Michelle Paul is committed to philanthropy and aims to build community through mediation and peace-building.  Michelle will therefore mediate certain matters on a pro bono or reduced fee basis, with particular emphasis given to underserved and lower income populations, as well as to animal advocacy matters. Please go to the contact page, describe your matter and why you believe it qualifies for special treatment.  Michelle has provided pro bono services throughout her legal career to numerous organizations, including but not limited to:

 

• Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), Los Angeles, CA​

• Los Angeles Department of Business and Consumer Affairs (LA DCBA)

• Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA)

• Expanding Animal Rights Now (EARN), Los Angeles, CA

• Compassion Over Killing, Washington, DC and Los Angeles, CA

• Wills on Wheels, Fairfax, VA

• Legal Services of Northern Virginia (LSNV), Fairfax, VA

• Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP), Washington, DC

• Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), Cotati, CA

• Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), Washington, DC