Areas of Practice
- Professional License Defense
- Investigation Defense
- Writ and Appellate Matters
Practicing law for over 13 years
- Former DOJ Deputy Attorney General, Licensing Section
- Highly experienced DOJ prosecutor who represented California licensing agencies
- License defense for all professional licensees, including physicians, nurses, pharmacies, and businesses
- Legal authority on licensing and enforcement matters
- Former criminal prosecutor for San Francisco
- Department of Consumer Affairs DOI investigations
- Medical Executive Committee actions
- Insurance fraud and abuse matters
- State and Federal regulatory agency issues
- Prosecuted hundreds of jury trials and cases as a former Assistant District Attorney
- Licensed to practice in California
Education
- Stanford University Law School, Juris Doctor, 2012
- University of Virginia, B.A.
Ratings
Former Deputy Attorney General defending you
When your career, your assets, and your reputation are on the line, Craig Menchin is the defense attorney you can count on to defend your rights and fight your case vigorously. As a former Deputy Attorney General in the Department of Justice Licensing Section, Mr. Menchin has an unparalleled understanding of California licensing regulatory systems and enforcement. With over a decade of trial experience, you can count on Mr. Menchin to present your case as persuasively as possible.
During his years serving as a Deputy Attorney General, he represented dozens of state licensing agencies, pursued investigations, and prosecuted hundreds of enforcement disciplinary cases against licensed professionals and corporations.
During his tenure as an Assistant District Attorney for San Francisco, he handled hundreds of criminal prosecutions, jury trials, and appellate arguments. These included professional license-related crimes, fraud, DUI, drug offenses, sexual misconduct, and all types of misdemeanor and felony criminal matters.
With years of experience at the Department of Justice, Mr. Menchin is well-versed in California’s licensing agency investigations and enforcement actions. His extensive background offers the invaluable experience clients need when navigating high-stakes investigations, criminal allegations, and disciplinary proceedings.
Client reviews rank Chudnovsky Law amongst the top-rated law firms in California. Over the past 13 years, Mr. Menchin has earned her reputation as a compassionate, highly skilled attorney.
Professional license defense
Mr. Menchin provides administrative law professional license defense representation for physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, chiropractors, healthcare corporations, insurance agencies, and all licensed professionals accused of unprofessional conduct, negligence, fraud, or other acts that may impact their ability to practice their profession.
If you are under investigation or are dealing with an accusation, suspension, or revocation, Mr. Menchin will skillfully represent you in front of all California professional licensing agencies, including:
- All 40 Department of Consumer Affairs licensing agencies
- Medical Board of California
- California Board of Nursing
- California State Board of Pharmacy
- Dental Board of California
- California Board of Psychology
- Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- Insurance fraud control units
- California Department of Public Health
- California Department of Social Services
- California Department of Insurance
- California Department of Real Estate
- Department of Consumer Affairs, Division of Investigation
- Department of Justice, Attorney General
- Office of Administrative Hearings
- Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Experienced in the complex intersection of criminal and licensing laws
Criminal charges or even a simple DUI arrest can trigger devastating consequences for licensed professionals. As an experienced former criminal prosecutor, Mr. Menchin is knowledgeable in all aspects of criminal charges and investigations. He skillfully defends professionals for matters involving both criminal and licensure law:
- California licensing board violations
- Conviction disclosure requirements
- License collateral consequences advisements for DA negotiations
- Resolving board investigations into DUI charges
- Board investigations of criminal arrests or convictions
- Healthcare fraud
- Medicare and insurance fraud claims
- Sexual misconduct
- Drug diversion or abuse
- Penal Code 23 license suspension motions
Extensive trial experience
If an administrative hearing or court trial will decide your case, Mr. Menchin’s experience will help you achieve the best possible outcome. He has been arguing administrative hearings, trials, writ, and appellate matters for years, both as a former Deputy Attorney General and as a criminal prosecutor for San Francisco. He has cross-examined countless experts and witnesses and is prepared to skillfully challenge evidence presented against you and effectively argue your case at trial.
Writs and appeals
If you wish to appeal an adverse decision at the administrative level, Mr. Menchin provides legal representation for writ of administrative mandamus (also called writ of mandate) appeals in Superior Court. Mr. Menchin is experienced in addressing the complex issues involved in writ appeals, including venue selection, legal strategy, ex parte petitions for stay of revocation, suspension, or discipline of a license, and drafting and arguing effective writ appeals in court.
Service area
Craig handles professional license defense cases statewide throughout California.
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