A Trusted Partner and Powerful Advocate

The law firm of Michel & Associates delivers exceptional service and value to clients needing legal advice or representation concerning labor & employment law, business litigation, environmental & land use law, regulatory compliance, municipal law, non-profit governance, civil rights, and firearms & Second Amendment law.

Michel & Associates, P.C. is a premier full-service boutique law firm specializing in handling adversarial proceedings, civil litigation and criminal defense. Michel & Associates, P.C. serves a diverse clientele throughout California and the nation.

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A WINNING TEAM

Winning cases doesn’t come easy. Our team members, having worked for some of the most respected governmental entities and private law firms, have the talent, skill, experience, and sensitivity to get the job done right. Our strong practical orientation and devotion to our clients assure them exceptional results in the most cost-effective manner possible.

Michel & Associates, P.C. has the contacts, connections and relationships needed to get things done. Our attorneys keep a high profile in state and local politics, and before both state and local administrative and legislative bodies. We appear on behalf of clients at state and local government meetings, at agency rule-making proceedings, and of course in the court room.

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CLIENT SERVICE

Our mission is to provide compassionate, knowledgeable and valuable legal services and guidance to satisfy our clients’ demands for sophisticated legal representation in as efficient and cost-effective a manner as possible. We offer this unique brand of legal support to our clients both large and small, who need and deserve our services.

Helping large and small clients to anticipate and solve problems that arise during litigation demands a high degree of skill and sensitivity. Increased governmental regulation and constantly changing laws make proper handling of adversarial legal proceedings more complex and challenging than ever before. We recognize that facing legal difficulties can be enormously demanding on our clients, both emotionally and financially.

By honoring the attorney-client relationship, by practicing our philosophy of client service, and by achieving exemplary results,  we meet the high standards we have set for ourselves in representing our clients. We’ve followed this business philosophy since we began the law firm. As a result, Michel & Associates, P.C. has established a reputation for excellence and success. Our dedication to practicing law in a manner both personal and professional has brought us many return clients and referrals.

PRACTICE AREAS

Our practice areas include environmental law, land use law, firearms regulation, employment and labor law, trade secret, contract law, corporate compliance, civil rights advocacy, criminal defense and other interrelated practice areas. Michel & Associates, P.C. attorneys have extensive experience in all phases of civil and criminal litigation.

We are here for our clients. Many people are apprehensive about legal situations, but having a knowledgeable advocate on your side from the beginning is the key in most situations.  You have the right to be treated with honesty and integrity. You trust us with your case—it’s our duty to provide you with a service that honors your trust in us and takes your needs seriously.

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FIRM HISTORY

Michel & Associates, P.C. was formed by C.D. “Chuck” Michel in 1994 when he left “big firm” practice in downtown Los Angeles to start his own law firm. Michel & Associates quickly grew from its modest beginnings and, in 1998, morphed into Trutanich • Michel, LLP when Mr. Michel partnered with Mr. Carmen “Nuch” Trutanich. As Managing Partner of Trutanich • Michel, LLP, Mr. Michel assembled a talented team of legal advocates that emphasize performance, quality, and efficiency. When Mr. Trutanich was elected to be Los Angeles’ City Attorney in 2009, all of the talented staff and attorneys stayed on, and the firm was renamed Michel & Associates, P.C..

RECOGNITIONS

Michel & Associates, P.C. has earned the highest available rating for legal service providers, an AV rating from renowned legal services evaluator, Martindale-Hubbell [link to MH listing]. The firm has also been awarded numerous other recognitions and awards for the quality of our legal services. Our attorneys have also received many awards in recognition of their individual accomplishments and expertise, including Super Lawyers, Honorable Service Awards, and many others.