Michelle D Welsh

Michelle D Welsh

5.0
Rating: 7.6

Licensed for 32 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Cranford, NJ
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

123 north union Ave suite 305, Cranford, NJ

About Michelle

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 50%

All aspects of municipal court defense as well as criminal defense

35 years

50%

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Licenses

Licensed in New Jersey for 32 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 1993

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Location

Lubiner, Schmidt, and Palumbo

123 north union Ave suite 305, Cranford, NJ, 07016

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Michelle D Welsh's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

54 Client Reviews

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Posted by Joe | February 07, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Amazing lawyer!

Awesome lawyer who was able to get all of my charges dropped even when the prosecutor dident want to budge! Then she stayed afterword to help me through the expungment process. I would hire her ten times over!

Posted by Thais | February 07, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

The best lawyer you can get!

I really don’t know where to begin. Michelle is the best criminal lawyer you can get. I was charged with theft and I was very scared. She listened to me, my circumstances and my story. She cares. Whenever I was nervous (and there were many times) I could just call her and she was always there to reas...sure me. She was able to get me a full dismissal and an immediate expungement for my arrest. All within two hours! She’s not only a top moth lawyer, but she’s a great person and super easy to talk too. I could never thank you enough for helping me get passed this!

Posted by MJ | January 11, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Administrative Law

Great Representation

Michelle proved to be both thoughtful and competent. She demonstrated masterful use of EQ skills crossed with her knowledge and experience to help me navigate a sticky situation with an administrative legal issue which had been complicated by berucratic regulation.

Posted by Vincent | December 15, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Excellent Representation THE BEST.

I am a out of State resident and I had many serious offences in many different courts from many years ago. From the moment I talked to Michelle I started to see a clear path to the end of what once was a complicated and confusing ordeal. Without making false promises Michelle laid out a plan of what ...she was going to try and accomplish. She started moving on my case immediately. With in no time at all each case was settled and she exceeded each and everyone of her goals by far. Michelle showed concern and offered advise on clearing up other DMV issues that she was not obligated to do and because of her experience she was way out ahead on things I needed to know. Michelle talked to me as a friend as well as I client. It was not hard to see her genuine concern and want to help. Hands down the best representation you can get. Thank you so much Michelle.

Posted by Alexandra | December 07, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Absolutely amazing

Michelle did a wonderful job talking me through my case and dismissing three charges that could have really hurt my life in the long run. I couldn't have asked for a better attorney to represent me. She never left my side and reassured me that she was gonna do everything in her power to make sure I w...alked out of there happy, and I did. Anyone who needs to find an amazing lawyer, this is who you should go to. Thank you again for everything.

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Michelle D Welsh's Lawyer Endorsements

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Anthony Palumbo

Criminal defense lawyer | Oct 31

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Michelle for many years and she is a sincere and honest lawyer."

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Alex Schmidt

Criminal defense lawyer | Apr 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Excellent and dedicated former public defender. Michelle is a wealth of information who can recite the entire NJ Criminal Code by memory."

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Maria Blancato

Criminal defense lawyer | Feb 15

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Michelle Welsh is an excellent attorney. We have worked on similar cases. She knows the law and fights for her clients."

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Dennis Ortiguera

Criminal defense lawyer | Dec 04

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have worked with Michelle on several cases that had both immigration and criminal law issues. She is very knowledgeable and clients have been very happy with the results of her work."

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David Schmidt

Criminal defense lawyer | Nov 29

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"Michelle was of counsel to our Firm for several years. We recently hired her to work at our firm because of her outstanding work as a criminal defense and DWI lawyer. She is truly top notch."

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Anthony Palumbo

Criminal defense lawyer

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David Schmidt

Securities and investment fraud lawyer

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Alex Schmidt

Securities and investment fraud lawyer

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Maria Blancato

Criminal defense lawyer

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Dennis Ortiguera

Immigration lawyer

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Todd Palumbo

DUI and DWI lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.6 (Very Good)

Honors

2018

10 Best for Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys

2017

Client's Choice, Avvo

Education

1993

Whittier College School of Law

J.D.

1990

Rutgers University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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