David Kenner

David E. Kenner is the founding attorney of the Kenner Law Firm, Encino, California. Kenner Law Firm, led by Mr. Kenner, a highly respected criminal defense attorney and veteran, represents clients in civil and criminal matters. With over 50 years of experience, Mr. Kenner has successfully handled thousands of State and Federal criminal cases in the U.S. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, and was admitted to practice law in the State of California in 1968. Mr. Kenner is known for being an aggressive and well-prepared criminal defense lawyer who establishes a strong rapport with his clients. Along with handling State matters, he specializes in complex criminal, quasi-criminal, and civil litigation, often opposing government counsel. He has even gone against U.S. attorneys, district attorneys, and attorneys general, and has confronted the FBI, DEA, CIA, ATF, organized crime, and OCIDEF in litigation. Mr. Kenner has vast experience in handling various Federal crimes, including white-collar crimes, weapons charges, Federal homicide cases, and CFTC and SEC matters. He was the defense counsel in the first Federal drug kingpin case, a host of 848, 846, and 841 cases, and several money laundering cases, including the largest DEA undercover money laundering investigation known as Operation Polar Cap. In that case, Mr. Kenner succeeded in getting a dismissal for his client.

Mr. Kenner is an accomplished attorney who specializes in representing clients involved in minor and major state crimes, including murder, drug dealing, and financial fraud. He has been representing these types of clients for over 20 years. Notably, Mr. Kenner has represented high-profile individuals, such as Suge Knight, co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records, and artists Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur. His work with these clients has become a significant focus of his practice, where he served as an executive and head of counsel at Death Row Records. Mr. Kenner’s excellence is well illustrated in his representation of Snoop Dogg, where he won an acquittal, and the representation of Robert Geddyes, where his cross-examination in pretrial hearings forced the District Attorney’s Office to dismiss their first-degree murder charge on the eve of trial. Recently, Mr. Kenner won an acquittal in a case involving twelve counts of attempted murder filed against two members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in the State of South Dakota.

An experienced and knowledgeable attorney, Mr. Kenner is highly skilled in cross-examining government professional witnesses. He is dedicated to ensuring that his clients receive fair representation and a level playing field, whether they are facing an immediate arrest or a long-term conspiracy investigation. Mr. Kenner is a member of the California State Bar and Lawyers of Distinction and has been awarded Martindale-Hubbell's prestigious AV Preeminent rating.