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 ...
Criminal defense attorney Michelle Suskauer recently spoke with Scripps News and WMAR-2 News about the legal consequences that can follow when a child is left in a hot car, and why these incidents often lead to criminal charges. “In my experience in doing this for 34 years ...
Criminal defense attorney and former Florida Bar president Michelle Suskauer recently spoke with The Washington Examiner regarding Florida state troopers assisting federal agents in immigration enforcement operations. Suskauer raised concerns about whether deploying state troopers in this capacity is the best use of state resources and how ...
Honored to join the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, an organization that plays a vital role in shaping our region’s economic future. The BDB is the county’s official public-private economic development organization, focused on attracting jobs and investment through concierge services that support business relocation and expansion. As ...