BIO

Michelle is an associate attorney at the firm who advocates for individuals injured by the negligence and misconduct of others. She dedicates her practice to helping injury victims navigate the legal system so they can obtain the compensation they deserve. As a former civil defense attorney, she brings well-rounded litigation acumen to her cases, allowing her to analyze legal issues from multiple viewpoints in order to implement the most effective strategic courses of action for her clients and anticipate defense strategies. Her practice includes product liability, car accidents, medical malpractice, premises liability, dog bites, and other personal injury cases. She has experience with both routine claims and contentious, high-value cases.

Prior to joining the firm, Michelle served as a defense litigation attorney at national law firms, where she represented sophisticated clients in complex litigation and learned how large corporations and defense attorneys defend cases. Through this experience, she also honed her litigation skills. She has successfully briefed dispositive motions and appeals, defended client depositions, deposed opposing parties and experts, represented clients at mediations, and overseen large-scale discovery productions. She is licensed to practice law in both Missouri and Illinois.

Originally from the St. Louis and Prairie Village, Kansas, areas, Michelle earned her B.A. in Psychology from Wake Forest University in 2012 and her J.D. from the University of Missouri School of Law in 2015.

 

Michelle’s Professional Profiles

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Fun Facts

In her free time, she enjoys reading and hiking with her Old English Sheepdog, Henry.

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EDUCATION

  • University of Missouri Columbia, JD, 2015 
  • Wake Forest University, BA in Psychology, 2012