Since joining the Firm in 2010, Michelle has been instrumental in executing Ramo Law’s non-fiction initiative and expanding the department through its representation of clients such as Boardwalk Pictures (“Chef’s Table,” “America’s Sweethearts”), Scout Productions (“Queer Eye”), and Campfire Studios (“The Way Down,” “The Money Game”). Michelle also provides comprehensive business and legal affairs for clients such as The Solution Entertainment Group, Hasan Minhaj’s 186K Films, Tremolo Productions and Abu Dhabi-based Image Nation. As Managing Partner she co-runs the Firm with Elsa Ramo, overseeing the Firm’s diverse array of clients and finding new ways to meet the increasing demands in a heavily content-focused industry.

Financing, Production and Distribution Legal/General Counsel

• Boardwalk Pictures
• Dan Levy-led food competition series "The Big Brunch,” 2022-Present, Max
• "Welcome to Wrexham" following Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's acquisition of the Wrexham soccer team, 2022-Present, FX
• “Broadway Rising,” 2022 Tribeca
• “We Need to Talk About Cosby,” 2022 Sundance, Showtime
• ”Val,” 2021 Cannes, Critics’ Choice Award Winner
• “The Show” documentary on the making of the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show starring The Weeknd
• “Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham,” 2021-Present, Showtime
• “The Goop Lab,” 2020-Present, Netflix
• “Cheer,” 2020-2022, Netflix, 2020 Emmy Award Winner
• “We Are Freestyle Love Supreme,” 2020 Sundance
• “The Black Godfather,” 2020
• “Last Chance U,” 2016-2020, Netflix
• “Chef’s Table,” 2015-2019, Netflix
• “America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders,” 2024-, Netflix
• “Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE,” 2024-, Netflix

• Campfire
• "Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food,” 2023 Tribeca
• “Rudy! A Documusical,” 2022 Tribeca
• “TikTok, Boom.,” 2022 Sundance
• “A Glitch in the Matrix,” 2021 Sundance
• “The Way Down,” 2021-2022, Max
• “WeWork or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn,” 2021 SXSW
• Podcast “Abuse of Power,” 2021
• “The Most Dangerous Animal of All,” 2020, FX
• “Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults,” 2020, Max
• “The Money Game,” 2024, Amazon
• “The Menendez Brothers,” 2024, Netflix

• The Solution Entertainment Group
• “Blacklight” starring Liam Neeson, 2022
• “Honest Thief” with Liam Neeson, 2021
• “Killerman” with Liam Hemsworth, 2019
• “Line of Duty” with Aaron Eckhart, 2019

• Wild Canary
• “The Chicken Squad,” 2021-2022, Disney Junior
• “Mira, Royal Detective,” 2020-2022, Disney Junior
• “The Rocketeer,” 2019-2020, Disney Junior
• “Puppy Dog Pals,” 2017-2023, Disney Junior
• “Disney Junior's Ariel,” 2024, Disney Junior

• Image Nation
• “Late Night with the Devil”
• “Watcher,” 2022 Sundance
• “Scales,” 2020 SXSW
• “Urban Legends” 2023 StarzPlay

Production Legal   

• “In the Summers,” 2024 Sundance
• "The Adults” (2023, Tribeca)
• "Jamojaya” (2023, Sundance)Wildflower (2022, TIFF)
• V/H/S 99 (2022, TIFF)
• 2022 Sundance Special Jury Award winning documentary "Descendant"
• “Bitch Ass” (2022, SXSW Audience Award)
• "The Fallout" starring Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler (2021, SXSW Grand Jury Winner)
• “Blacklight” starring Liam Neeson (2022)
• “Honest Thief” (2020)
• “Holler” (2020, SXSW)
• “Scales” (2020, SXSW)
• “Killerman” (2019)
• “Wander” (2019)
• “Halston” (2019)
• “Boy Genius” (2019)
• “Monsters and Men” (2019)
• “Chef’s Table” (2015-2019)

Awards/Recognitions

• “Legal Impact Report 2024,” Variety, 2024
• "Legal Impact Report 2023” (Variety, 2023)
• "Dealmakers Impact Report 2022” (Variety, 2022)
• “Legal Impact Report 2022” (Variety, 2022)
• “Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys” (LABJ, 2022)
• “Dealmakers Impact Report 2021: Top Negotiators Behind Mega Deals” (Variety, 2021)
• “Legal Impact Report” (Variety, 2020)
• “Dealmakers Impact Report: Top Negotiators That Have Kept Hollywood Humming” (Variety, 2020)
•  “Legal Impact Report” (Variety, 2019)
• “Legal Impact Report: Up Next” (Variety, 2018)

Affiliations

• Professional Entertainment Female Attorneys (PEFA)
• Beverly Hills Bar Association

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of California

Education

• J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, cum laude
• B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, magna cum laude

Judicial Internship

• U.S. District Court for the Central District