SYLG, APC Information

SYLG, APC is a boutique law firm in Los Angeles, CA, specializing in complex criminal, civil and medical board litigation and trials in federal, state and administrative courts. Susan Yu, the firm’s founder, is nationally recognized as a top trial lawyer with an impeccable track record. She has won many difficult and complex criminal, civil and medical board trials, utilizing her unique trial skills, insights, and life experiences. The firm is dedicated to providing the best possible results for its diverse clients, who span the gamut from big corporations, government officials, celebrities, and wealthy individuals, to the poor. Deeply committed to excellence, the firm has a history of consistently obtaining winning results for many prominent clients, including: the late music legend Michael Jackson, the First Lady of Gabon, Africa, a family member of the late film actor Peter Falk (known from a hit TV series “Columbo,”) a family member of a top-ranking government official from China, former CEO of St John Knits International, Inc., an international corporation from South Korea, a family member of LA Gear, a top-ranking officer of a multi-national real estate development company from India, a publicly traded oil company from Texas, prominent medical doctors, and Home Depot, just to name a few. In addition to maintaining a diverse trial practice, the firm is actively involved in pro bono and community service. For 10 years, Susan served on LACBA's Judicial Appointments Committee (2007-2014) and the California State Bar’s JNE Commission (2014-2016), vetting judicial applicants. To help women advance in the legal profession, Susan serves on the Board of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA) and mentors young women lawyers as WLALA’s DTLA Career Mentoring Chair. Susan is often asked to travel around the United States to lecture on various subjects, including trial strategies, the legal profession and civil rights.