Susan has been passionately defending clients since 1994. She is known for her persistence and perseverance.
She started her career as an assistant public defender. In that capacity, she tried multiple jury trials as lead counsel defending individuals charged with offenses ranging from misdemeanors to first degree murder.
Twenty years ago, Susan joined forces with Yery Marrero to form Marrero Bozorgi PL (now Bozorgi Law PLLC), a firm dedicated to representing individuals and corporations under investigation or charged in a criminal or regulatory matter, with an emphasis on white-collar offenses. Yery left the firm in 2019 when she was elected as a Circuit Court Judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit for the State of Florida.
Susan has extensive experience in federal court, where she has been lead counsel and defended clients charged by the United States Government with offenses including Medicare fraud, pharmaceutical fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, mortgage fraud, bank fraud, security fraud, money laundering, drug conspiracies, aggravated identity theft crimes, tax offenses, Hobbs act violations, and firearm offenses. She has litigated in both state and federal courts throughout the country and has tried over 75 jury trials.
She has experience representing professionals from all business sectors, including lawyers, doctors, executives, and politicians who are facing either the possibility of a criminal charge or have been formally charged. Susan also has experience representing clients before the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory bodies.
Susan prides herself on being a defense attorney through and through. She has never prosecuted a person. Rather, by choosing to focus strictly on providing a powerful defense, Susan has acquired deep experience that would have been impossible to develop if she had divided her time and energy. She made a commitment to represent those either threatened with being criminally accused or who are facing criminal accusations and has devoted her career to it. Susan believes the passion, perspective and track record of success that she brings to each case reflect that singular purpose.
In the last decade, Susan has increased her leadership role in the criminal defense field. She is currently the Global Vice-Chair and Co-Chair of the Florida Chapter for the Women White Collar Defense Association. She previously has held leadership roles on the board for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and as co-chair of the Defense Function Committee for the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association. She has also committed herself to supporting women in the field as founder of the Women Criminal Defense Attorneys Blog (WCDA Blog).
Susan is individually ranked in both Chambers USA and in Best Lawyers for White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations. The Firm is also ranked in Chambers USA for its work in the field. Susan is also AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
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