Michelle Benitez Jessee
Principal
jessee@ewva.com
Eccleston and Wolf Virginia Office
10400 Eaton Place,
Suite 400
Fairfax, VA 22030
United States703-218-5330 / 703-218-5350 (fax)
Michelle joined Eccleston and Wolf as an associate after working at a regional insurance defense firm. Her practice focuses on the defense of professionals and general liability defense involving premises liability, personal injury, Homeowner’s Associations (HOA), community organizations and management companies, and property damage claims. She also represents employers in employment practice liability claims. During law school, she was active in the International Human Rights Law Clinic. She also speaks fluent Spanish.
University of Miami (B.A.)
American University Washington College of Law (J.D.)
Supreme Court of Virginia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
United States District Court of the District of Columbia
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Padula-Wilson v. Landry, 298 Va. 565, 841 S.E.2d 764 (2020)
Givago Growth, LLC v. iTech AG, LLC, 300 Va. 260, 863 S.E.2d 684 (2021)