Michael Lawrence Chastaine
Criminal Defense Attorney | Serving Roseville, CA
- Criminal Defense
- Sex Crime
- Domestic Violence
Michael Lawrence Chastaine
Criminal Defense Attorney | Serving Roseville, CA
Criminal Defense, Sex Crime, Domestic Violence, DUI and DWI, Drug Crime, Expungement, Federal Crime, Violent Crime & White Collar Crime
Biography
Recognized for his excellence and integrity in the practice of law, Mike Chastaine has been
selected by his peers to the Best Lawyers in America list since 2013, to the Northern California
Super Lawyers list since 2005, to the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, plus the
2018 Top 100 DUI Attorneys in Northern California list. Attorney Michael Chastaine also has the
top ranking, 10.0, on the peer-reviewed AVVO site.
Attorney Michael Chastaine is also established as one of the Sacramento area’s top sex crime
attorneys. Throughout his career, he has handled all these types of cases successfully. He also
provides outstanding representation for adult and juvenile clients in state and federal courts and
before various professional licensing boards. Michael has appeared before the Third and Sixth
Appellate Districts and the California Supreme Court.
With over 50 years of experience in criminal defense, Chastaine Jones is the place to call if you
have been arrested or charged with criminal misconduct.
In 2007, Mike Chastaine established Chastaine Jones, putting his comprehensive experience of
criminal law to work on behalf of those accused of criminal misconduct in the many counties and
communities surrounding Sacramento in Northern California. Before that, Attorney Chastaine
served 11 years as a Deputy Public Defender for Santa Clara County and worked for five years
in the county’s Alternate Defender Office before serving six years as “of counsel” to a well-
respected private practice firm in Sacramento. In 2021, preeminent trial attorney Martin Jones
took over the company and has been expanding the firm to help more people.
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Work Experience
2021 - 2023
Chastaine | Jones, Of Counsel,
2007
The Chastaine Law Office, Attorney at Law,
2001 - 2007
Rothschild, Wishek & Sands, Of Counsel,
1996 - 2001
Santa Clara County Alternate Defender Office, Senior Attorney,
1985 - 1996
Santa Clara County Public Defender Office, Senior Attorney,
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Michael Lawrence Chastaine
Criminal Defense, Sex Crime, Domestic Violence, DUI and DWI, Drug Crime, Expungement, Federal Crime, Violent Crime & White Collar Crime