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JILLIAN MICELI
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Albers and Associates
Jillian Miceli, director of firm operations at Albers & Associates, discovered the legal field by chance and has built her career there ever since.
Miceli earned a bachelor of science in legal studies magna cum laude from Stevenson University in 2019. During her time there, she received more than 20 certifications in legal technology and was a member of the National Legal Honor Society. She had originally enrolled as a nursing major at a small college in Charleston, South Carolina, before a political science elective — and a professor who made constitutional law genuinely engaging — prompted her to switch her major entirely.
Before joining Albers & Associates, she interned at the State’s Attorney’s Office of Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, working on criminal matters ranging from traffic cases to serious felonies. She then worked as a litigation paralegal at a law firm in Anne Arundel County, where she gained experience in personal injury, workers compensation and medical malpractice matters. In September 2019, she joined Decker, Tychostup & Friedman as their personal injury paralegal. When the firm merged with Albers & Associates in April 2020, she became the head personal injury paralegal for prelitigation and litigation matters, later adding civil, estate, criminal and family law to the areas of law she worked in. In March 2024, she was promoted to director of firm operations, where she manages the day-to-day operations of the firm.
Albers & Associates currently has five generations working together, and Miceli has made it a priority to help colleagues recognize and appreciate what each generation contributes, even when working styles differ.
What has helped her most when navigating difficult personalities, she says, is remembering that “just as someone may be difficult for me, I am likely a ‘complicated person’ in someone else’s life as well.” That perspective encourages patience, empathy and a willingness to find common ground.
An advocate for postpartum care, she draws on her own experience with postpartum depression and subsequent autoimmune disease diagnoses to encourage open dialogue around maternal mental health. She hopes those discussions help other women know they are not alone.
Outside the office, she is married to a Baltimore County police officer and they have two boys. She enjoys reading, exercising, spending time outside and watching sporting events.
