When you are dealing with matters of the law, you need an experienced attorney who understands how to navigate the court system to fight for the best results for you and your family. Attorney Michelle Barnes’ trial experience
is second to none, and her success speaks for itself.
The award-winning attorney has spent her 30-year career in courtrooms across Maryland, delivering the best possible outcomes on a wide range of criminal and civil litigation matters.

Michelle Barnes, Attorney at Law, Inc. is a Cambridge-based firm focused on representation in cases including domestic and family, criminal and traffic, personal injury, and litigation.

Barnes has received many distinctions and honors throughout her career, including being named a Top 100 National Trial Lawyer, a National Lawyer of Distinction and Coastal Style’s 2024 Best Family/ Divorce Attorney in Dorchester/Talbot Counties, to name just a few. Each client benefits not only from her decades of expert litigation experience, but from her hard work, dedication, honesty, and long history of success. She has the respect of courts throughout the Eastern Shore and beyond.

“We are known as the heavyweight fighter in your corner,” says the skilled litigator. “We know when to come out with kid gloves and when to come out fighting hard. Every case is unique and we prepare them as such. We pride ourselves on being thorough in review and preparation to ensure each of our clients is in the strongest position to get the outcome that is right for them.”