Michelle M. Lauer
Michelle joined Bade & Baskin, PLC in 2009. She attended Arizona State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, graduating summa cum laude in 2004. Michelle received her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law, San Diego, California in 2008. Prior to graduation, Michelle participated in a three-month internship through the Government of Chile, El Servicio Nacional del Adulto Mayor, a division charged with the duty of establishing and monitoring the civil rights of Chile's seniors, in Santiago de Chile. She is a member of the Arizona State Bar, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, and the Arizona Women's Lawyers Association. Michelle also provides pro bono legal services through the Volunteer Lawyers Program in its guardianship and conservatorship clinic.
Areas of Practice
- Securities Arbitration and Litigation
- Securities Regulatory and Enforcement Proceedings
- Commercial Litigation
- White Collar Criminal Defense
- Estate and Business Planning and Guardianships and Conservatorships
Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Arizona, 2008
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 2008
Education
- California Western School of Law, San Diego, California
- J.D. - 2008
- Honors: Certificate of Completion w/Honors in Children, Family & Elder Law
- Arizona State University, Glendale, Arizona
- B.A. (Summa Cum Laude) - 2004
- Major: Sociology
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Arizona Women's Lawyers Association, Member, 2006 - Present
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member, 2007 - 2009
Past Employment Positions
- Jones Skelton & Hochuli, PLC, Legal Secretary, 2001 - 2005
- Roshka Heyman & DeWulf, PLC, Legal Secretary, 1998 - 2001
Pro Bono Activities
- Volunteer Lawyers Program-Community Legal Services, 2008 - Present
- Valley Big Brothers Bis Sisters, 1999 - 2005
