About the Michel Law Firm

Lorri Michel is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and earned her law degree from Baylor University School of Law in 1991.  Ms. Michel began her legal career as an Assistant Travis County Attorney where she successfully litigated several leading-edge cases in both state and federal court. Thereafter, she joined the law firm of Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson, LLP where she represented hundreds of property taxing authorities in property tax collection and valuation matters.  Ms. Michel also served as Associate General Counsel for Guaranty Financial Services, the financial services subsidiary of Temple-Inland.

Drawing on her years of experience in property tax matters, Ms. Michel opened the Michel Law Firm, P.C., in 2003 to represent corporate and individual property owners in a wide array of property tax and appraisal issues.  Ms. Michel devotes her practice to representing property owners ranging from multi-national corporations and commercial land developers to homeowners and individual enterprises, as well as property tax consultants.  In addition to her zealous representation of her clients before the courts, Ms. Michel is dedicated to expressing the voice of her clients to both state and local policy makers on all issues affecting property taxes.

Ms. Michel is a frequent speaker at legal and property tax seminars and is member of the State Bar of Texas, the Austin Bar Association, Real Estate Council of Austin, Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals, and the Majella Society. Ms. Michel is also an Invited Fellow of the Austin Women Lawyer’s Foundation, a member of the American Lebanon Association and serves on the board of directors of the Central Texas Animal Alliance and the Travis Republican Advisory Council (TRACPAC).  In addition to her practice of law, Ms. Michel cares deeply about the issues surrounding the mentally ill and chemically dependent and serves as a Special Master in mental health proceedings, appointed by the Travis County Probate Judge.

812 San Antonio, Suite 500
Austin, TX 78701
Email: contact @ michellaw.com

512.477.0200 (Phone)
512.477.6636 (Fax)