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Michelle L. Cote

Michelle L. Cote
  • Partner
  • Managing Attorney

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Practice Areas

  • Personal Injury
  • Slip and Fall Accidents
  • Car Accidents
  • Truck Accidents
  • Bicycle Accidents
  • Pedestrian Accidents
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Boating Accidents
  • Catastrophic Injuries
  • Amusement Park / Roller Coaster Accidents
  • Dog Bite / Animal Attack
  • Civil and Commercial Litigation
  • Business Law & Litigation
  • Estate Planning & Probate Administration

Biography

Michelle L. Cote is a Partner and Managing Attorney at Ravosa Law Offices. Her practice focuses primarily on personal injury matters, including slip-and-fall incidents, motor vehicle and trucking accidents, bicycle and pedestrian accidents, motorcycle and boating accidents, catastrophic injuries, amusement park and roller coaster accidents, and dog bites. She also handles civil and commercial litigation.

Attorney Cote was named a Worcester Business Journal 40 Under Forty honoree in 2017 and selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list from 2019 through 2023. The National Trial Lawyers recognized her among its Top 100 attorneys in Massachusetts from 2024 through 2026 and its Top 40 Under 40 attorneys in Massachusetts from 2019 through 2023. She was also recognized as one of Massachusetts’ “10 Best Female Attorneys” by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys. She is a member of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, The National Trial Lawyers, and the Worcester County Bar Association.

Attorney Cote approaches each client’s circumstances with compassion and attention to detail. She draws on her negotiation and litigation experience to advocate for clients facing difficult and often life-changing legal matters. She is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Attorney Cote also serves as a volunteer attorney and board member of the Massachusetts Debt Relief Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, through which she provides pro bono legal services.

Education

  • Massachusetts School of Law, Andover, Massachusetts
    • J.D.
  • Worcester State College & Westfield State College
    • B.S.
    • Honors: cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts

Honors

  • National Trial Lawyer Top 100 in 2024 – 2026
  • Rising Star Super Lawyer, 2019 – 2023
  • National Trial Lawyers 40 Under 40, 2019 – 2023
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Pro Bono Publico Recognition, 2013 – 2025
  • 2019 Top 10 Female Personal Injury Attorney Client Satisfaction Award by American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
  • 2017 Worcester Business Journal 40 Under 40 Recipient

Professional Associations

  • Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
  • National Trial Lawyers
  • Worcester County Bar Association

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Massachusetts Debt Relief Foundation