Michele Carney
Partner

Michele is the recipient of the 2026 WSBA APEX Award for Professionalism. for more information go to 2026 WSBA APEX Awards.

Video of Michele Carney can be found at WSBA Apex Video.

Michele Carney is a partner at Carney & Marchi, P.S. in Seattle, Washington. Michele has represented a wide range of immigration cases.  In addition to her immigration cases, her practice focus is preventative ethics and practice management advice on legal technology.

Michele is the current chair of Committee of Professional Ethics and serves as Adjunct Disciplinary Counsel for the WSBA.

Michele is also currently a member of the AILA national Ethics Committee and AILA Law Journal.

She is past Chair of the AILA National Innovation and Technology Committee and past Chair of the AILA National Ethics Committee. She has also served on WSBA Disciplinary Board (Chair 2016-2017), WSBA Character and Fitness Board, Washington Supreme Court Practice of Law Board, and is the past Chapter Chair for AILA, Washington state. She has also been active within AILAWA for many years, serving on different committees and the Executive Board.

Michele has also been a speaker at local, regional and national conferences in immigration law. Michele obtained her J.D. from SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas, and a bachelor’s degree in Political Theory from McGill University in Montreal.

She is devoted to making a difference in the lives of her clients and keeping families together.

Ms. Carney fully endorses immigrants who bring innovative new ideas and dreams to the United States.