Michael Rothschild
Member
Email: mrothschild@rwslaw.com

Michael Rothschild has honed his trial skills in over 30 years of experience representing plaintiffs in civil litigation and defense of persons charged with felony offenses.  In both arenas Mr. Rothschild has focused on psychological issues in general and those affecting children in specific.  Emphasis of his criminal defense work has been upon sex-molest and abuse cases.  Since 1991 Mr. Rothschild has been recognized by and included within the publication "The Best Lawyers in America" and is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell.  Mr. Rothschild is Past President of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.  Mr. Rothschild regularly lectures upon trial skills to the National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center and has served both as trainer and program director of the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Trial Skills Workshop at Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California.  In addition, Mr. Rothschild has taught trial skill seminars to the organization previously known as the California Trial Lawyers Association and on behalf of CEB - California Continuing Education of the Bar.  He has also 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.

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Professional Licensing; Political Law; Administrative Law.

Admitted: 1969, California; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: University of California, Hastings College of Law, J.D.

College: University of California, Berkeley, B.S.

Member: State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

Biography: Master of the Bench, Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Law, 1991-. Vice President, 1988-1989 and President, 1990-1991, California Attorneys For Criminal Justice. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1991-. Member, Board of Governors, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Foundation, 1993-1995.

Reported Cases: Hatton v. Bonner (2004) 356 F.3d 955; Townsend v. Superior Court (1975) 15 Cal.3d 774; Newland v. Board of Governors (1977) 9 Cal.3d 705; Lorenzana v. Superior Court (1973) 9 Cal.3d 626; California v. Orin (1975) 13 Cal.3d 937; Brosnahan v. Brown (1982) 32 Cal.3d 236; Gebremicael v. California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (2004) 118 Cal App 4th 1477; California Teachers Association v. Commission on Teacher Credentialing (2003) 111 Cal. App. 4th 1001; People v. Superior Court (Frietag) (1988) 204 Cal. App. 3d 247; People v. Lopez (1975) 52 Cal. App. 3d 263; People v. Thomas (1975) 44 Cal. App. 3d 573; Walker v. Superior Court (1974) 37 Cal App. 3d 938; Dudley v. Superior Court (1974) 36 Cal. App. 3d 977.

Born: Miami, Florida, September 24, 1942

ISLN: 901976275