Michelle Suskauer Elected to The Florida Bar Board of Governors
Criminal Defense Attorney Michelle Suskauer Elected to The Florida Bar Board of Governors, 15th Judicial Circuit, Seat 3
West Palm Beach, FL – Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer and national known Legal Analyst Michelle Suskauer, the current Palm Beach County Bar Association President, was elected to The Florida Bar Association Board of Governors, 15th Judicial Circuit, Seat 3 on March 23, 2010. Michelle has the honor of being the fourth woman to be elected to The Florida Bar Board of Governors from the 15th Judicial Circuit, and the first 15th Judicial Circuit Criminal Defense Attorney to be elected to this position.
Michelle Suskauer began her legal career as an assistant public defender in West Palm Beach. She has been practicing in Palm Beach County since 1991 and specializes in criminal law in both state and federal courts.
Michelle is a nationally known legal analyst who regularly appears on CNN, FOX NEWS, MSNBC, NBC, and CNBC. She has made hundreds of television appearances including The O’Reilly Factor, The Abrams Report, The Today Show, Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, Hannity & Colmes, Nancy Grace, Anderson Cooper 360, and The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch.
Some of the legal issues and cases Michelle has covered include: O.J. Simpson, Rush Limbaugh, Jessica Lunsford, Anna Nicole Smith, Duke Lacrosse Rape Case, Debra LaFave, John Couey, Andrea Yates, Natalee Holloway, Carlie Brucia, Casey Anthony, Howard Stern, Paris Hilton, cameras in courtrooms and teens being charged as adults. Locally she is the legal analyst for Palm Beach County’s NBC affiliate WPTV NewsChannel 5 and has been a weekly host and analyst for NEWSRADIO 1290 WJNO.
Michelle is actively involved in the leadership of numerous local and state legal organizations.
In addition to her induction as PBCBA President, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County. She was the Past-President of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL) – Palm Beach County Chapter. While serving as President of the FAWL she was recognized by the Governor’s Office, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and the Legal Aid Society for her initiation of the “Breakfast and Books” Mentoring Program for juvenile offenders. Michelle is recognized in the annual Florida Super Lawyers Magazine as one of Florida’s top criminal defense attorneys and by Florida Trend Magazine as one of Florida’s “Legal Elite” in its annual statewide poll of attorneys.
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The Suskauer Law firm specializes in criminal defense. The firm was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, at 1601 Forum Place. Attorney Michelle Suskauer can be contacted at (561) 687-7866. Additional information about The Suskauer Law Firm may be obtained from the firm’s website at www.suskauerlaw.com.
