Brittany Michael

Ms. Michael has successfully represented creditors' committees, debtors, and large commercial creditors in complex chapter 11 cases, including extensive experience in representing committees in mass tort bankruptcy cases such as the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, the Diocese of Duluth, the Diocese of New Ulm, and the Diocese of Winona. She is a recipient of the Deinard Legal Clinic Award (2019), the Advocates for Human Rights Volunteer Award (2019), and was named an "Attorney of the Year" by Minnesota Lawyer for her work in representing the creditors' committee in the chapter 11 case of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Ms. Michael received her B.A. at Wesleyan University and earned her J.D. at University of Minnesota Law School, where she was editor in chief of ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law as well as a recipient of the ABA/Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in Labor and Employment Law, the Minnesota Women Lawyers Equal Justice Award, and the University of Minnesota Human Rights Law Award. She is a member of the Minnesota and New York state bars.