Michelle Diffenderfer

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About Michelle Diffenderfer

Michelle is a Shareholder and the Immediate Past President of Lewis, Longman & Walker and holds an AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Michelle assists landowners, businesses and governments with local, state and federal, environmental, natural resource and land development legal requirements. Michelle helps clients navigate these laws and regulations in permitting of their land development and infrastructure projects. Michelle co-chairs the firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources and Native American Practice Groups. Michelle is Chair of the American Heart Association’s Palm Beach Circle of Red. Michelle is currently serving as ABA's Section of Environment, Energy & Resources (SEER) Alternate Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates. Michelle also serves as Secretary of the Seminole Coconut Creek Education Foundation. Michelle is a Past Chair of: the ABA's Section of Environment, Energy & Resources, the Florida Bar’s Environmental and Land Use Law Section and the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches. Michelle is also an active member in the American College of Environmental Lawyers (Fellow), Executive Women of the Palm Beaches, Leadership Florida Leadership Palm Beach County Palm Beach County Bar Association, Caribbean Bar Association, and the Florida Association of Environmental Professionals. Michelle is a proud supporter of the American Bar Foundation, United Way, and Girls II Women, Inc.(Past Chair). Michelle has been recognized by: Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches ATHENA® Award; Bill Sadowski Memorial Outstanding Service Award from the Florida Bar ELULS; Florida Achievement Award from the Commission on the Status of Women; Key to the City of West Palm Beach; Leadership Palm Beach County's Leadership Excellence Award; Families First of Palm Beach County Harriet Goldstein Award; UM School of Law Alumni Association Achievement Award; Caribbean-American Democratic Club Community Change Maker Award for Environmental Advocacy; EmpowHER of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach County’s Woman of Corporate Power; Business Leader Magazine’s Women Extraordinaire Award and The Palm Beacher magazine “Local Women in Power” issue. Michelle is also recognized by Florida Super Lawyers; Florida Trend Legal Elite; Palm Beach Illustrated Top Lawyer; South Florida Legal Guide; International Who’s Who of Environmental Lawyers; and Who’s Who Legal Florida: Environment. Michelle received her B.A, with honors, from Brown University in 1990 and earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Miami, School of Law in 1994.