President & Managing Shareholder
Michelle Estlund
Estlund is the founder and principal attorney of Estlund Law, P.A., located in Miami, Florida. Her practice focuses exclusively on criminal and INTERPOL defense cases, with an emphasis on the exposure of human rights violations and politically motivated and corrupt prosecutions. The majority of the charges faced by her clients are “white collar,” or financial crimes.
She regularly advises international journalists, human rights organizations, and other attorneys on issues related to INTERPOL. Ms. Estlund has successfully represented multiple Red Notice subjects before INTERPOL, as well as having Red Notices modified or corrected. She has also achieved the removal of Yellow Notices for minors who were invalidly listed as missing or kidnapped. She writes extensively about INTERPOL matters on her blog, the Red Notice Law Journal, found at www.rednoticelawjournal.com.
Representative Matters
Licenses, Awards, and Professional Memberships
Licensed to practice in Florida; Federal District Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of Florida.
Awards/recognitions/professional distinctions:
Education and Background
J.D., Stetson University College of Law
B.A., Florida State University, majors in Psychology and Criminology
Founder and principal attorney, Estlund Law, P.A., 2006
Assistant Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office, 1997-2006
Adjunct instructor, Legal Research, Florida International University, 1998-2002.
Legislative intern, Florida House of Representative’s Criminal Justice Committee 1993-1994
Student law clerk, Middle District of Florida, Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich, 1995
Speaking Engagements
Expert/Professional Services
Ms. Estlund has provided expert testimony or professional support on INTERPOL matters for the following organizations:
Ms. Estlund has provided expert testimony in cases such as the following:
Of Counsel
Isabel Alcántara, Esq.
Ms. Alcántara collaborates with Estlund Law in an Of Counsel capacity, bringing her depth of experience in matters concerning investment adviser regulation and international data defense. Our clients benefit from her deep knowledge gleaned from years of navigating high-stakes regulatory environments as well as international data protection.
A record of strong, effective representation
She has contributed to the successful removal of multiple INTERPOL Red Notices in our client’s cases involving white collar criminal allegations; politically motivated prosecutions; and gross violations of due process. She is experienced in identifying and successfully addressing human and due process rights violations in cases originating from countries such as:
Ecuador
Mexico
The People’s Republic of China
The Russian Federation
Ms. Alcántara also leverages her specialized knowledge of the investment management industry to deconstruct complex financial allegations, particularly where civil or commercial business disputes are mischaracterized as criminal offenses. As a specialist in mitigating the risk of SEC deficiency findings and resolving the disruptive impact caused by erroneous data in international databases, she bridges the gap between technical financial operations and regulatory defense.
Ms. Alcántara has built a strong and steady reputation of effectively and discreetly protecting her clients’ professional standing and global mobility.
Uniquely specialized qualifications
The strength of her advocacy is built on an unusually strong legal education foundation. She holds a J.D., an LLM in Banking and Financial Regulation with a concentration in securities laws and two Master’s degrees focused on literary and cultural studies of Spain and Latin America as well as multicultural and bilingual education.
Ms. Alcántara’s awards and accolades include the prestigious CALI Award (formerly called the “Book Award”) in Legal Storytelling and Persuasion as well as selection to participate in the Intellectual Property Institute.
An international perspective
Ms. Alcántara has lived in the United States and Spain for extended periods of time and travelled extensively. She is fully bilingual in English and Spanish. She has a thorough understanding of the need to consider legal, cultural, and practical differences between countries and judicial systems. This perspective drives strong advocacy through precise identification of factual and legal issues specific to each case.
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