2022 Health Law Q&A

Michelle L. Warden

Published November 29, 2022 by Virginia Business

Wimbish Gentile McCray & Roeber, Richmond

Title: Attorney

Education: Bachelor’s degree, State University of New York College at Buffalo;
law degree, University of Richmond

Family: Married to J. Buckley Warden IV (partner at ThompsonMcMullan PC). We have two sons in the fifth and third grades.

Career mentors: Randy Wimbish and Ken Roeber. They have been instrumental in developing my skills over the years to become the attorney that I am today.

Favorite musician/band: Zac Brown Band is my favorite band. However, I still have a love for some ’80s rock bands.

How have the pandemic and labor shortage in health care affected your clients and the legal issues they bring to you? Although the amount of work remained steady and the type of issues remained the same throughout the pandemic, I think how we have practiced has changed. We have more opportunities to appear virtually for depositions, meetings and court hearings. Although these modalities were a blessing during the COVID-19 shutdown, it is more optimal to appear live.

You were a Fairfax County police officer before you were an attorney. How does that impact how you practice law? As an officer, I was called upon to conduct interrogations and investigate crimes. I believe these skills have assisted me in gathering information to better serve my clients. For example, there are some similarities between interrogating a suspect and taking a deposition. Additionally, I have found that the investigative skills I utilized help me review medical records with a critical eye to “solve” what happened to a particular patient.

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