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Chudnovsky Law

Chudnovsky Law - Santa Monica, CA

Criminal Defense Lawyers in Santa Monica, CA

3110 Main St, Bldg C Suite 250 Santa Monica, CA 90405

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  • 1 Super Lawyers®
  • 24 Years
    Experience

Santa Monica Criminal Defense Law Firm

Updated: 06/19/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Criminal Defense
  • Professional License Defense
  • DUI/DWI
  • Administrative Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Criminal Law - Federal
  • Sex Crimes
  • Drug Crimes
  • Federal & White Collar Crimes
  • Domestic Violence
  • Homicide
  • Criminal Immigration
  • Medical License Defense
  • Nursing License Defense
  • Pharmacy License Defense
  • Chiropractor License Defense
  • Dental License Defense
  • CDSS Community Care License Defense

Firm Information

Overview

Chudnovsky Law is a top-rated criminal defense, DUI defense, and professional license defense law firm. The firm's award-winning team of former prosecutors and defense attorneys have over 120 years of experience resolving thousands of cases. When your freedom or career is on the line, you can rely on their expertise and inside knowledge of the legal system to secure the best possible outcome.

Chudnovsky Law has a long track record of success in securing dismissals, acquittals, and reductions of charges for our clients in even the most severe cases.

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Criminal Defense

Chudnovsky Law's former prosecutors provide expert legal defense for all misdemeanor and felony offenses, including DUI and driving offenses, drug crimes, domestic violence, federal, criminal immigration, fraud, gun, homicide, assault and battery, theft, sex crimes, and more. The law firm also practices criminal defense of licensed professionals, defending physicians, pharmacists, nurses, insurance agencies, and all licensed professionals being investigated or charged with law violations in county, state, and federal courts throughout Los Angeles County and Southern California.

Their dedicated team, specializing in criminal defense, is the gold standard in the field. With thousands of successful criminal defense cases under their belt, Chudnovsky Law's award-winning Santa Monica criminal defense attorneys are specialists in navigating the complexities of criminal defense, ensuring the best possible outcome for you.

DUI Defense

Chudnovsky Law's legal team includes former DUI Deputy District Attorneys well-versed in both the DMV and criminal court aspects in DUI cases. The firm's expert Santa Monica DUI lawyers will handle every aspect of your case. From DMV Admin Per Se license hearings to the detailed analysis of the evidence and formulation of the most effective defense strategy.

The firm does everything possible to preserve your driving privileges and fights to minimize the consequences for your DUI charge. Over the years, the firm has sucessfully defended every type of DUI and driving related offense, including First time DUI, Felony Dui, Underage DUI, DUI with bodily injury, Hit & Run DUI, Second time DUI, driving under the influence of drugs, driving while on a DUI suspended license, and vehicular manslaughter.

License Defense for Healthcare and All Licensed Professionals

Chudnovsky Law's renowned team of California professional license defense attorneys includes a former DOJ Deputy Attorney General with 22 years of experience pursuing license enforcement cases for dozens of state licensing agencies. Firm attorneys, Gillian Friedman, Robert Weinberg, Suzanne Crouts, and Melissa DuChene, have over 80 years of experience handling cases in front of all California licensing boards and agencies.

The firm's professional license defense practice defends licensed professionals and corporations statewide in all phases of investigations, audits, licensing petitions, accusations, settlement negotiations, administrative litigation, writs of mandate, and appellate matters.

Chudnovsky Law has served as trusted counsel for CEOs, healthcare corporations, company executives, medical spas, nurses, Community Care licensed senior care and assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, physicians, pharmacies, real estate brokers, dentists, insurance agencies, and other professional licensees.

Firm attorneys specialize in license defense for California individuals and corporations in front of all 40 Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) agencies, including medical, nursing, pharmacy, dental, psychology, chiropractic, behavioral sciences, and healthcare businesses. They also handle matters before the California Department of Public Health, California Department of Social Services, Department of Real Estate, Department of Insurance, and Drug Enforcement Agency.

Call (424) 340-7220 for a Free Case Evaluation

To learn more about how Chudnovsky Law can help secure the best possible outcome for you or your loved one, please schedule a free consultation with the law firm by phone or through the law firm's website.


Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

SuperLawyers

Chudnovsky Law selected for a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

  • Super Lawyers
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
  • 10.0 Superb Rating by Avvo
  • Rated Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Los Angeles by Expertise.com
  • Rated Best DUI Lawyers in Los Angeles by Expertise.com
  • 5 Star Attorney Peer-Reviewed on Martindale-Hubbell
  • 5 Star Rating on Lawyers.com
  • 10.0 Lawyer Rating on Justia

Languages

  • English (Primary)
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Italian
  • Hebrew
  • Portuguese
  • Amharic

Published Works

Articles

  • Santa Monica Criminal Defense and DUI Lawyer
    Criminal guide for anyone charged with misdemeanor or felony offenses, including DUI and driving offenses, assault and battery, domestic violence, drug crimes, criminal immigration matters, white collar, federal, sex crimes, and homicide.
  • Los Angeles DUI Lawyer
    DUI law guide for anyone charged with Los Angeles DUI drunk driving offenses, including misdemeanor DUI, multiple DUIs, Felony DUI with great bodily injury, DUI drugs, Hit and run, Vehicular manslaughter, and commercial DUI.
  • Chiropractor License Defense Attorney
    Comprehensive guide for Chiropractors dealing with Board of Chiropractic Examiners investigations, accusations, and disciplinary proceedings. A detailed explanation of the process and steps to take to protect a license.

Reviews

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  • By Nick R. on Jul. 28, 2022
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    Hired Law firm 2021
    Recommends this Law firm
    After meeting in her office, I was impressed with Nicole Enyart and decided to hire her and her team for my felony domestic violence case. After reviewing the details, Nicole explained what she would do and how she was likely to fight the charge. She was very professional and easy to talk with. She also was familiar with the Santa Barbara DA likely to handle my case. I was pleasantly surprised when she was able to convince the prosecutor to dismiss the case pretty quickly based on a variety of serious flaws in the case. I found Nicole to be personable, enjoyable to work with, and very skilled at defending criminal cases. I can highly recommend her!
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    Aug. 11, 2022
    I am happy we could resolve this for you. If you need help with anything in the future, please don't hesitate to give me a call.
  • By Anonymous on Sep. 14, 2022
    Verified Client
    Hired Law firm 2022
    Recommends this Law firm
    My experience with attorneys Tsion Chudnovsky and Nicole Enyart has been a very positive one. I'm an international student from England and I got charged with a DUI that caused my F1 visa to be revoked. They've been instrumental in helping me sort out this tricky situation. Thank you Nicole and Tsion for making sure I can finish my degree at UCSB! This has been a real eye-opener...
    Chudnovsky Law
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    Sep. 14, 2022
    Thank you for sharing your experience. We are very happy to have resolved this for you. If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to call.
  • By Beulah H. on Sep. 13, 2022
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    Hired Law firm 2021
    Recommends this Law firm
    I can't speak highly enough about Melissa's representation during a Nursing Board complaint investigation. After months of back and forth, I just received a BRN letter notifying me that the complaint has been closed without any kind of discipline against my RN license. What a relief!! And I credit Melissa Duchene's diligent work for making that happen. I highly recommend her for any nurse license issues. She's a real lifesaver!
    Chudnovsky Law
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    Sep. 14, 2022
    I am very happy to have been able to resolve this for you. If I can help with anything else in the future, please let me know.
  • By Kristi C. on Aug. 10, 2022
    Verified Client
    Hired Law firm 2022
    Recommends this Law firm
    Chudnovsky Law is amazing! It was so simple to get my case handled with them. I called on January 5th and by February 9th everything was completed. I live over a 5 hour drive away from Santa Barbara and they took care of everything for me by phone and email. It was super fast and easy and I highly recommend them for any legal matter! Thank you Tsion and Nicole ๐Ÿ˜Š
    Chudnovsky Law
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    Aug. 11, 2022
    We are very happy we could resolve this for you. If we can help you with anything else in the future, please don't hesitate to call us.

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Santa Monica, CA

3110 Main St, Bldg C
Suite 250
Santa Monica, CA 90405

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Phone Number: 424-340-7220

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Hours: 24/7; Appointments:Weekday

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  • Free Consultations
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Additional California Locations

Los Angeles, CA  (5.5 miles)

2121 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90067

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Phone Number: 844-325-1444

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Hours: 24/7; Appointments: Weekday

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Los Angeles, CA  (Main Office, 12.4 miles)

1933 S. Broadway
Suite1107-B
Los Angeles, CA 90007

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Phone Number: 213-212-5002

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Hours: 24/7; Appointments: Weekday

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  • Free Consultations
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  • Telephones Answered 24/7
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Long Beach, CA  (22.7 miles)

309 Pine Ave
Suite 200
Long Beach, CA 90802

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Phone Number: 562-800-4080

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Hours: 24/7; Appointments: Weekday

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  • Free Consultations
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  • Telephones Answered 24/7
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Newport Beach, CA  (43.9 miles)

23 Corporate Plaza Drive
Suite 150
Newport Beach, CA 92660

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Phone Number: 949-750-2500

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Hours: 24/7; Appointments: Weekday

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  • Free Consultations
  • Payment Plans
  • Telephones Answered 24/7
  • Virtual Appointments

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