Overview
Michelle Meyers is a Partner at Singleton Schreiber and is a member of our Fire Litigation, Public Entity Law, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Insurance Recovery and Bad Faith practice groups. A seasoned trial and policy holder attorney, she has spent her career litigating complex civil matters involving personal injury, mass torts, civil rights, and insurance coverage in federal and state courts.
Ms. Meyers has extensive trial experience in insurance litigation. She recently tried an insurance coverage matter, wherein the jury found in favor of the Plaintiff by concluding that the insurance company improperly denied the Plaintiff’s request for payment of life insurance benefits. Ms. Meyers regularly represents policyholders in life, property, and disability insurance coverage disputes, including wrongful policy termination and bad-faith denial cases, and has a strong track record of taking these matters to jury verdict.
Before joining Singleton Schreiber, Ms. Meyers served as a deputy attorney for the State of California Department of Transportation, as a supervising trial attorney for the City of Oakland, and as an associate and an insurance coverage partner at a firm in Oakland, California. She was the lead defense strategist for the City of Oakland in civil and criminal cases arising from the “Ghost Ship” fire, the deadliest fire in the history of Oakland.
Ms. Meyers earned a B.A. in Political Science from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, in 2000, where she was a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha National Honors Society. She earned her law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2004 and is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in California and Nevada and in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Outside the office, Ms. Meyers enjoys spending time on the sports field with her family and two crazy border collies.
Honors & Awards
Awards and honors
Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in California, National Trial Lawyers, 2024
“Lawyers on the Fast Track: Top Forty Lawyers Under Forty in California,” The Recorder
Case Results
Jury verdict securing full life insurance benefits in Michelle L. Moriarty v. American General Life Insurance Company.
Ms. Meyers served as lead counsel in a wrongful termination of policy dispute in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, where the jury awarded her client the full $1 million policy limits plus prejudgment interest after the insurer failed to provide statutorily required notice of a missed premium. This result reinforced important California consumer protections for policyholders and their families.
Professional Affiliations
Membership
Society of Women Trial Lawyers
Consumer Attorneys of San Diego (CASD)
Sacramento County Bar Association (SCBA)
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA)
Capital City Trial Lawers Association
Justice HQ
American Bar Association (ABA), Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
News & Publications
News
|Media Mention, Pasadena NowMichelle Meyers represents homeowners challenging post-Eaton Fire contamination testing that allegedly influenced insurance decisions on smoke-damage remediation.
|Media Mention, Altadena NowMichelle Meyers represents Altadena homeowners in a class-action lawsuit alleging faulty smoke-damage testing after the Eaton Fire.
|Media Mention, Daily JournalSingleton Schreiber Partner Michelle Meyers filed a class action alleging Farmers Insurance relied on inadequate testing to deny wildfire smoke damage claims.
|Media Mention, Law.comPartner Michelle Meyers of Singleton Schreiber represents homeowners in novel class actions alleging that insurers and hygiene vendors conducted inadequate wildfire‑contamination ...
|Media Mention, LawdragonSingleton Schreiber attorneys Gerald Singleton, Brett Schreiber, Michelle Meyers, Kimberly Hutchison, and Brian S. Colón have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff ...
|Media Mention, Law.comPartner Michelle Meyers was featured in a Law.com article, "How I Made Partner: 'Stay True to Your Passion for the Law,' Says Michelle Meyers of Singleton Schreiber," which was published on ...
|Media Mention, The Columbus DispatchSingleton Schreiber was recently featured in The Columbus Dispatch in an article titled “California wildfire victims sue Nationwide over withheld insurance payments.” In the ...
|Media Mention, Altadena NowMichelle Meyers, Partner at Singleton Schreiber, was recently featured in Altadena Now in an article titled “Eaton Fire Survivors Continue to Target Multiple Insurers Over Alleged Bad ...
|Media Mention, PASADENA NOWSingleton Schreiber LLP filed a lawsuit against Nationwide on behalf of the Greer family, alleging that the company engaged in bad faith insurance practices following the Eaton Fire. The ...
|Media Mention, Bloomberg LawMichelle Meyers, Partner at Singleton Schreiber in Sacramento and San Diego, recently wrote "California Pays for Insurance Struggles and FAIR Plan Dependence" which was published by ...
|Media Mention, Sacramento Business JournalMichelle Meyers, Partner at Singleton Schreiber in Sacramento, was recently featured by the Sacramento Business Journal in their "People on the Move in Sacramento" section.
The section ...
|Media Mention, The Cool DownMichelle Meyers, Counsel at Singleton Schreiber, was recently featured in The Cool Down for her insights on questionable insurance nonrenewals affecting California homeowners. Insurers ...
|Media Mention, ABC NewsMichelle Meyers, Counsel at Singleton Schreiber in Sacramento, was recently featured by ABC News in their segment, "CA Homeowners Impacted by Wildfires Face Uncertain Future Amid ...
|Media Mention, The San Francisco StandardMichelle Meyers, Counsel with Singleton Schreiber, was featured in The San Francisco Standard article, "Grainy Photos of Their Roofs Cost Them Their Insurance. Now Homeowners Are ...
|Media Mention, KCRA-TVMichelle Meyers, Counsel with Singleton Schreiber, was featured in a recent KCRA-TV (Sacramento, CA) news segment discussing a class action lawsuit against Liberty Mutual. The lawsuit ...
|Media Mention, Orange County RegisterSingleton Schreiber attorney Michelle Meyers was recently featured in The Orange County Register in an article titled “Southern California Wildfires Add to Growing Worries About ...
|Media Mention, Daily MailMichelle Meyers, Counsel of Singleton Schreiber, has been working on a class-action suit against a major home-insurer. This class-action was recently reported on by Daily Mail, "Liberty ...
|Media MentionIn a recent article, "Liberty Mutual Declined to Renew This Southern California Homeowner’s Policy. Now She’s Suing," featured in the Los Angeles Times, a lawsuit was filed by Maria ...
|Media Mention, San Francisco ChronicleMichelle Meyers, Counsel of Singleton Schreiber, was recently featured in a San Francisco Chronicle article titled, "California Homeowner Sues Liberty Mutual, Claims Insurance Dropped ...
|Media Mention, KCBS RadioIn a recent interview with KCBS Radio, "Higher Premiums, Lower Coverages—California's New Fire Insurance Regulations," Michelle Meyers, Counsel of Singleton Schreiber shared ...
|Media Mention, ReutersMichelle Meyers, senior counsel at Singleton Schreiber, was featured in a Reuters article "Globe Life shares dive after Fuzzy Panda takes short position" on April 11th, 2024 where she gave ...
Speaking Engagements
|Speaking Engagement, VEA Resort & Spa | Newport Beach
|Event, Santa Monica, CA
|Speaking Engagement, New Orleans
|Speaking Engagement, Conrad Punta de Mita
Press Releases
Blog Posts
|BlogAfter the Eaton Fire, many homeowners forced onto the California FAIR Plan face delayed, denied, or underpaid smoke and ash claims, revealing systemic failures in wildfire insurance.
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With wildfire activity expected to intensify across the United States this summer, many homeowners in high-risk regions are facing the growing concern of losing their homeowners ...
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At a time when Californians face increasing risks from wildfires, rising medical costs, and ongoing litigation, the state’s largest insurer, State Farm, is now withdrawing critical ...
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Homeowner’s insurance is a vital safety net for Californians, especially in areas prone to natural disasters such as wildfires. Yet, recent trends indicate that obtaining adequate ...
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If you are a homeowner who’s insurer cancelled or non-renewed your policy and you subsequently experienced fire damage in California, you may be eligible to file a claim against the ...
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Oftentimes, purchasing an insurance policy gives you peace of mind and provides some protection should the worst-case scenario become a reality. This gives you a sense of safety should you ...
Practice Areas
Education
California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, B.A. in Political Science, 2000
Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 2004
Admissions
- State of California
- State of Nevada
- United States District Courts for the Northern Districts of California
- United States District Courts for the Southern Districts of California
- United States District Courts for the Eastern Districts of California
- United States District Courts for the Central Districts of California
- United States Supreme Court
Languages
- English