Criminal defense attorney and former president of The Florida Bar, Michelle Suskauer, has been appointed Chair of the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission, beginning a two-year term that started January 1, 2026. Suskauer, who previously served as Vice-Chair, will oversee the Commission’s advisory work related to ...
Criminal defense attorney and former Florida Bar president Michelle Suskauer was recently featured on NPR following her appearance on WJCT’s First Coast Connect, where she discussed the major changes reshaping Florida’s criminal justice system. During the interview, Suskauer addressed a range of critical issues affecting both legal ...
Criminal defense attorney and former Florida Bar president Michelle Suskauer recently appeared on WJCT’s First Coast Connect to discuss how Florida’s criminal justice system is undergoing sweeping change. During the interview, Suskauer addressed a wide range of emerging issues, including due process concerns for immigrants, First Amendment ...
Criminal defense attorney and former Florida Bar president Michelle Suskauer recently spoke with the Miami Herald about Florida’s unprecedented surge in executions, which saw the state carry out 19 death warrants in 2025, nearly doubling the national average and accounting for 40% of executions nationwide. According to ...
Criminal defense attorney and former Florida Bar president Michelle Suskauer recently wrote an opinion piece in the Tallahassee Democrat examining four major changes reshaping Florida’s criminal justice system, from immigration-based penalties to expanded use of artificial intelligence, shifting gun laws, and a surge in executions. Drawing on ...
West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney and former Florida Bar president Michelle Suskauer recently spoke with WPTV about a “ding-dong ditch” prank that escalated to a firearm confrontation involving a Boca Raton homeowner and a 14-year-old prankster. According to police reports, 40-year-old Santiago Cairo believed several people ...
Criminal defense attorney and former Florida Bar president Michelle Suskauer recently spoke with WPTV about Ryan Routh’s trial, where he represented himself after being charged with attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Court records showed Routh tried to introduce dozens of unusual exhibits as evidence (including ...
Criminal defense attorney and former Florida Bar president Michelle Suskauer recently spoke with Suncoast News about the arrest of Jeff Knight in connection with a fatal Clearwater ferry crash, and why the timing of his arrest stood out. Her comments were also featured in Yahoo News and ...
Florida criminal defense attorney Michelle Suskauer recently spoke with The Real Deal about Miami-Dade prosecutors’ decision to dismiss the sexual battery case against Ohad Fisherman, a development that could influence the state’s separate case against real estate brokers Oren and Alon Alexander. “If the person who was ...
Criminal defense attorney and former Florida Bar president Michelle Suskauer recently issued a statement to The Washington Examiner, cautioning against expanding immigration enforcement roles to state and local police. “Ultimately, immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility,” Suskauer wrote. “Deputizing local and state law enforcement for this role ...