Michele C. Nielsen - a Los Angeles, California (CA) Litigation

Los Angeles Litigation - Appellate Lawyer

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Litigation - Appellate
Litigation - Class Actions

Attorney Information

Overview

Michele C. Nielsen received her J.D. in 2016 from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. She also served on the UCLA Law Review and the UCLA Entertainment Law Review. Michele has published two pieces in the UCLA Law Review: (1) Mute and Moot: How Class Action Mootness Procedure Silences Inmates, 63 UCLA L. Rev. 760 (2016), and (2) Beyond PREA: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Evaluating Sexual Violence in Prisons, 64 UCLA L. Rev. 230 (2017). Additionally, she received her bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Princeton University with honors. Prior to joining the firm, Michele was a litigation associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. In prior positions, she was responsible for creating a Public Defender Secondment Program as part of an effort to combat systemic racism, as well as working towards diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession through various committees and initiatives. Michele also clerked for the Honorable Jacqueline H. Nguyen on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Before law school, Michele worked at Estate Plan, Inc. in Laguna Beach, California.

Awards and Honors

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Other Sources of Feedback About Michele C. Nielsen

Included on the 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 2016
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Law Review: UCLA Law Review
  Law Review: UCLA Entertainment Law Review
Non Legal Education
- Princeton University
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: Anthropology

Current Employment Position(s)

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Associate
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Past Positions

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Litigation Associate
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Litigation Associate
Honorable Jacqueline H. Nguyen on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Law Clerk
Estate Plan, Inc. in Laguna Beach, California

Classes and Seminars

Presenter, “Clients with Diminished Capacity: Facts, Strategies & Ethics,” Continuing Education of the Bar – California, June 2024

Published Works

Articles

Mute and Moot: How Class Action Mootness Procedure Silences Inmates, 63 UCLA L. Rev. 760 (2016)
Beyond PREA: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Evaluating Sexual Violence in Prisons, 64 UCLA L. Rev. 230 (2017)

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Los Angeles, CA

350 South Grand Avenue
50th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071 - 3426

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