About the Law Offices of Jeffery Rubenstein, Esq.
 

Deans’ Honors from UCLA Former Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Member, American Bar Association Member, Bar Association Criminal Courts Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Member, Criminal Courts Bar Association Member, California State Bar Association Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association Member, Los Angels Criminal Bar Association Bar Admissions, United States Supreme Court Bar Admissions, United States Federal Court Bar Admissions, United States District Court, Central  District of California Bar Admissions, United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit Professor, Public Administration and Legal Policy, UCLA School of Law                                 Bar Admissions: United States Supreme Court United States Federal Court United States District Court, Central District of California United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

Jeffery Rubenstein has been a licensed attorney in the state of  California since 1993. After obtaining his Bachelor's of Arts at UCLA  and graduating from Loyola Law School, Mr. Rubenstein was a a  prosecutor with the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, where he prosecuted both felony and misdemeanor cases. As a prosecutor Mr. Rubenstein worked in East Los Angeles, Eastlake Juvenile, Rio Hondo, Pasadena, Van Nuys, and the Downtown Criminal Courts Building (now called the Clara Shortridge Criminal Court.) While a Deputy District  Attorney, he also was given the honor of lecturing about domestic  violence and stalking cases. Mr. Rubenstein also was involved in  "Project LEAD", a volunteer program where attorneys spoke on a monthly basis to at-risk middle school students in underprivileged  neighborhoods about the legal system.

Mr. Rubenstein first opened the Law Offices of Jeffery K. Rubenstein in order to provide clients with his knowledge and extensive experience in criminal law. As the lead attorney of the firm, he personally evaluates each and every case to ensure that his clients are being provided the best legal defense team. He has handled
several media and high profile cases, including handling celebrity clients. In addition, Mr. Rubenstein has provided his legal opinion on several television shows, including the Abrams Report, CBS News, and Inside Edition. He has most recently been quoted in People Magazine for providing his legal expertise on several celebrity cases which have received media attention.

In addition to working as a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Rubenstein has also been a professor and a judge pro-tem. In 2002 Jeffery Rubenstein began teaching as a professor at National University in the area of public policy and administration at the graduate school level. He also taught classes in the law for sheriffs who were seeking promotions within their department. Mr. Rubenstein has been a writer and coach for the Constitutional Rights Foundation by creating a California mock trial competition case and associated materials. In 1999, he began sitting as a judge pro-tem on small claims matters throughout Los Angeles County. Most recently Mr. Rubenstein attended the Fidler Institute on Criminal Justice at Loyola Law School.

Jeffery Rubenstein is proud member of various criminal law and legal groups, including the American Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles Bar Association, Criminal Courts Bar Association. He is also actively involved in his local community by lecturing and volunteering at Beit T'Shuvah and the Jewish Federation, and contributes to the Ness Counseling Center. He has also instructed  high school students about various aspects of the law and trial techniques at the Constitutional Rights Foundation's Summer Law Institute, which is held at the UCLA School of Law.


Susan Morris Haber, Esq., Senior Associate

Summa Cum Laude, UCLA Dean's Honors, UCLA Former Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Member, California State Bar Association Member, San Fernando Valley Bar Association Member, Los Angeles Criminal Bar Association Bar Admission, United States District Court, Central District of California Bar Admission: Supreme Court of the State of California

Susan Morris Haber has been a licensed attorney practicing exclusively criminal law for over ten years. After graduating summa cum laude from U.C.L.A. in 1995 and obtaining her Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola Law School in 1998, Ms. Haber joined the Office of the Los Angeles District Attorney as a trial prosecutor. As a Deputy District Attorney, Ms. Haber prosecuted and tried a variety of cases, including but not limited to burglary, carjacking, robbery, third-strike cases, theft related offenses, drug related offenses, and driving under the influence. Ms. Haber also was specifically trained to handle domestic violence, crimes against children, and sexual assault cases. She worked in many areas throughout the County of Los Angeles, including the Downtown Criminal Courts Building (Clara Shortridge Folz Criminal Justice Center), Beverly Hills, East Los Angeles, San Fernando, Sylmar, and Van Nuys.

Upon joining the Law Offices of Jeffery K. Rubenstein in 2006, Susan Haber has zealously defended many of the firm's cases by filing and arguing motions and conducting trial work. She has researched, written, and argued a variety of motions in the California State Courts, including but not limited to the following: motions suppress seized evidence, motions to suppress statements made to law enforcement, motions to quash or traverse search warrants, motions to reduce felony convictions to misdemeanors, motions to expunge prior felony and/or misdemeanor convictions, motions to sever multiple defendants from being tried with one another, and "Pitchess" motions. Her ability to carefully analyze case facts and apply them to California law makes her very successful in prevailing on her cases.

In addition, Ms. Haber has been volunteering for Alpha Phi Fraternity, an International women's organization, for over ten years by conducting lectures and seminars on a variety of subjects.