Michele L. Stocker is a commercial litigator with a broad range of experience representing clients in the financial services industry including local and national banks, consumer finance companies, mortgage bankers, credit card companies, and third-party debt collectors. She also regularly advises clients in employment-related matters involving discrimination, harassment, severance agreements, restrictive covenants, and wage and hour issues.
Michele L. Stocker
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013 Awarded Practice Areas
Litigation - Banking and Finance Commercial Litigation
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Fort Lauderdale.
Biography
Locations
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Education
- Columbia University, J.D., graduated 1990
- Princeton University, BA, graduated 1987
Bar Admissions
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Member
- Crockett Foundation - Board Member
- Florida Supreme Court - Circuit Civil Mediator
- Intercoastal Division, Children's Home Society of Florida - Board Member
- Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale - Nova SouthEastern University - Board of Members Member
- National Bar Association - Member
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - Banking and Finance, Fort Lauderdale (2026)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
- Banking
Awards:
- AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- Who's Who in Black South Florida, "South Florida's Most Influential," 2007
- "South Florida's 100 Most Accomplished Black's in Law" ICABA, 2009
- Business Leader magazine "South Florida's Women Extraordinaire," 2011
- "Love For Literacy Gala Honoree," Love for Literacy Gala, Crockett Foundation Inc., March 2012
- "2012 Glass Ceiling Award," The Florida Women's Conference - National Diversity Council, March 2012
- Florida Trend magazine, "Legal Elite," Commercial Litigation, 2012
- The Diversity Journal's "11th Annual Women Worth Watching Issue, 2013," September/October 2012
- Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year," 2011 & 2013
- "2013 Top Hat Salute to Women of Achievement Award'" Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Zeta Rho Omega Chapter, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 9, 2013
- South Florida Legal Guide, "Top Lawyers in South Florida," 2014
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Other Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Areas of Concentration
- Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z
- Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices
- Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act
- Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices
- Loan Origination and Servicing Issues
- Contested Mortgage Foreclosures
- Consumer Fraud
- Identity Theft
- Predatory Lending
- Force-Placed Insurance
- Employment Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment/Hostile Work Environment
- Non-Competition/Restrictive Covenant Agreements
- Wage and Hour Issues
- Class Action Defense
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