A judge in Marin County, Calif. on Tuesday dismissed a misdemeanor domestic violence charge against Boies Schiller Flexner partner Joshua Schiller after a prosecutor asked to drop the case.
“We’ve determined we can no longer prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt,” Deputy District Attorney Shari Goldman told Judge Geoffrey Howard.
Schiller, the son of firm co-founder Jonathan Schiller, was arrested Jan. 14 after an incident involving his wife at their home in Ross, Calif. Police said they observed “visible injuries that were minor in nature” on Melissa Siebel Schiller, who is the sister-in-law of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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