An honors graduate of UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School , Mr. Shouse served for 5 years as Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County . He prosecuted more than 60 criminal trials, and handled more than 1,000 evidentiary hearings. His cases ranged from DUIs to drug charges to complex, high-profile murders. He worked in close partnership with police, detectives, CHP, criminalists and fellow prosecutors. He earned a reputation as one of the toughest and most successful trial prosecutors.

Prior to serving as a trial prosecutor, Mr. Shouse was a litigator for several of the nation's top law firms, including the global law firm Sidley Austin Brown & Wood. In that role, he represented such clients as AT&T, Microsoft, Metropolitan Life, Western Union and KPMG.

Drawing on his exposure to the inner workings of the criminal justice system, Mr. Shouse now defends the accused. In preparing legal theories and strategies, Mr. Shouse collaborates with other criminal, civil and immigration lawyers, investigators and consultants. And he leaves no stone unturned in fighting for one overriding objective: to protect the freedom, the record, the dignity and the reputation of his clients.

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