Michele is a founding partner of Garth Coates Solicitors, which she set up with Garth Coates in 2008. She qualified as a solicitor in 1994 and has worked in law for 34 years.
Alongside immigration and nationality law, Michele has wide experience of commercial and general litigation, family law and criminal law. That breadth is rare in an immigration firm, and it is one of the reasons clients with complicated situations come to us. She can see how a criminal conviction, a divorce, arrangements for children or a business dispute affects an immigration application, and advise on all of it together rather than in pieces.
Her calm, thorough approach has shaped the way the firm works since it was founded. As a partner she supervises client work, and colleagues across the team turn to her for advice on cases that cross into other areas of law.
Areas of expertise
- Criminal law
- Family law
- Family visas
- Nationality law
