Intro
Michelle represents owners, general contractors, lenders, and subcontractors in all manner of construction-related disputes. Her experience includes contract negotiation, claim preparation and evaluation, and prosecution and defense of contractor claims from pre-litigation through trial. She represents clients before state courts, federal courts, and arbitration tribunals, and has resolved numerous complicated construction disputes at mediation. Michelle’s practice has particular emphasis on private commercial and mass residential construction projects.
Michelle is a top rated litigation attorney in San Francisco, and has been named a "Northern California Super Lawyer" by San Francisco magazine from 2015 through 2019.
Areas of Focus
Education
Admissions and Courts
Role
Construction Section Leader
Women's Impact Network, Member
Association of General Contractors Legal Advisory Committee
The Bar Association of San Francisco's Justice & Diversity Center, Board of Directors
Bar Association of San Francisco
"Bay Area Construction Resumes Today With Stringent Safety Rules," GlobeSt.com (May 2020)
California Lawyers Association, Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Legal Services Award (2022)
Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney, SuperLawyers (2014-2019)
"Prefabrication - What Counsel Should Know," USLAW Network Spring Client Conference (April 2023)
“Mechanic’s Liens,” panelist, NorCal Women in Commercial Leasing Law Symposium (November 2018)
"Project Teams: You Just Don't Get It," moderator, California Women in Design + Construction (September 2017)