Goldscheider Peter F Attorney At Law

Specialties

Types of Criminal Cases Handled Include:

Federal and State Cases

We handle virtually any type of criminal case in state and federal court including but not limited to:

Armed Robbery

Aggravated Assault

Assault & Battery including domestic violence

Burglary

Child Abuse /​Endangerment /​Neglect /​Molestation

Controlled Substance Violations (Drug Offenses)

Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs

Drug Offenses

Fraud and Embezzlement

Vehicle Code Offenses

Guns and Weapons Violations

Murder and Manslaughter

Pornography

Resisting Arrest

Sex Crimes including Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

Lewd Conduct

Traffic cases

We also appear in Juvenile Court (including all types of Juvenile Crimes and Dependency Proceedings as well)

In addition we are experienced in handling appeals and petitions for writ of habeas corpus in both the state and federal courts stemming from convictions in either forum.

Following a conviction it is often advised to minimize what can be the long term effects of a criminal convictions. To that end we also handle expungements, certificates of rehabilitation and Governor’s pardons.

We also handle post conviction immigration issues and work with immigration lawyers to assure that any conviction our clients suffer will not result in their deportation from this county.

Non Criminal Matters:

Proceedings in the Department of Motor Vehicles

Professional licensing

History

Established in 1978.

Palo Alto Criminal Attorney

Attorney Biography, Peter F. Goldscheider

Position: Sole Practitioner in private practice in Palo Alto since 1978

Born Trenton, New Jersey, June 17, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. State Bar Certified Criminal Law Specialist since 1981

Education:

University of Rochester (A.B., cum laude, 1969); Phi Beta Kappa.

Stanford University (J.D. 1972).

Certified Specialist in Criminal Law since 1981 as inducted by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

Member:

Former chair of various Bar committees including the Client Relations Committee of the San Mateo Bar Association and currently the Secretary of the Bar Association

State Bar of California;

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers;

California Attorneys for Criminal Justice;

Named a SuperLawyer of Northern California every year since 2007 by Law and Politics