Michelle is a seasoned litigator who represents companies and individuals in high-stakes litigation, class actions, incident response investigations, white collar defense, and government investigations. She is a trusted adviser for health plans, payors, managed care organizations, and life sciences companies for their most complex disputes and government investigations. Her practice includes representing corporations and individuals being investigated by or targeted for indictment by the US Department of Justice or for prosecution by various federal and state agencies.

She counsels clients through every stage from pre-litigation counseling and investigations to trial before state and federal courts, and hearings before the American Arbitration Association and other ADR providers, and local boards and commissions. She has been trained to serve as an arbitrator and mediator and selected to serve as a neutral for the American Arbitration Association.

Michelle represents clients across a broad spectrum of industries including manufacturing, education, financial services, construction, technology, retail, and telecommunications. She also represents governmental entities and nonprofits. Michelle regularly provides counsel on highly sensitive matters, often assisting with crisis management and strategies for handling the press.

Prior to joining Mintz, Michelle was a partner at a US-based law firm, where she handled a wide range of high-stakes litigation. She also served in several leadership roles at the firm, most recently as the managing partner of the Baltimore office, a member of the executive committee, and a member of the firm-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion committee. Her prior leadership roles included serving as the vice chair of the litigation department and of the white collar and government investigations practice, and as Chair of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Earlier, Michelle was a partner and an associate at an international law firm and an associate at a Baltimore-based firm.

Michelle also serves in leadership and board roles at numerous bar, civic, and alumni organizations. She has received many honors for her work, including being named a "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation and one of the "Most Influential Black Lawyers" by Savoy magazine.

In law school, Michelle served on the Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law.