Background
Schaffer, Michelle I. was born on April 22, 1963 in Flint, Michigan, United States.
Schaffer, Michelle I. was born on April 22, 1963 in Flint, Michigan, United States.
Tufts Unviersity (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in International Relations, 1985). Northeastern University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1988).
Worked at Campbell Campbell & Edwards, Professional Corporation (Boston, Master of Arts. Also Portland, Master of Engineering) specializing in Trial Practice, Multi-District Litigation, Class Actions. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Massachusetts.
1989, Maine and United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
1990, United States. District Court, District of Maine.
1991, District of Columbia Court of Appeals. 1993, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and United States. Supreme Court; 1996, United States.
District Court, District of Connecticut.
Law Clerk, Superior Court of Massachusetts, 1988-1989. Visiting Professor, Tufts University Experimental College, 1989.
Company-Author, 2 A Frumer & Friedman, Chapter 19, "Multiple Litigation," Matthew Bender & Company, 1992. Author, Associate Editor, Massachusetts Law Review, 1991-1996.
Special Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex County, 1991-1992.
Member: Massachusetts, Federal (Company-Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 1993-1994) and American Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute (Member, Environmental Law Committee). Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association.
(Also at Portland, Maine Office).
Member: Massachusetts, Federal (Company-Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 1993-1994) and American Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute (Member, Environmental Law Committee). Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association.
(Also at Portland, Maine Office).