Bachus & Schanker, LLC
Michaela Waisman is an experienced attorney currently practicing at Bachus & Schanker, LLC since January 2023. Prior to this role, Michaela held positions as an Associate Attorney at Ritsema Law, and Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken, LLC, where responsibilities included litigation and legal research across various practice areas. Michaela's legal career began as a Law Clerk at Ingle Elia PLLC, with internships at the Arizona Supreme Court, where contributions included drafting memoranda and assisting with legal training for judges. Additionally, Michaela has a diverse background in customer service and training, having held managerial roles at GoDaddy.com prior to pursuing a legal career, as well as experience as a Stay-at-Home Parent involved in various community and school activities. Michaela holds a Juris Doctorate from Phoenix School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Iowa.
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Bachus & Schanker, LLC
Bachus & Schanker, LLC is one of Colorado’s preeminent personal injury firms, providing superior legal representation and client service. The firm is committed to protecting and enforcing the rights of people injured by the negligence of others, offering to each client a level of representation and personal attention usually reserved for only the most powerful corporations. With an unwavering passion for justice, our attorneys have more than 200 years of combined legal experience and a hard-hitting reputation for taking cases to jury verdict. The firm has recovered more than $600 million in verdicts and settlements on behalf of their clients to date and tried more personal injury cases to jury verdict in the past two years than any other firm in Colorado. Bachus & Schanker is consistently ranked as one of Colorado’s top personal injury law firms and our lawyers are frequently recognized for their expertise. Some of these recognitions include: • Super Lawyers 2007-2015 • 5280 Magazine’s Denver’s Top Lawyers • Law Week’s Top Women Lawyers • Martindale Hubbell AV-rated • Lawdragon 500 • Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Colorado • Rue Ratings' Best Attorneys of America • Million Dollar Advocates Forum • Nation's Top One Percent • Young Lawyer of the Year • Top 40 Under 40 Bachus & Schanker values community connection and created the Bachus & Schanker Cares Foundation in 2009 to provide time and financial resources to help neighbors in need. Today, the firm is well-known for creating a culture of philanthropy and has been recognized for promoting positive community changes through its thousands of hours of employee volunteerism and the more than $425,000 given to worthy nonprofits to date. Some of the firm’s philanthropic recognitions include: • Outstanding Small Business for 2014 National Philanthropy Day in Colorado • 2013 Partners in Philanthropy from the Denver Business Journal • Victim Services Achievement Award from MADD Colorado