Karthik Krishnan

Selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as a "Rising Star," Karthik Krishnan has emerged as one of the premiere young criminal defense and DUI attorneys in Los Angeles County.

The criminal system can be a stressful and insensitive place, where your voice is not heard. However, that is not the case with Karthik. The focus of his representation is his clients and what they need.

"I want to tell the client's story," he says.

Karthik graduated from Loyola Law School Los Angeles where he honed his craft in the criminal justice system. As a law student, Karthik was a certified law clerk with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office where he was assigned to the Hardcore Gang Unit and the Preliminary Hearings Unit. He was responsible for interviewing witnesses, researching case law, and litigating preliminary hearings in several areas of criminal law, including felony drug cases and assault and battery cases.

Karthik also trained with the William Hobbs Trial Advocacy Program where he spent a year learning and gaining expertise in the many aspects of presenting a trial. Karthik also interned with the Los Angeles City Attorney and later clerked with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. In both positions, he specialized in consumer protection.

Since joining the Shouse Law Group, Karthik carries a caseload that varies in both substance and in location. Using the skills he's developed, he has represented clients on a broad gamut of issues, from misdemeanors to felonies. He has successfully gotten dismissals in cases ranging from driving under the influence to theft to resisting arrest. Karthik primarily practices in downtown Los Angeles, Glendale, Pasadena, Burbank, and Van Nuys.

Karthik is a loyal resident of Los Angeles and spends his free time visiting the city's many food venues and fervently supporting the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Kings.

DUI & DWI

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Traffic Tickets

Suspended License

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California

Since 2011

9th Circuit

Since 2011

Criminal Defense Attorney

Shouse Law Group

2012 - Current

Defend clients in misdemeanor, felony, DUI and juvenile cases across Los Angeles County.

Certified Law Clerk

Los Angeles District Attorney's Office

2011 - 2011

Conducted both misdemeanor and felony preliminary hearings; Drafted responses to motions for suppression, responses to motions for new trials, Evidence Code 1101(b) (5) motions; Conducted legal research and draft memoranda on various areas of criminal law; Interviewed victims and witnesses.

Law Clerk

Los Angeles City Attorney's Office

2010 - 2010

Conducted legal research on penal code, labor code, and education code violations, and drafted memoranda; Drafted jury instructions; Attended depositions and drafted deposition summaries; Reviewed case files and composed evidence charts of fraudulent activity of potential Defendants.

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

J.D.

2011

University of California - Irvine

B.A. | English, Anthropology

2005

Top 40 Under 40

National Trial Lawyers Association

2017

Top 10% of Lawyers in the U.S.A.

Lawyers of Distinction

2017

Los Angeles County Bar Association

2008 - Current