Michael Rothschild

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.