Michelle Peirce

Practice Areas

Litigation & Investigations

White Collar & Government Enforcement

Health Care

Intellectual Property Litigation

Labor & Employment

Product Liability & Toxic Tort

Securities Litigation

Sexual Misconduct & Workplace Harassment

Securities

Privately Held & Family Owned Businesses

Career

Hinckley Allen, Partner, Co-Chair, White Collar & Government Enforcement Group, Co-Chair, Women's Forum

Barrett & Singal, Partner

Goodwin Procter, Associate

Special Assistant District Attorney (Cambridge District Court)

Suffolk University, Adjunct Professor

Lawyers Weekly, Inc., Vice President

Offices of the Honorable Andrew A. Caffrey, U.S. District Court in Boston, Law Clerk

Professional Memberships

Women's Bar Foundation, President (2021), Trustee (2006-present)

Women's Bar Foundation's Family Law Project, Volunteer Attorney

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Massachusetts; United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit; United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts; United States Supreme Court

Experience

Michelle R. Peirce is a Partner in Hinckley Allen’s Litigation group and is Co-Chair of the White Collar & Government Enforcement group. She successfully represents clients in high-stakes criminal, civil, and enforcement litigation such as white-collar criminal investigations and indictments, internal investigations, and complex civil litigation. She has tried numerous complex jury and bench trials in state and federal court.

Her criminal experience encompasses a diverse array of cases spanning healthcare, employment, securities, bankruptcy, export, tax, defense procurement, and other federal and state issues. She served as a Special Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County, where she prosecuted and tried numerous criminal cases.

In her civil practice, Michelle extends her exceptional advocacy to contract disputes, complex business litigation, healthcare matters, employment disputes, insurance matters, and more. In addition, she is among a small group of attorneys who handle disciplinary, regulatory, and licensing proceedings for lawyers, doctors, and other licensed professionals.

Michelle has vast experience spearheading efficient and effective internal and independent investigations into possible criminal, civil, and regulatory violations on behalf of publicly and privately held corporations, non-profit organizations, and boards of directors. These investigations range from complex and broad to narrow and discrete — Michelle tailors each investigation to her clients’ unique needs and the situation presented.

As a result of her exemplary work, Michelle has received multiple awards for excellence and achievement among her peers. Michelle is a Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for the category of Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, a Top 50 Women and Top 100 Super Lawyer in Massachusetts, a Top Lawyer in Criminal Defense/White Collar by Boston Magazine and recognized in Best Lawyers of America® by Best Lawyers.

Michelle brings her passion for the law to many volunteer positions. She is a past president and current trustee of the Women’s Bar Foundation and past president of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts. She is a member of the Boston Bar Association, serves as Criminal Law Section Co-Chair for the Federal Bar Association (Massachusetts Chapter), formerly served as Civil Healthcare Section Co-Chair for the Federal Bar Association (Massachusetts Chapter), and is a former member of the steering committees for the Boston Bar Association’s White-Collar Crime, and Business and Commercial Litigation Sections. Michelle is also a volunteer attorney with the Women’s Bar Foundation’s Family Law Project.

Michelle is a trained mediator and a panel member of Middlesex Mediation, LLC.

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