Michele was born in Oregon and raised in Marysville, Washington. She attended the University of Washington in Seattle and graduated in the spring of 2003. While there, Michele majored in Sociology and double minored in Political Science and Law, Society and Justice.

In the fall of 2004, Michele entered Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington. During the first two years of law school, Michele served as a member of the Woman’s Law Caucus and spent a summer working in Gonzaga’s Center for Law and Justice serving low income individuals. In her third year, Michele was chosen as an Associate Editor for the Gonzaga Journal of International Law and worked as a law clerk at a private law firm in Spokane. She graduated in May 2007 with her Juris Doctorate.

After graduating, Michele relocated to the Central Coast and joined KIRK & SIMAS in September 2007. Michele works in several different practice areas, focusing primarily on estate planning, real estate matters and business transactions.