Notable Women in Law: Michelle Ebben

Class of 2022

Michelle Ebben provides strategic counsel and representation to clients involved in a range of construction, real estate and project development matters.

With more than 12 years of experience, Ebben has grown her practice in the areas of real estate and construction to represent clients in real estate purchase, sale, leasing, sale-leaseback transactions; entitlement processes and resolving zoning and land use issues; developing and implementing best practices on large-scale, high-ticket construction and development projects; and construction-related disputes, such as contractor and design defect cases, lien claims, insurance coverage claims and other alternative dispute resolution.

As practice group chair of Milwaukee-based Michael Best & Friedrich’s real estate team, Ebben also provides support and guidance to attorneys under the umbrella of real estate, construction and project development and financing.

Beyond her work with Michael Best, Ebben is involved in several professional organizations, serving as a member of the board of directors for the Milwaukee Bar Association and Wisconsin Chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women.

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