Michelle A. Birtja

Partner at Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
401 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1070, Los Angeles, CA 90024-3702
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Michelle Birtja is a partner at WSHB's El Segundo office, where she represents clients across Southern California in complex civil litigation, with a particular focus on medical malpractice defense. In addition to her litigation experience, Michelle is a member of the firm's Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Team, advising clients on matters related to data protection and cybersecurity compliance.

Michelle attended Western State University College of Law, graduating in 2011 with an Exemplary Public Service Award and a Criminal Justice Center Award. While at Western, Michelle was selected for the Year One Honors Program (reserved for students in the top 10% of their class) and received the Witkin Award for Excellence (the highest grade) in Criminal Procedure. During law school, she was a judicial extern for the Honorable Joseph F. De Vanon and a certified law clerk for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, where she adjudicated a misdemeanor jury trial and over 25 preliminary hearings.

Prior to law school, Michelle graduated with Distinguished Honors from Whittier College with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a minor in Philosophy. While in college, she was chosen to attend Royal Holloway, University of London, and completed coursework in History.

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News

•Eleven WSHB Attorneys Elected Into Partnership
Newsroom, 1.16.20
•17 WSHB Lawyers Honored as 2019's Rising Stars
Newsroom, 7.23.19
•WSHB Announces Medical Malpractice and Healthcare Practice
Newsroom, 6.26.14

Publications

•California Court to Reinforce MICRA's Reach in Medical Negligence Claims Against Health Care Providers
Case Updates, 5.19.26
•When Good Deeds Go Punished: The Risks Practitioners Face When Assisting Patients in Litigation
Publications, Professional Times Magazine, 6.25.18

In the News

•California Court to Reinforce MICRA's Reach in Medical Negligence Claims Against Health Care Providers
•Victory in Hip Revision Surgery Medical Malpractice Arbitration
•Eleven WSHB Attorneys Elected Into Partnership
•17 WSHB Lawyers Honored as 2019's Rising Stars

Honors & Recognitions

•Super Lawyers Magazine Southern California "Rising Star” (2019 - 2026)
•Top-rated Medical Malpractice attorney in Los Angeles, California

Medical Malpractice and Healthcare Law
Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices
Professional Liability
Legal Malpractice
Complex Tort and Casualty
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

University Attended:

Whittier College, B.A., 2008

Law School Attended:

Western State University College of Law, J.D., 2011

Year of First Admission:

2011

Admission:

2011, California

Birth Information:

Whittier, California

Reported Cases:

Experience: Victory in Hip Revision Surgery Medical Malpractice Arbitration; 4.23.25; Orange County Jury Returns Defense Verdict in Dental Malpractice Trial; 11.16.15

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921921300

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