Michelle R. Albright

Counsel

Michelle’s clients benefit from her extensive legal experience and her empathetic, common-sense approach to complex and sensitive family law issues.

Michelle is experienced in all areas of family law, including dissolution of marriage, legal separation, asset division and characterization, child and spousal support, child custody, pre-marital agreements, and domestic violence. She particularly enjoys cases involving complex asset valuation and support calculation. While her goal is to resolve every case amicably and efficiently, she is a skilled litigator and an effective advocate for her clients, both in and out of the courtroom.

Professional, Community And Pro Bono Involvement

  • Lincoln Law School, Adjunct Professor, Hybrid Professional Responsibility
  • Placer County Bar Association, Family Law Executive Committee, Vice-Chair, 2024-present
  • Placer County Law Library, Board of Directors, President, 2013-present
  • Placer County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2013-2023
  • Placer County Bar Association, Member
  • Sacramento County Bar Association, Member
  • Mercer Law School, Mediation Mock Trial Coach, 2024

Honors & Rankings

  • Order of the Coif
  • Traynor Honor Society
  • Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award, Evening Class 2007
  • Witkin Award for highest grade in Evidence, Legal Writing, International Advocacy, Negotiations and Settlement, Family Law, and Criminal Procedure
  • International Advocacy Honors Board

Downey Brand’s family law practice is particularly sensitive to the privacy of its clients, thus the family law group does not discuss specific case results.

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In her spare time, Michelle enjoys traveling, spending time with friends and family, and attending concerts and theater shows. She can often be found in the yoga studio or getting her heart broken by the Sacramento Kings.

Professional, Community And Pro Bono Involvement

  • Lincoln Law School, Adjunct Professor, Hybrid Professional Responsibility
  • Placer County Bar Association, Family Law Executive Committee, Vice-Chair, 2024-present
  • Placer County Law Library, Board of Directors, President, 2013-present
  • Placer County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2013-2023
  • Placer County Bar Association, Member
  • Sacramento County Bar Association, Member
  • Mercer Law School, Mediation Mock Trial Coach, 2024

Honors & Rankings

  • Order of the Coif
  • Traynor Honor Society
  • Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award, Evening Class 2007
  • Witkin Award for highest grade in Evidence, Legal Writing, International Advocacy, Negotiations and Settlement, Family Law, and Criminal Procedure
  • International Advocacy Honors Board