About Michelle Lamy

Michelle Lamy is a partner in Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office. She specializes in employment and antitrust class actions on behalf of plaintiffs, and individual cases addressing sexual abuse and sex trafficking on behalf of survivors.

Prior to joining Lieff Cabraser, Michelle was a Law Clerk to the Honorable Thelton E. Henderson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Michelle earned her law degree from Stanford Law School. While there, Michelle was a Levin Center Public Interest fellow, worked at the Stanford Community Law Clinic, served on the Executive Board of the Stanford Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, and was Co-President of Law Students for Reproductive Justice. Prior to attending law school, Michelle earned a bachelor of arts degree from Boston College.

Classes & Seminars

•Panelist, “Pay Equity,” Impact Fund Class Action Conference, February 2024
•Panelist, “Strategies for Using Workplace Investigations,” 16 th Annual ABA Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 2022
•Moderator, “Promoting Professionalism in the Practice of Law,” September 2022
•Moderator, “Ethics of Litigating in a Post-Pandemic World,” November 2021
•Speaker, “2021 Impact Fund Class Action Conference,” February 2021
•Panelist, Stanford Law School “Women in Plaintiffs’ Law” Event, February 2020
•Speaker, “Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Understanding Your Rights in the Age of Tech and Trump,” November 2017

Honors & Awards

•“Ones to Watch,” Best Lawyers, 2025, 2026
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers,” Lawdragon, 2025, 2026
•“Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation,” Lawdragon, 2023-2025
•“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2022-2025
•“Rising Star for Northern California,” Super Lawyers, 2019-2025
•“Top 40 Under 40 Lawyer,” Daily Journal, 2023
•“Rising Star for Employment Law,” Law360, 2023
•“Lawyers on the Fast Track,” The Recorder, 2023
•“Outstanding Private Practice Antitrust Achievement,” American Antitrust Institute, 2020

In the News

•January 16, 2026
14 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to Lawdragon’s 2nd Annual “Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers” List
•August 21, 2025
36 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to 2026 Best Lawyers Listings
•August 8, 2025
Ten Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Recognized by Lawdragon as “Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers” for 2025
•July 14, 2024
Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s 2025 “Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation” List
•June 30, 2025
28 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Selected as 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

 

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Areas of Law

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    • Antitrust
    • Civil Rights/Social Justice
    • Employment Law
    • Sex Abuse Cases

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2015, California
    2016, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
    2017, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
    2017, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
    2024, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
    Memberships

    Professional Associations & Memberships

    •American Bar Association
    •Bar Association of San Francisco, Litigation Section Executive Committee, 2021
    •State Bar of California

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Stanford Law School, Palo Alto, California
    Class of 2015
    J.D.
    Pro Bono Distinction
    Other Education
    Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
    Class of 2009
    B.A.
    summa cum laude, Economics and Women's & Gender Studies
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Attorneys FAQs

  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Michelle Lamy is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States District Court for the Northern District of California and United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP has 100 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Michelle Lamy attended Stanford Law School, Palo Alto, California.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP was established in 1972.
  • Is this attorney listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers?
    Michelle Lamy is listed in the Antitrust Law, Aviation Law, Civil Rights, Civil Trial Practice, Environmental Law, Labor and Employment Law, Personal Injury, Product Liability Law, Securities Law and Toxic Torts section of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.