Michele received her paralegal certificate from El Centro College in 1979 and is Board CertifiedCivil Trial Law, by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; she also received her CLA designation in 1985. Michele is a past Chair of the BoardLegal Assistants Division, State Bar of Texas, and past President of the Dallas Area Paralegal Association; she currently serves on the State Bar Legal Assistant Committee, the PACE Standards Committee, and the Legal Assistants Division Long Range Planning Task Force.