Michael S. Chernis
401 Wilshire Blvd, 12th Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90401
About Michael S. Chernis
Practice Areas
- Cannabis Law
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1994J.D.
- Law Review: Fordham Law Review, Member
- Brandeis University, 1989B.A.
- Major: Political Science
Representative Cases
- Phelps v. Kapnolas, 308 F.3d 180 (2d Cir. 2001)
- McWaters v. FEMA et al
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1995
- California, 2008
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1995
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
Other Affiliations
- California State Bar Association, Litigation and Criminal Defense Sections (Member)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Cannabis Sub Committee (Member)
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, Litigation and Criminal Defense Sections (Member)
- Santa Monica Bar Association (Member)
- New York County Lawyers Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Lawyers Committee for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).
- National Cannabis Bar Association
- International Cannabis Bar Association
Past Positions
- Jones Day, Associate, 1994 - 2000
- Schulte Roth & Zabel, Associate, 2000 - 2006
- Hafetz & Necheles, 2006 - 2008
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Cannabis Law
- 14 miles away
- 14 miles away
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- 53.5 miles away
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