Offit Kurman

Commercial Litigation

Principal

Michele B. Friend is a principal attorney in the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group with over 20 years of experience in matters involving contracts, fiduciary duties, fraud, real estate, business dissolutions, employment, trade secrets, trademarks and trusts. Michele also provides general counseling for mid-size businesses and religious organizations. She has resolved numerous breach of contract actions, employment disputes and commercial real estate lease issues. Before practicing law, Michele was a licensed Certified Public Accountant at a national commercial real estate management company.

American Academy of Attorney-CPAs, President and Chair of the Board of Directors, 2021 - 2022

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Association of Business Trial Lawyers

Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce

Beverly Hills Bar Association

CSU Law - Cleveland State University (J.D.)

Miami University (B.S.) - Accounting and Finance