OverviewMichelle provides strategic counsel and representation to clients involved in a range of construction, real estate and project development matters. Representative work includes:
- Complex real estate purchase, sale, and leasing transactions
- Entitlement processes
- Easements, licenses, and rights-of-entry agreements
- Developing and implementing best practices on large-scale, high-ticket construction, and development projects
- Negotiating and drafting construction-related contracts
- Handling construction related disputes, such as contractor and design defect cases, lien claims, insurance coverage claims, and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) matters
- Resolving zoning and land use issues
ExperienceRecent representations include:
- Providing a higher education client with RFP assistance, construction contract drafting and entitlement guidance
- Advising a public institution client on architect, owner’s representative and construction contracts and development agreements
- Assisting and industrial/steel fabricator in the purchase and sale of environmentally contaminated property and rezoning the property for the future buyer
- Representing a real estate investment firm in the refinancing of a residential housing complex
- Advising a real estate developer on purchase, leasing and entitlement issues
- Negotiating and drafting prime and subcontracts for utility contractor for projects throughout U.S.
- Aiding general contractor in development of mixed use urban development
Honors & Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Construction Law, Real Estate Law, 2020
- Up and Coming Lawyers, Wisconsin Law Journal, 2016
- Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award
- Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
Professional Activities
- Director of Membership, Momentum Milwaukee
- Board of Directors, Milwaukee Bar Association
- Board of Directors, WCREW, 2020
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Wisconsin Bar Association
- Member, Commercial Association of Realtors – Wisconsin
- Member, Association of General Contractors
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