Mr. Rothschild has honed his trial skills in over 30 years of experience defending persons charged with felony offenses. His practice has emphasized defense of sex molest and abuse cases. 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 Laawyers of Northern California" for over 5 years. Mr. Rothschild is Past President of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. He regularly lectures upon trial skills to the National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center, the California Public Defenders Association and California Attorneys for Crininal Justice - the statewide organization of Criminal Defense Attorneys. In addition, Mr. Rothschild has presented to California Trial Judges through the continuing education program of the California Judicial Council. Mr. Rothschild is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and U.C. Hastings College of the Law.
Lawyer Profile
Michael Rothschild
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Recognized Since:1991
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Recognized in:Criminal Defense: General PracticeCriminal Defense: White-Collar
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Law School:University of California, Hastings College of Law
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Languages:English
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Location:765 University AvenueSacramento, CA 95825
Mr. Rothschild has honed his trial skills in over 30 years of experience defending persons charged with felony offenses. His practice has emphasized defense of sex molest and abuse cases. 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 Laawyers of Northern California" for over 5 years. Mr. Rothschild is Past President of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. He regularly lectures upon trial skills to the National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center, the California Public Defenders Association and California Attorneys for Crininal Justice - the statewide organization of Criminal Defense Attorneys. In addition, Mr. Rothschild has presented to California Trial Judges through the continuing education program of the California Judicial Council. Mr. Rothschild is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and U.C. Hastings College of the Law.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- University of California, Hastings College of Law, graduated 1967
- University of California, Berkeley, 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
Firm Details
Rothschild Wishek & Sands LLP
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Attorney Case History
Hatton v Bonner (2004) 356 F 3d 955
Discussed parameters of sex offender registration in California
Gebremicael v Commission on Teacher Credentialing (2004)
Established basic rules as applied to teacher licensing
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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