MEMBERS OF FIRM
Michael Rothschild (Member) born Miami, Florida, September 24, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, California; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.S.); University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D.). Master of the Bench, Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Law, 1991. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1991. Member, Board of Governors, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Foundation, 1993-1995. Member: State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Vice-President, 1988-1999 and President, 1990-1991). 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. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Professional Licensing; Political Law; Administrative Law.Email: Michael Rothschild
M. Bradley Wishek (Member) born Pasadena, California, June 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of California School of Law at Davis (J.D., 1985). Listed, Best Lawyers in America. Adjunct Instructor, Trial Practice, University of California at Davis School of Law, 1996. Member: Sacramento County (Co-chair, Criminal Law Section, 1989-1990; Member, Indigent Criminal Defense Panel Committee, 1994-1995) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; Criminal Defense Lawyers of Sacramento (Board Member, 1993; Vice-President, 1995-1996); Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court, 1989-1991; Milton L. Schwartz Inn of Court (Master of the Bench, 1992-1997 and 2001). Reported Cases: Hughey v. Department of Motor Vehicles (1991) 235 Cal.App.3d 752; Bunnell v. Superior Court (1994) 21 Cal. App. 4th 1811; Ream v. Superior Court (1996) 48 Cal.App. 4th 1812; In re Jennings (2004) 34 Cal. 4th 254. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Professional Licensing.Email: M. Bradley Wishek
Shannon V. Baker (Member) born Jackson, California, December 29, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., psychology, 1998); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Sacramento County Bar Association; State Bar of California; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; Milton L. Schwartz American Inn of Court (2002-2007). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Professional Licensing; Administrative Law.Email: Shannon V. Baker
ASSOCIATES
Jon-Paul Valcarenghi (Associate) born Pontiac, Michigan, December 31, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: Pacific Union College (B.S.B.A., 1998); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Sacramento County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Professional Licensing; Administrative Law.Email: Jon-Paul Valcarenghi
Adam J. Richards (Associate) born Santa Monica, California, February 8, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 2004); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Sacramento County Bar Association, and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Lawyer; California Attorneys for Criminal Lawyer; California DUI-Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Professional Licensing; Administrative Law.Email: Adam J. Richards
Kendall Dawson Wasley (Associate) born Santa Rosa, California, March 11, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 2004); McGeorge School of Law, Part of University of the Pacific (J.D., 2007). Order of the Coif; Traynor Honor Society. Member: Sacramento and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Professional Licensing; Administrative Law.Email: Kendall Dawson Wasley
OF COUNSEL
Michael S. Sands (Of Counsel) born New York, New York, February 21, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, California; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Rochester; University of Arizona (B.S., with distinction, 1959); Stanford University (LL.B., 1962). Phi Kappa Phi. Author, "The Therapeutic Abortion Act," 13 University of California, Los Angeles Law Review 285, 1966. Professor of Law and Director, Center for Legal Advocacy, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, 1991-1996. Assistant Public Defender, Sacramento County, 1965-1970. Sacramento City Councilman, 1970-1977. Vice Mayor, Sacramento, 1971-1975. Member: Sacramento County Bar Association (President, 1985); State Bar of California (Member, Executive Council, Conference of Barristers, 1968-1971); California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1988); California Public Defenders Association (Founder, 1969); American Board of Criminal Lawyers (1981-1992); Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench, Emeritus, 1988-1995). Reported Cases: Kellett v. Superior Court (1966) 63 Cal.2d 822; In re Dennis M. (1969) 70 Cal. 2d 444; People v. Superior Court (DuVal) (1988) 198 Cal.App. 3d 1121. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Michael S. Sands
Quin Denvir (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, May 27, 1940; admitted to bar, 1969, District of Columbia; 1971, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1962); The American University (M.A., 1966); University of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1969). Order of Coif. Member, University of Chicago Law Review. Federal Defender, 1996-2005. State Public Defender, 1976-1984. Member: State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar; California Academy of Appellate Lawyers. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1962-1966]. Reported Cases: Jones v. United States, 526 U.S. 227 (1999); Roe v. Flores-Ortega, 528 U.S. 470 (2000); Ewing v. California, 538 U.S. 11 (2003). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Appellate Practice.Email: Quin Denvir
Kresta N. Daly (Of Counsel) born San Francisco, California, November 15, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A., 1995); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Milton L. Schwartz Inn of Court, 2006; Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court, 2002-2004. Member: Indigent Defense Panel Executive Committee, 2006; Sacramento County Bar Association, 2001-2006. Formerly with Law Office of Kresta Daly. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Administrative Law.Email: Kresta N. Daly