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Michael Rothschild

Rothschild Wishek & Sands LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    1991
  • Recognized in:
    Criminal Defense: General Practice
    Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Website:
    http://www.rwslaw.com
  • Languages:
    English
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Ethnicity:
    White
  • Location:
    765 University Avenue
    Sacramento, CA 95825
Mr. Rothschild has honed his trial skills in over 40 years of experience in trial courts defending persons charged with felony offenses and before California Licensing Boards on behalf of professionals whose fitness for duty was under scrutiny.  Since 1991 Mr. Rothschild has been recognized by and included within “The Best Lawyers in America” and has been consistently rated as “AV” by Martindale-Hubble.  San Francisco Magazine has included him within their collection of “Super Lawyers of Northern California” for over 7 years.  Mr. Rothschild is past President of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, the statewide Criminal Defense Bar Association.  He has lectured upon trial skills to the National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center, the California Public Defenders Association, and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.  In addition, Mr. Rothschild has presented to California Trial Judges to the Continuing Education Program of the California Judicial Council.  He has appeared before the California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal with reference to both criminal justice and professional licensing cases.  Mr. Rothschild is a graduate of U.C. Berkley and U.C. Hastings College of the Law. 
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Mr. Rothschild has honed his trial skills in over 40 years of experience in trial courts defending persons charged with felony offenses and before California Licensing Boards on behalf of professionals whose fitness for duty was under scrutiny.  Since 1991 Mr. Rothschild has been recognized by and included within “The Best Lawyers in America” and has been consistently rated as “AV” by Martindale-Hubble.  San Francisco Magazine has included him within their collection of “Super Lawyers of Northern California” for over 7 years.  Mr. Rothschild is past President of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, the statewide Criminal Defense Bar Association.  He has lectured upon trial skills to the National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center, the California Public Defenders Association, and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.  In addition, Mr. Rothschild has presented to California Trial Judges to the Continuing Education Program of the California Judicial Council.  He has appeared before the California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal with reference to both criminal justice and professional licensing cases.  Mr. Rothschild is a graduate of U.C. Berkley and U.C. Hastings College of the Law. 
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Education:

  • University of California, Berkeley, B.S., graduated 1964

Affiliations:

  • California Attorneys for Criminal Justice - Past President

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
 

Awards:

  • Northern California Super Lawyer - San Francisco Magazine

Areas of Expertise:

  • Civil and Criminal
  • Environmental Crimes
  • Government Investigations
  • Grand Jury
  • Litigation
  • Sex Abuse
 

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Rothschild Wishek & Sands LLP
http://www.rwslaw.com
 
Headquarters
765 University Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 444.9845

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Brosnahan v Brown ( (1982) 32 Cal 3d 236

A leading case on criminal procedure

Lorenzana v Superior Court (1973) 9 Cal 3d 626

A leading case on the right to privacy and law enforcement right to search.
 
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