Palo Alto Criminal Defense Attorney
Firm Overview
Law Offices of Peter F. Goldscheider consists of a single attorney who specializes in criminal defense both at the trial and appellate level in both state and federal court who is a California State Bar Certified Criminal Law Specialist. Firm also handles select Civil Litigation in state court only.
Peter F. Goldscheider has handled literally thousands of criminal cases including:
- homicides some of which carried the death penalty
- sexual assaults
- white collar and computer related offenses
- narcotics offenses
- fraud and theft cases
- driving under the influence and other traffic related matters
He is also an experienced appellate advocate in both state and federal court including handling petitions for writs of habeas corpus. Also handles juvenile court matters. Has tried well over 150 jury trials and innumerable motions of all sorts.
Peter F. Goldscheider was named SuperLawyer in both 2007 and 2008 by Law and Politics Magazine and San Francisco Magazine.



