Michelle specializes in employment law and education law.
Clients rely on Michelle for clear, strategic guidance navigating complex legal risks in education and employment settings. She advises a wide range of clients, including educational institutions, on critical workforce and regulatory matters.
Her experience encompasses the full spectrum of employment issues including hiring, training, performance management, discipline, termination, harassment, discrimination, and reasonable accommodation. She also assists clients with workplace investigations involving employee misconduct, discrimination, harassment, and other sensitive personnel matters, and advises on governance issues affecting educational institutions and nonprofit organizations. Additionally, she also counsels on student issues, and drafts, reviews, and advises on a variety of employment and education related policies and agreements including separation agreements, release agreements, service provider contracts, and other employment-related agreements.
- Fordham University School of Law, JD, Staff Member, cum laude, Urban Law Journal
- Manhattanville College, BA, summa cum laude
- New York
- New Jersey
Client alert / September 25, 2026
IRS proposes new racial nondiscrimination regulations for tax-exempt private schools
Article / March 6, 2026
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New York City expands Earned Safe and Sick Time Act: Key changes ...
Article / November 19, 2025
Article / July 22, 2025
Paid Prenatal Leave in New York City: A New Layer of Compliance ...
Article / August 8, 2023
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Article / July 26, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Affirmative Action in College Admissions: Considerations for ...
Article / June 27, 2023
NYS Concussion Management Law Now Applicable to Private Schools
Article / February 24, 2026
New York City expands Earned Safe and Sick Time Act: Key changes ...
Article / November 19, 2025
Article / July 22, 2025
Paid Prenatal Leave in New York City: A New Layer of Compliance ...
Article / August 8, 2023
U.S. Department of Education Opens Inquiry Into Harvard’s Legacy Admissions ...
Article / July 26, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Affirmative Action in College Admissions: Considerations for ...
Article / June 27, 2023
NYS Concussion Management Law Now Applicable to Private Schools
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