Michele-Lee is a distinguished litigator with a proven track record of guiding individuals and organizations through complex civil disputes. Specializing in commercial and estate litigation, her formidable advocacy has successfully resolved high-stakes cases spanning antitrust issues, corporate divorce, e-commerce conflicts, and consumer fraud claims. Her strategic insight is sharpened by extensive experience at both the trial and appellate levels.
Lasting and trust-based client relationships are at the center of Michele-Lee’s practice. She takes a deeply personal approach to advocacy, balancing legal acumen with practical solutions tailored to clients’ individual circumstances.
Prior to joining the firm, Michele-Lee practiced at several prominent New Jersey law firms and served as an Assistant Prosecutor in the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. She clerked for the late Hon. Herman D. Michels, then Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey, and interned with a Barrister specializing in criminal law in London, England.
Leveraging a background in her family’s performing arts business, Michele-Lee brings a unique understanding of small business dynamics. She is dedicated to assisting the next generation of legal talent, having served as an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall Law School and a volunteer mentor to law students. Driven by a lifelong passion for learning, Michele-Lee recently earned a Master of Arts in Theology with a concentration in Justice and Public Life from the Princeton Theological Seminary.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Represented private lender and secured appellate decision affirming the enforceability of “pay-when-able” loans in New Jersey.
- Represented e-commerce business in multiple matters concerning antitrust issues and logistics-related contract disputes.
- Represented physicians’ practice group through successful appellate outcome in matter concerning an employment agreement and insurance coverage.
- Represented physician in minority shareholder oppression claims.
- Represented clients in complex trusts and estates litigation including actions to appoint substituted executors, administrators, and trustees, and to resolve distributions of estate bequests and trust proceeds.
- Represented homeowners in prosecution of claims under New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act premised on truth-in-advertising claims.
- Represented various clients in the performing arts industry, including Broadway performers and playwrights.
More about Michele-Lee
Education:
- The Dickinson School of Law, J.D., cum laude
Senior Editor, Dickinson Law Review - University of London, Faculty of Laws
- Princeton Theological Seminary, M.A.
- Drew University, B.A. with specialized honors in Philosophy, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Bar & Court Admissions:
- State of New Jersey
- State of New York
- United States District Court, District of New Jersey
- United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Memberships:
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Women Lawyers in Bergen County
