Michelle Farkas

Practice Areas

Acquisitions and Sales of Commercial and Residential Properties

Commercial Real Estate Financing

Leasing

Common Interest Communities

Emerging Technologies

Land Use and Development

Career

Michelle joined Gravel & Shea in 1999 after practicing at Goodwin Procter in Boston. Michelle focuses on complex commercial real estate transactions, representing developers and non-institutional investors in real estate acquisition, development, financing, zoning and land use matters. Michelle has extensive experience in assisting developers with establishing and managing condominium and planned unit developments, assisting local and national landlords and tenants with commercial and retail leasing. Her clients include retail developers, residential and mixed-use developers, ski industry developers, wireless service providers, industrial and manufacturing clients as well as small business owners. Michelle is a member of the emerging technologies group focusing on applying blockchain technology to real estate transactions.

Professional Memberships

Board Member and Chair of the Governance Committee, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Vermont

Member, Chittenden County, Vermont, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations

Personal

Named Burlington Lawyer of the Year for Real Estate Law in The Best Lawyers in America©, 2012 and 2020

Listed in Super Lawyers© since 2020

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© since 2007

Listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2003