- Michelle LeOf Counsel
Education
Washburn University School of Law, JD 2011
- Advocacy Certificate with Distinction
- Dean's Honors 2011
Wartburg College, BA cum laude 2006
- Center for Cross-Cultural Study, Seville, Spain, Spring 2006
- Cuernavaca Language School, Cuernavaca, Mexico, May Term 2004
- Women’s Varsity Soccer Letterwoman, NCAA Div. III Iowa Conference All-Academic Team, 2002-2006
Court Admissions
Kansas – State and District Courts
Texas – State Courts, Northern, Southern, and Western U.S. District Courts, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Mississippi – State Courts, Northern and Southern U.S. District Courts, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Colorado – State Courts
Practice Areas
- Insurance Claims (property and casualty, duty to defend and duty to indemnify, bad faith)
- Consumer Protection
- Contract Disputes
- Estate Matters (focusing on probate disputes)
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Car and semi-truck accidents
Professional Organizations
- Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (Eagle Member)
- Texas Bar Association (Insurance Law Section member)
- Mississippi Bar Association (Litigation Section member; Disaster Legal Assistance Committee)
About
Michelle grew up in both Topeka and Wichita. Michelle was an avid soccer player and eventually went on to play soccer at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA, where she was a varsity letter-woman all four years. After college, Michelle moved back to Wichita where she worked as a case manager with persons with severe and persistent mental illness. This is where Michelle learned she had a passion for law.
Michelle attended Washburn University School of Law and graduated at the top of her class with Dean's Honors in 2011. During this time, Michelle met her husband Brian. Michelle then moved to Mississippi for a year and a half and became licensed to practice law. Michelle worked as a general practitioner for a firm in Tupelo, MS.
After moving to San Antonio, TX in August 2012, Michelle also became licensed to practice law in Texas. Michelle has worked as an Insurance Litigation Attorney throughout Texas since June 2013 representing insured persons and businesses with their property and casualty claim disputes with their insurer. Michelle was named a 2017 Rising Star by San Antonio Scene Magazine. In May 2017, Michelle opened her own law practice continuing to focus on property and casualty cases in both Texas and Mississippi.In June 2019, Michelle moved back to Wichita and became admitted to practice law in Kansas. Michelle continues to focus her work on Insurance Litigation as well as other civil litigation matters.
Michelle and her husband Brian have three beautiful children, Madeleine, Celia, and Isaiah. Michelle has a passion for baking, interior design, and DIY projects.
