About Edward
Practice areas
- Federal crime: 40%
Asset Forfeiture Defense (representation of claimants seeking return of property seized by the government on ground that property is connected to crime, usually drug trafficking)
8 years
- Criminal defense: 25%
Focus on drug related criminal cases
8 years
- Administrative law: 20%
re: asset forfeiture
1 year
- Appeals: 15%
8 years
Resume
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Active | 2008 | 03/21/2017 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
avvo contributions
| Legal answers | 0 |
| Legal guides | 0 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Raymand McCulloch Memorial - Excellence in Const. Law | University of New Mexico School of Law | 2006 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Attorney | Law Office of David M. Michael | 2007 - Present |
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Member | 2008 - Present |
| NORML National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law | Legal Committee | 2008 - Present |
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| People v. $91,000 (appx) | Obtained the return of all of the seized funds on behalf of client | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People v. $10,000 (appx) | Obtained the return of all of the seized funds on behalf of client | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People v. $224,000 (appx) | Obtained the return of approxiately $200,000 on behalf of clients | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School name | Major | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Univ of New Mexico SOL | N/A | law | N/A |
| Univ of California Berkeley | N/A | undergraduate | N/A |
Attorney endorsements
(1)
Catherine Vais, Immigration Attorney
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I endorse this lawyer's work. He is professional, knowledgeable, and an expert in his field. I would recommend him to anybody with criminal issues.
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Contact
Law Offices of David M. Michael
101 California Street Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA, 94111
Mobile (415) 518-0498
Office (415) 946-8996
Website