Michael J. Fish, Partner in Santa Rosa, CA
Michael, a graduate of University of California Hastings College of Law in San Francisco, has been practicing in Marin and Sonoma Counties for over 35 years.
Michael has earned an outstanding reputation as an attorney experienced in his litigation and transactional practice.
He has counseled clients on matters as diverse as family law (divorce, child custody & support); real estate development; business entity formation, operation, and termination; acquisitions and sales of businesses; attorney-client fee disputes; FINRA arbitrations and estate planning.
He has served as a regular and successful settlement conference Judge Pro Tem in both family law and civil matters for over 20 years.
In addition, he presides over numerous arbitrations and has trained arbitrators in almost every county in the state.
He is the current chairperson of the Sonoma County Bar Association Fee Arbitration Committee and the past chairperson of the Marin County Bar Association Client Relations Committee.
He has also served as Chair of the State Bar of California Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee. He currently serves on the Sonoma County Bar Association Family Law Education Committee.
He is a former Trustee of the UC Hastings 1066 Foundation.
He is currently a Master with the Edward J. McFetridge American Inn of Court.
Michael has also been involved in Rotary for over 30 years, serving in many capacities, including, but not limited to, Rotary Club President, District Governor and District Director for the Rotary Foundation Permanent Fund.
He is also is a Past Chairman of the Board and a current Director of Rotaplast International, Inc., a program providing free cleft palate and cleft lip surgeries to indigent children and has led teams to Argentina, Venezuela and Egypt.
Rotaplast has operated on over 15,000 children since the program’s inception.
Michael is a sought-after speaker on numerous legal and humanitarian-related topics.
Michael practices in the firm’s Santa Rosa office as well as the firm’s branch office on Redwood Boulevard in Novato.