About Michael
Michael Rothschild is a California attorney who was admitted to the State Bar in 1969, holding bar number 43861. His license is currently inactive. He is associated with Rothschild Wishek & Sands LLP, located at 765 University Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95825. The firm specializes in administrative law, criminal defense, and election campaign and political law. Mr. Rothschild has been practicing law for over 56 years, serving clients throughout California.
Mr. Rothschild earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in 1967. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate education at the University of California, Berkeley, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a focus on Labor Management Relations in 1963. During his time at Hastings, he was a founding law student intern for the California Rural Legal Assistance program.
Mr. Rothschild's practice areas include administrative law, criminal defense, and election campaign and political law. He has represented clients in various stages of legal proceedings, including litigation, appeals, negotiations, and trials. His extensive experience encompasses a wide range of cases within these practice areas.
Throughout his career, Mr. Rothschild has been admitted to practice before multiple courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court in 1975. He has also been recognized in the Best Lawyers in America since 1991 and served as a member of the Board of Governors for the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Foundation from 1993 to 1995. Additionally, he has been a Master of the Bench at the Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court since 1991.
Mr. Rothschild is a member of the California State Bar and has been listed in the Administrative Law, Appellate Practice, Criminal Trial Practice, and White Collar Crime sections of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. He has also been recognized in the Best Lawyers in America since 1991. His firm, Rothschild Wishek & Sands LLP, was established in 1991 and is located at 901 F Street, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95814.
