Isaac D. Rothschild is a shareholder who practices in the firm’s Bankruptcy, Probate and Commercial Litigation Sections of Mesch Clark Rothschild.

Since joining MCR in 2009, Isaac has been active in the firm’s bankruptcy section; co-counsel in some of the largest reorganization cases in Arizona, as well as representing Trustee’s, secured insurance companies, and local banks in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases as well as collection actions. He has represented personal representatives, guardians, conservators and beneficiaries in various litigations.

Isaac graduated from the University of Arizona Rogers College of Law in 2007, where he was a Staff Writer for the Arizona Law Review. While in law school, Isaac expanded his legal studies into China through both the Duquesne School of Law at the China University of Political Science in Beijing and Duke School of Law’s Asia America Institute in Transnational Law in Hong Kong.

Isaac is a native of Tucson and represents the third generation in his family to pursue the practice of law. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Denver. Prior to joining Mesch Clark Rothschild in 2009, he was a Law Clerk for Federal District Court Judge Raner Collins for two years.

He is an active volunteer in professional associations and in the Tucson community, donating his time and talent to numerous organizations including Wills for Heroes, where he prepared wills for Tucson firefighters and police officers. He served as President of Department of Directors of Arts of All and President of the Board of the Directors for the Tucson Jewish Community Center. He was one of the founders of the Tucson Jazz Festival and Tucson Young Tax Professionals and served on the Executive Committee for the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Arizona. He currently serves on the Ninth Circuit Executive Committee. Isaac has been recognized for his pro bono service and his service to the community.

Practice Areas

Admissions

  • State Bar of Arizona, 2007
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2011

Professional

  • Mesch Clark Rothschild, Tucson, AZ
  • Attorney, October 2009 – present
  • Law Clerk, May 2006 – May 2007
  • Federal District Court Judge Raner Collins, Tucson, AZ
  • Law Clerk, August 2007 – August 2009
  • Pima Community College, Bankruptcy Procedures
  • Adjunct Faculty, August 2015 – August 2017

Education

  • University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, Tucson AZ
    Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, 2007
  • Duke School of Law’s Asia America Institute in Transnational Law, Hong Kong, 2005
  • Duquesne School of Law at China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, 2005
  • University of Denver, Denver CO Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 2003

Recognitions

  • Rising Star and Super Lawyers in Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights – Super Lawyers, 2012 – Present
  • Up and Comer – Inside Tucson Business, 2013
  • Pro Bono Attorney of the Month – Volunteer Lawyer’s Program, August 2011
  • Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in the State of Arizona, Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education, 2012

Organizations

  • Arts for All, Board of Directors, 2008-2022
  • Presidio Rotary Club, Founding Member, 2011-2014
  • Tucson Jewish Community Center Board of Directors, 2012-2022
  • Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona, Board of Directors, 2022–2025 (Executive Committee)
  • Southern Arizona Community Foundation, Member of Community Investment Team, August 2010-2021; Chair End of Life Committee, 2015-2020
  • Tucson Jazz Festival, Director 2013-2017
  • Tucson Jewish History Museum, By-Laws Committee, 2016
  • Lawyer Representative for the District of Arizona 2019-2023 (Co-Chair)
  • Ninth Circuit Conference Executive Committee 2023 – Present
  • Arizona Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Member, 2010-201
  • Southern Arizona Federal Bar Association Executive Committee, 2009-2016, President, 2012-2013
  • American Bankruptcy Institute Member, Editor Volo Project, June 2010-2015
  • 2013 Local Rules Committee for the Arizona Bankruptcy Courts, May 2013-2016, Chair of General Procedures Subcommittee, May 2013-2016
  • Tucson Young Tax Professionals, Executive Member 2010-2020
  • Arizona Bankruptcy Court Reaffirmation Clinics, Student Participant, September 2004 – June 2007, Trainer and Attorney Supervisor September 2009 – Present
  • Wills for Heroes, Draft Wills for Southern Arizona First Responders, September 2007-2019
  • Executive Counsel Arizona Bankruptcy Section, 2017-2018

Writings

  • Judicial Remembrance: John M. Roll, Federal Lawyer, March/April 2011
  • New China, ABI International Committee Newsletter, April 2007
  • The Ninth Circuit BAP’s New En Banc Procedure, ABI Court Administration & ADR Committee Newsletter, April 2010
  • Presidents Address, Federal Bar Association Tucson Chapter Newsletter, 4 articles, September 2012 – June 2013
  • Lowell Rothschild – In Memoriam, The Writ Newsletter of the Pima County Bar Association, February 2018