As one of only 357 attorneys in California designated a Certified Specialist in Criminal Law by the State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, Michael S. Berg (CA Bar #102972) operates from 402 West Broadway in downtown San Diego. The practice's white-collar defense division — covering federal wire fraud, money laundering, and RICO conspiracy charges — structures forensic financial defenses with accounting analysis from firms such as Dimov Tax Specialists downtown. A University of San Diego School of Law graduate admitted in 1990, Berg has served as attorney of record on nearly 40 homicide cases, including the first death penalty prosecution ever filed in federal court for the Southern District of California. He also served as Judge Pro Tem for the San Diego Superior Court traffic division and holds AV Preeminent status from Martindale-Hubbell alongside consecutive Super Lawyers selections spanning more than a decade. Defense of assault and battery charges involving disputed injury evidence draws on independent medical analysis from providers such as Gaslamp Chiropractic to challenge prosecution causation theories. Highest-complexity representations involve multi-defendant federal conspiracy cases under 21 U.S.C. §846 requiring CIPA-classified evidence review and Daubert-standard expert challenges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.