Mesereau & Yu, LLP

Mesereau & Yu, LLP. is a boutique law firm dedicated to providing excellent legal services to its select clientele. The firm was formed by attorneys Thomas A. Mesereau, Jr. and Susan C. Yu, in the year 2005, following their stunning acquittal of music legend Michael Jackson in a five-month jury trial in Santa Maria, California. The law firm is committed to both the immediate and long-term needs of its diverse clientele. Mesereau & Yu, LLP provides quality representation to a wide variety of clients who span the gamut from wealthy individuals and corporations to the poor in the areas of white-collar criminal defense (federeal and state courts), complex civil litigation, non-white-collar crimes, and the representation of professionals (doctors, lawyers, real estate brokers, et al.) before regulatory and administrative agencies. Mr. Mesereau and Ms. Yu are often asked to travel around the United States to lecture on various subjects, including trial strategies, the legal profession and the rights of minorities in our justice system. The firm’s philosophy centers on providing exceptional representation to all members of American society.  

Attorney Thomas A. Mesereau, Jr. is a partner with the law firm of Mesereau & Yu, LLP in Los Angeles, California.  He is widely recognized as one of the best trial lawyers in the country. He has been selected by his peers as one of "The Best Lawyers in America" and has been listed as one of the "One Hundred Most Influential Attorneys in California" by the Los Angeles Daily Journal, the leading legal newspaper in California.   Barbara Walters named Attorney Thomas A. Mesereau, Jr. one of the TEN MOST FASCINATING PEOPLE of 2005,   for his trial excellence and commitment to representing the underprivileged. Additionally, Mr. Mesereau is widely recognized for his 25 years of pro bono, free legal work for the poor and underrepresented. Mr. Mesereau is a well known presence in the African-American community where he operates a free legal clinic and assists local organizations and churches in drug recovery and youth counseling. He defends at least one death penalty case each year for free in the Deep South.  Mr. Mesereau specializes in criminal and civil trials (state and federal).

Attorney Susan C. Yu is a partner with the law firm of Mesereau & Yu, LLP in Los Angeles, California. She specializes in complex civil and criminal trials in State and Federal courts. Ms. Yu has received many awards and recognitions for her contributions to various community-based organizations and has been listed as one of the “Top 75 Women Litigators in California” by the Los Angeles Daily Journal, the leading legal newspaper in California. Over the years, Ms. Yu has successfully defended prominent clients in high-stakes cases, including: the late music legend, Michael Jackson; a publicly traded, Texas-based Oil Pipeline Company; the world's largest home improvement retailer, Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.; the founder and former CEO of women's knitwear, St. John Knits International, Inc.; the country's highest grossing Real Estate Agent; one of the country's top real estate companies, Coldwell Banker Realty; the former First Lady of Gabon, Africa (also the mother of the country's current president, President Ali Bongo); a prominent Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon before the California Medical board; a well-respected Radiologist; a successful Orthopedic Surgeon in Beverly Hills; a highly accomplished Corporate Lawyer in Los Angeles; and actor Robert Blake. Committed to excellence and strong dedication to her clients, Ms. Yu has consistently obtained favorable results, both in and out of court. In addition, carrying on the firm's commitment to helping the underprivileged, Ms. Yu donates her time to the poor in criminal and civil cases pro bono.