Michael V. Lamb earned his law degree in 1979 from Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu. Mr. Lamb received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he graduated with distinction. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science.

Mr. Lamb, following his admission to the Bar in 1979, worked as a claims representative and supervisor for The Travelers Insurance Company, handling legal malpractice claims for nearly three years.

Since 1982 he has specialized in the defense of physicians and hospitals. After working as an associate with Rushfeldt, Shelley & McCurdy for seven years, in 1989 he became a founding partner in a 17-attorney firm specializing in medical malpractice defense, Elliot, Lamb, Leibl & Snyder. As a trial attorney, Mr. Lamb has successfully defended physicians on numerous occasions in both the Superior Court and arbitration.

Immediately prior to joining Schmid & Voiles, in 1997, he gained insight into the plaintiff's bar, working at Grassini & Wrinkle, where he prevailed at trial in a legal malpractice case.