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Biglaw Partner Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge

Joshua Schiller was arrested in California last night.

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This morning, American Lawyer reported that Joshua Schiller, son of Boies Schiller’s Jonathan Schiller, was arrested in Ross, California, last night on a domestic violence charge.

That said, Schiller’s attorney is confident that the charges will be dropped quickly.

“I fully expect the charges to be dropped. This was a misunderstanding. There was no instance of domestic violence,” Joshua Schiller’s attorney, California-based defense attorney Douglas Horngrad said in a statement.

Horngrad also provided a joint statement from Joshua and Melissa Siebel Schiller: “This is a private matter between us. We love and respect each other. We are partners and will move beyond this together.”

Still, it’s another unfortunate headline for a firm in the midst of an organizational shakeup that’s seen mass departures as it sets a new direction after years of expansion. Schiller is serving as West Coast administrative partner as the firm’s California operations were curtailed over the last year.

Business Insider reported that Schiller was removed from a matter in 2017 based upon “inappropriate comments” to an associate, but this is the first such domestic violence incident.

When reached for comment, the firm said:

The Firm has been made aware of recent events related to our partner, Josh Schiller.  While we have been informed by him and his wife that this was a misunderstanding, the firm will be conducting its own review to better understand what happened. While that review is ongoing, Josh has asked for a leave of absence to focus on his family, and we have agreed to give him this time.

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Boies Schiller Partner Joshua Schiller Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge [American Lawyer]

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