Originally from North Carolina, Michele is proud to call Washington home.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Juris Doctor degree from Gonzaga University School of Law, where she fell in love with Washington.  While attending Gonzaga, Michele served as President of the Women’s Law Caucus and was an Associate Editor of two legal publications: Gonzaga Law Review and Gonzaga Journal of International Law.  In addition, she worked as a legal intern at University Legal Assistance, a school-sponsored clinic for low-income clients who might not otherwise have access to legal representation.

Michele is dedicated to serving the community and improving people’s lives.  Toward that end, she opened her own firm, Guardian Community Law, in 2019.  Guardian’s mission is to be a strong representative for clients and to provide clients with the kind of attention and dedication they deserve.  Guardian’s primary areas of practice are family law, guardianships, and protection orders. Michele partners with Aspen Victim Advocacy Services to provide pro bono services to Aspen clients, teaching at Central Washington University as an adjunct professor in the Law and Justice Department, and serving as a guardian ad litem, court visitor, judge pro tempore, and WSBA hearings officer.   

She is a member of Domestic Relations Attorneys of Washington, the Kittitas and Yakima County bar associations, the Washington State Bar Association, Washington Women Lawyers, and the League of Women Voters.  Michele believes that access to justice is an issue that crosses all boundaries and joined WSBA’s Small Town and Rural Council in an effort to bring awareness to and resolve these issues.