Michael Chastaine

Mike Chastaine is an award-winning attorney, speaker and author. His career spans many decades and covers a wide range of experiences, both in and out of the court room. As a successful entrepreneur, nationally recognized trial lawyer and endurance athlete, he has a unique perspective for success that puts him in the position to help others. "Running my own law office was never the plan. I spent 16 years as a public defender and another six years working for a large firm that assigned out cases. In 2006 my life changed, and I realized that I needed to go out on my own. On January 1, 2007, I opened the Chastaine Law Office. Not only was I building my own firm, I had to juggle raising three young daughters and keeping up my fitness as an extreme endurance athlete that traveled around the world. In additional, during the winter, I was a National Ski Patroller who was working on the mountain every other weekend. But the problem was not family or sports. The real challenge was I had to admit that I didn’t know how to run a business. Having incredible mentors in law served me well in the court room but did little to help me create a successful business. After struggling for several years I decided that I had had enough. I made a key decision. I sought out others that had accomplished what I wanted to do. Hiring some of the top mentors in the legal business field was when the dramatic changes began to take hold. Most importantly of all, I acted on what I learned. My life started to improve dramatically. I went from being a stressed-out attorney in a room by myself to building a seven-figure law firm with just three attorneys and a small support staff. The Chastaine Law Office was selected the Best Criminal Defense Firm in Northern California in 2020 and 2021, and I was selected one of the top criminal defense attorneys in the country. For 2026 I was selected "Attorney of the Law" for my practice area in California by Best Lawyers In 2021 I decided it was time to do something different with my life. I sold the firm to another experienced attorney who understood the value of the systems that I had developed. The firm is now known as Chastaine |Jones and I remain Of Counsel to the firm. Now I take all of that experience and knowledge to help other struggling attorneys to build their dream. To get out of their ruts and enjoy the benefits of financial security through proven methods and systems.