About William Michael
William Michael Aron is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in the State of California. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 2004 and holds bar number 234408. His license is currently in active status. Mr. Aron is the owner and principal attorney at Aron Law Firm, a law office located at 15 West Carrillo Street, Suite 217, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. He has been practicing law for over 20 years, serving clients throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
Mr. Aron earned his Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law, where he also obtained a Master of Arts in Psychology. During his time at Duke, he authored a paper examining the efficacy of polygraph examinations in a criminal law context. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating with high honors. His formal education also includes research in negotiation and dispute resolution as a visiting scholar at Bond University in Sydney, Australia, and at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England.
Mr. Aron's practice areas include criminal defense and personal injury law. He represents individuals in matters involving DUI defense, domestic violence, drug crimes, white-collar crimes, firearm offenses, juvenile crime, theft, felonies, misdemeanors, assault, investor protection, and personal injury. His practice encompasses all stages of litigation, including initial case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement negotiations, and trial proceedings in both state and federal courts.
Throughout his career, Mr. Aron has handled cases in the Superior Court of California for the County of Santa Barbara, the Superior Court of California for the County of San Luis Obispo, and the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Prior to founding his own firm, he served as a Deputy District Attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases, honing his jury trial skills. He has also served as a visiting professor of law through the University of Virginia’s Semester at Sea Program and has been featured as a lecturer at various colleges and organizations.
Mr. Aron is an active member of the California State Bar Association and the Santa Barbara County Bar Association. He holds a broker's license with the California Department of Real Estate and serves as a judge for the Santa Barbara Teen Court, providing resources, education, and accountability for at-risk youth. He is also a member of the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Mr. Aron is fluent in English and Spanish, allowing him to serve the diverse communities of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties effectively.
