About Michelle
Michelle Carmon is a passionate public servant with more than 9 combined years of government and non-profit experience. She has been an assistant district attorney since 2014 and is admitted to the bar in New York state. She started in the New York County District Attorney's Office in 2014 where she gained significant experience prosecuting both felony and misdemeanor cases, including domestic violence, DWI, drug sale and possession, and identity theft. In 2018, Michelle transferred to the Bronx County District Attorney's Office to join the Alternatives to Incarceration Bureau. Michelle is passionate about criminal justice and reform, domestic violence prevention, disability rights, and animal welfare.
Michelle is a 2014 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, where she was a Dean's Scholar and a Law and Public Service Program Fellow. Her coursework included an externship with the Virginia Attorney General's Office in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and a mental health law clinic, as well as courses in criminal investigation, criminal procedure, trial advocacy, and negotiation.
Michelle was the 2013 winner of the Bob Barker Prize in Animal Law, Ethics and Rights. She actively participated in pro bono and other volunteer work, and received recognition for completing the Virginia Law 75-Hour Pro Bono Challenge. Michelle was also a member of the senior editorial boards of the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law and the Virginia Law and Business Review.
Prior to law school, Michelle spent three years working as a paralegal at Legal Aid of North Carolina, where she represented indigent clients in Medicaid and Social Security disability cases under attorney supervision. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University.
Michelle is a 2014 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, where she was a Dean's Scholar and a Law and Public Service Program Fellow. Her coursework included an externship with the Virginia Attorney General's Office in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and a mental health law clinic, as well as courses in criminal investigation, criminal procedure, trial advocacy, and negotiation.
Michelle was the 2013 winner of the Bob Barker Prize in Animal Law, Ethics and Rights. She actively participated in pro bono and other volunteer work, and received recognition for completing the Virginia Law 75-Hour Pro Bono Challenge. Michelle was also a member of the senior editorial boards of the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law and the Virginia Law and Business Review.
Prior to law school, Michelle spent three years working as a paralegal at Legal Aid of North Carolina, where she represented indigent clients in Medicaid and Social Security disability cases under attorney supervision. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University.