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Michele Carmeli

Irvine, CA

Licensed for 37 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Estate Planning

Language

English

About

Michele Carmeli has been a practicing attorney in Orange County, California for the past 27 and has handled a wide variety of litigation matters. Most recently, she was lead trial counsel in an elder abuse action in which her client received a statement of decision with damages of approximately $3.8 million. For the past five years, Ms. Carmeli’s work has been in trust and estate litigation, where she has favorably tried and settled many trust and estate litigation matters. Previously, Michele did insurance defense litigation handling such matters as catastrophic injuries occurring at construction sites, general business disputes, homeowner association litigation, as well as employment, construction defect, sexual harassment, wrongful eviction, and real estate disputes. Michele also has an extensive background in the appellate field. Since 1986, she has filed approximately 100 civil writs and appellate briefs concerning all manner of civil disputes in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Between 1991 and 2000, she also drafted approximately 200 appellate briefs regarding Los Angeles County felony criminal matters, including murder and Three Strikes.

Practices Areas

Litigation

Probate

Elder Law

Language

English

Contact

Serbin & Carmeli, Attorneys at Law7700 Irvine Center DriveSuite 800Irvine, CA, 92618

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

Michael
September 25, 2011

Michele helped my family and I through a very difficult and emotional situation. My mother-in-law is in the later stages of Alzheimers. Unknow to me, my wife's sisters took their mom to four different attorneys until they found one that would change her estate planning doucments. I knew my mother-in-law was not competent to change her estate plans but I didn't know what my options were. After interviewing several law firms we choose Michele and her law firm. Michele prepared a very comprehensive trial plan. She guided us through the depositions, trial preparation, and explained what would happen each step of the way. The judge ruled that my mother-in-law was not competent and placed her under conservatorship of the estate and the person. My mother-in-law is now protected and we are continuing to undue the wrong my wife's sisters tried to do. I feel that because of Michele's all-inclusive trial preparation we prevailed and the proper outcome was acheived. She is like a bulldog, leaving no stone unturned while showing compassion during the entire process

Ralph
September 23, 2011

One of the few attorneys I have met in my lifetime that is ethical, excellent communicator, hard working, and very knowledgeable. If you were to email your attorney at 11:00 pm, would expect to receive a reply within 15 minutes. I did on several ocassions! All attorneys should be as honest and dedicated to their clients best interest as Michele is,

Michael
September 25, 2011

Michele helped my family and I through a very difficult and emotional situation. My mother-in-law is in the later stages of Alzheimers. Unknow to me, my wife's sisters took their mom to four different attorneys until they found one that would change her estate planning doucments. I knew my mother-in-law was not competent to change her estate plans but I didn't know what my options were. After interviewing several law firms we choose Michele and her law firm. Michele prepared a very comprehensive trial plan. She guided us through the depositions, trial preparation, and explained what would happen each step of the way. The judge ruled that my mother-in-law was not competent and placed her under conservatorship of the estate and the person. My mother-in-law is now protected and we are continuing to undue the wrong my wife's sisters tried to do. I feel that because of Michele's all-inclusive trial preparation we prevailed and the proper outcome was acheived. She is like a bulldog, leaving no stone unturned while showing compassion during the entire process

Ralph
September 23, 2011

One of the few attorneys I have met in my lifetime that is ethical, excellent communicator, hard working, and very knowledgeable. If you were to email your attorney at 11:00 pm, would expect to receive a reply within 15 minutes. I did on several ocassions! All attorneys should be as honest and dedicated to their clients best interest as Michele is,