Background and Experience
Michelle has spent more than a decade helping individuals and families navigate some of life’s most difficult transitions. Her family law experience is broad—from domestic violence and child welfare matters to complex, high-asset litigation involving multimillion-dollar estates—but the foundation of her practice remains the same: understanding what matters most to the client and helping shoulder the burden of the legal process.
A Salt Lake City native, Michelle earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Utah and her law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. She combines substantial legal experience with a personable, solution-oriented approach that helps clients feel heard, informed, and supported throughout their case.
Michelle recognizes that divorce, custody, and other family law matters can consume a client’s attention at precisely the time they need to be focused on their children, careers, finances, and future. She works to bring order to that uncertainty by explaining the process, helping clients evaluate difficult choices, and taking responsibility for the legal issues that do not need to become the center of their lives.
Her preference is to reduce unnecessary conflict and pursue practical solutions whenever possible. When important interests are at stake, however, Michelle is prepared to advocate firmly and decisively for her clients.
Outside the office, Michelle enjoys spending time with her two dogs, Eleanor Rigby and Lennon. She is an avid camper, world traveler, and trivia enthusiast who enjoys new experiences and perspectives.
