Michelle has been a principal of Cioffi • Slezak • Wildgrube P.C. (formerly Carpenter & Cioffi, P.C.) since 2004 and has been with the firm since 1999. Prior to joining Cioffi • Slezak • Wildgrube P.C., Michelle worked for a general practice firm that provided a broad foundation for her practice which now concentrates in the areas of estate planning and administration, corporate and business law, and real estate.
Michelle is President-Elect designee of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), her one-year term as President of the Association commences on June 1, 2027. She currently serves on the Executive Committee for NYSBA and is co-chair of the Membership Committee. Michelle is a former chair of NYSBA’s Real Property Law Section. At the Annual Meeting of the Association in January 2026, Michelle was elected to be a delegate to the American Bar Association.
In addition, Michelle is active in local bar associations. She is a member of the Schenectady County Bar Association and a former chair of its Real Estate Practice Committee. Michelle also serves on the board of directors of the Federation of Bar Associations, Fourth Judicial District (Past President).
Michelle was the recipient of the Schenectady County Bar Association’s first Young Lawyer Award (with Amy Robinson), the Schenectady County Bar Association’s 2012 Lawyer of the Year Award, and the New York State Bar Association’s 2013 President’s Pro Bono Award.
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Rutgers College and a Juris Doctor from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. She resides in Niskayuna, New York, with her husband, Drew, and Maisie and Lilo, the family pups.
