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 Dushyant | July 28, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Lifesaver!! Highly recommend!

Michelle is an angel to me! She got rid of all my 4 points from an improper passing ticket and she even reduced the court charges for me. She stuck by my side through the entire hearing and when I was stressing and worried she gave me reassurance that everything will be alright and she did her magic ...and I am so glad she was my lawyer. I highly recommend her, definitely hire her for any of your violations! She is the best!

Posted by Barry | May 04, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

THE BEST!!!! DEFINITELY, HIRE HER!!!

Michelle handled a Traffic Ticket I got while driving south from Maine heading to Virginia. I was so frustrated when I realized I would have to go to court, because it was 250 miles each way and I had other obligations on the date it was scheduled. I was so relieved when I spoke to her, and she... was extremely pleasant and professional! It was the most competitive flat-rate fee that she charged for the service, and she heard my circumstance and advocated on my behalf. Ultimately, I paid a very small fee associated with the court costs, and I could not be more grateful for her help! Thank you so much Michelle, you are AWESOME!!

Posted by evette | January 02, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

My accident case

After couple times going to court for my tickets of careless driving, leaving the scene and failure to stop. The ticket were all dismissed. Greatfully appreciate all your hard work and dedication. If not I would have lost my license and paid fines. Thank you so much. I dont have to pay a thing

Posted by anonymous | April 13, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Drug Crime

Literally a Life Saver

I was pulled over and caught driving with Marijuana in my car along with a smoking pipe. Moreover, I didn't have proof of insurance nor was my registration valid and to top it off I resisted arrest. Now, as a person in the medical field, these drug charges and arrest should have been detrimental to m...y professional license. However, she managed to get all my drug charges dismissed entirely (almost unheard of!!), and my resisting arrest decreased to a way lesser charge. Totally saving my livelihood!! And at the end of everything, she also worked on my expungement for the entire complaint as well. She was worth every dollar spent. I will definitely be saving her card (not that I'm expecting to get into trouble again.) But she's 100% a lawyer you want fighting on your side! I could thank Michelle a BILLION times, for what she did for me, she saved my professional license and my livelihood!

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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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