MICHELLE C. HARRELL is a Shareholder and Manager of the firm's General and Complex Litigation Practice Group. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, summa cum laude, from the University of Detroit in 1990 and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Wayne State University Law School in 1993. While at Wayne State, Ms. Harrell participated in moot court competitions and received three American Jurisprudence Awards. Michelle is a Barrister Emeritus in the American Inn of Court, Oakland County Chapter, a Mentor in the Oakland County Bar Association Mentor Program and an Oakland County Circuit Court Case Evaluator (Complex Commercial Neutral). She was also appointed to serve as a member of the U.S. Courts Committee of the State Bar of Michigan to further the relationship and effective interaction between the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and Michigan State Courts. Ms. Harrell concentrates her practice in the areas of complex commercial, real estate, receiverships and family law litigation. Ms Harrell authored the article "Caveat Receiver: Practical Tips for Appointing or Serving as a Receiver" for the Michigan Bar Journal. Michelle's receivership expertise was the focus of the Michigan Lawyer's Weekly article, "Putting the Stress in Distressed" while several of her litigation matters were featured in the Crain's Detroit story "A&P Stops Paying Rent on Farmer Jack's Spaces: 24 Lawsuits Filed." She was also named as a DBusiness Top Lawyer for 2010 in the areas of Real Estate and Litigation. Michelle is an active member of the Hydrocephalus Association, Michigan Chapter.

Education

• WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Detroit, Michigan, Juris Doctor, Cum Laude 1993
• UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT, Detroit, Michigan, B. S., Accounting, Summa Cum Laude 1990

Professional Memberships

• STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN
• OAKLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
• AMERICAN INN OF COURT, OAKLAND COUNTY CHAPTER
• FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION
• U.S. COURTS COMMITTEE, STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN