Michelle Gerber was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  In 2004, she earned her Bachelors of Arts, with honors, from the University of Michigan and graduated from the University of Miami School of Law, cum laude, in 2007.  While attending law school, Ms. Gerber was the Senior Articles & Comments Editor of the University of Miami Business Law Review, was named to the Dean's List, and served on the Law Activity Fee Allocation Committee.   Outside of the classroom, she volunteered as a mentor for foster children seeking educational guidance. 

Ms. Gerber's previous professional experience includes clerking for a United States Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania as well as working at a Miami-based law firm that specializes in commercial litigation and bankruptcy.  Ms. Gerber is a member of the Florida Bar and the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.  She concentrates her practice in the area of complex commercial litigation.  She has been admitted to practice in Florida State Court, the Southern District of Florida and U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.