have ever experienced before. I was pulled over and arrested for DUI with a .16% BAC and I knew there would be a good chance that I would be convicted. Michael utilized his expertise, his utmost prudence of the law, and his dedicati...on to serve the people and scrutinized all of the nuances of my case. He ended up finding the smallest bit of evidence that he could use to my benefit. During the hearing, he owned that courtroom. While demanding respect, he placed a smile on the faces of everyone involved, including the judge and the prosecutor. I ended up not getting a conviction! Nothing. Zip. DUI gone. I never doubted Michael. He knows what he is doing. Just let him do his work and he will try his hardest to get the best deal he can get you.

I hired Attorney Mike Kraut and I'm am so happy and grateful that I did! I was arrested for a DUI because my BAC level was over the .08 limit. I did not know what to do as I have never had a DUI or let alone got arrested before. It was a very scary experience. My friends told me to hire an attorney a...nd I was referred to someone "who knew a good attorney" and went with it because I had no idea what else to do. After a few months of going back and forth with that attorney he asked me to plead guilty to a DUI with 3 months of classes and probation. That did not sit well with me. I did not want a DUI on my record and did not want it to affect my career. That attorney was extremely hard to get a hold of and out of frustration I started looking for other attorney's to take on my case. I was introduced to attorney Mike Kraut through a friend. My friend called him and explained to him what was going on with my case and that I was looking into hiring someone else. The very next day I met Attorney Kraut and he was very confident that he could help me. He reassured me that he would communicate with me as he knew that was a major issue I had with the previous attorney. So I decided to have Mr. Kraut take on my case and since he knew that I had already spent a good amount on my previous attorney he gave me a really good deal, even less than what I paid the previous attorney. Attorney Kraut made me feel more comfortable and at ease. He answers all his own calls and emails. Sometimes it's better to get a hold of him through email, and although they might not be very detailed he will let you know what's going on and what you need to do. He won't hold your hand through the whole process as he is a busy man, but he gets things done! I ended up getting a wet and reckless instead of a DUI. I still have to do some classes and I'm on probation, but I do not have a DUI on my record. This was a big relief as my career is extremely important to me. I even called him a month after my case was settled because I had questions about a background check for graduate school and he answered all my questions and didn't even charge me for it! I am extremely grateful for attorney Kraut! I was able to see a huge difference between the first attorney that I hired and Attorney Kraut. If you have a DUI hire Attorney Kraut, he definitely knows his stuff!

I was up on burglary charges and started to think I had no hope. Then I met Mike Kraut. There aren't enough words I can say about what a great lawyer and a great person Mike Kraut is. I had hired another lawyer prior to Mike Kraut, only to find that not all lawyers are created equal. My first law...yer took my money, and I barely saw or heard from him. Mike's take-charge attitude was completely different. When I first called him to tell him I needed help, he asked me about my situation. I told him what had occurred, and what my lawyer was (wasn't) doing for me at that time. He did not disparage the other lawyer, he simply and firmly told me what I needed to do and what he felt he could do for me. His parting words that day to me were, "I love my job and I love what I do." Over the next few weeks, he turned around my entire attitude. I felt hope again. I followed his guidance verbatim, and he was able to get my case all the way down to a misdemeanor. I am confident if I had contacted him in the first place, I wouldn't even have the misdemeanor. He gave me my life back, and even gave me a new frame of mind. I am a better person for knowing Mike Kraut. I would entrust anyone with his expertise, knowledge, and above all, compassion. I will recommend him with pride and confidence. Just a side note, he was a very well respected DA, and when he walked in the courtroom, he was greeted with smiles and old stories. You can't get any better defense than that. Even the judge knew who he was and you could tell there was a lot of respect there. I cannot recommend Mike Kraut enough, and please don't waste money on a lawyer who will tell you what you want to hear until you pay him, then give you minimal support. Trust the best, trust the person who loves helping people and loves what he does. Trust Mike 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.