
Career Highlights: Appointed to the El Dorado County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2018; partner, Feldman McLaughlin Thiel LLP, 2011-18; partner, Feldman, Shaw and McLaughlin LLP, 2007-11; associate, Feldman Shaw LLP, 2001-07; associate, Feldman, Shaw & DeVore LLP, 1998-2001; associate, Porter, Groff & Lodwick, 1996-98; associate, Robinson, DiLando & Whitaker, 1993-95; associate, Law Offices of Donald B. Caffrey, 1993; associate, Girardi Keese, 1992-93.
Law School: Loyola Law School
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Judge Michael J. McLaughlin has a message for visitors to Lake Tahoe: Drink lots of water. And he doesn’t just mean if you’re hiking.
“Acclimating and hydrating are huge if you come up here to do anything,” McLaughlin said. “There’s a lot of people who come up here and start drinking. I think it does catch up with a lot of people. They might get drunk quicker than if they were at home, and that opens t... (continued)