Michael S. Rothman
An attorney you can trust when you need it most.I am the founder and principal of a boutique criminal defense law firm located in Rockville, Maryland. I am licensed to practice law in both federal and state courts in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Since 2011, I have been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine (a peer reviewed attorney publication) as among the top 5% of criminal defense lawyers practicing -- both in Maryland and the District of Columbia. My areas of practice and concentration include criminal defense, white collar criminal defense, dui/dwi defense, traffic matters, Internet crime and fraud, computer fraud, as well as governance and compliance matters for corporations and groups. The Medical Cannabis Law Group (MCLG) is a division of the Law Office of Mike Rothman. The goal of the MCLG is to assist stakeholders (patients, doctors, providers, and caregivers) in medical cannabis states in their transition to the new, regulated medical cannabis marketplace. For more than 10 years, I have been assisting individuals and policy makers with regulatory and legal questions pertaining to medical cannabis, its regulation, compliance, and use. I am licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia. But I have consulted on medical cannabis matters across the country.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- White Collar Crime
- Communications & Internet Law
- Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Cannabis & Marijuana Law
- Marijuana Business Formation, Medical Marijuana
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Free Consultation
Certain limitations may apply as to the length and scope of the consultation. - Credit Cards Accepted
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
- Maryland
- Maryland
- 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Written
- Attorney and Principal.
- Medical Cannabis Law Group
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- The Medical Cannabis Law Group (MCLG) is a division of the Law Office of Mike Rothman. MCLG assists stakeholders (patients, doctors, providers, and caregivers) located in medical cannabis states with the transition to the new regulated medical cannabis marketplace. MCLG provides timely and accurate legal advice regarding sensitive matters involving the emerging cannabis industry. Mr. Rothman is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia, but consults on matters involving cannabis across the country.
- Trial Attorney and Principal
- Law Office of Mike Rothman
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- I am the founder and principal of a boutique criminal defense law firm located in Rockville, Maryland. I am licensed to practice law in both federal and state courts in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Since 2011, I have been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine (a peer reviewed attorney publication) as among the top 5% of criminal defense lawyers practicing -- both in Maryland and the District of Columbia. My areas of practice and concentration include criminal defense, white collar criminal defense, dui/dwi defense, traffic matters, Internet crime and fraud, computer fraud, as well as governance and compliance matters for corporations and groups.
- Associate
- Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn, PLLC
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- The George Washington University Law School
- Master of Public Administration (1996) | Public Administration
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- Emory University
- B.A. (1992) | Political Science
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- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
- Criminal Law
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- Joseph Bernstein Prize for Outstanding Legal Writing
- University of Maryland School of Law
- Bryce Harlow Foundation Scholarship Award Winner
- Byce Harlow Foundation
- Bryce Harlow Foundation Scholarship Award Winner
- Bryce Harlow Foundation
- Top 5% of Practicing Attorneys in Maryland and DC
- Super Lawyers Magazine
- Named as Super Lawyer in Criminal Defense from 2011 to Present.
- National Association Of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Member
- Current
- Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association (MCDAA)
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- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- Current
- Better Business Bureau
- Current
- National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
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- Law Review Publication: Michael S. Rothman, Comment, It’s a Small World After All: Personal Jurisdiction, the Internet and the Global Marketplace, 23 Md. J. Int’l L & Trade 127 (Spring/Summer 1999).
- Maryland International Journal of Law and Trade
- “Bail and Security Bonds” Montgomery County, Montgomery County Media Law School for the Public, Episode No. 227, August 2011, Montgomery County, Montgomery County Media Law School for the Public, Episode No. 227, August 2011, Montgomery County, Montgomery County Media Law School for the Public, Episode No. 227, August 2011
- Montgomery County Bar Association, Public Law School
- “Using Recent Medical & Political Developments to Help Clients” Patients out of Time: Tenth National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, held at the Baltimore Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland on April 14, 2016., Patients out of Time: Tenth National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, held at the Baltimore Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland on April 14, 2016., Baltimore Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland on April 14, 2016.
- Patients out of Time
- 24 Hour Course on DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
- Member of the Jurisprudence Section
- American Association of Forensic Sciences
- Website
- Website