Practice Expertise

  • Labor and Employment
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Areas of Practice

  • Labor and Employment
  • Labor Management Relations and Labor ...
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Profile

Michael guides clients through labor and employment matters, including litigation surrounding non-compete agreements, trade secrets, discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful termination. He also counsels employers on wage and hour disputes, class and collective actions, employee misclassification claims and labor union organization, among other wideranging employment and labor issues.  

He has represented clients in all aspects of labor-management relations, including representation elections, and has helped clients develop campaign management strategies and litigation responses to corporate campaign activities. Michael has also litigated labor and employment cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts around the country and before the NLRB and EEOC. 

He is a contributing author to the firm’s Employment & Labor Perspectives blog.

Relevant Experience

  • Responded to joint employer allegations by union, resulting in dismissal of election petition
  • Assist energy company with National Labor Relations Board RC Petition regarding union representation of multiple distribution and operation centers.
  • Defended national retailer regarding National Labor Relations Board allegations of concerted activity protected under the NLRA.
  • Advised and represented national retailer regarding election campaign petition in New York.
  • Represented health care industry company in allegation of wrongful termination charges filed before the National Labor Relations Board.
  • Represents employers in federal and state court lawsuits involving claims for sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
  • Represents employers before federal and state agencies, such asthe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, and Texas Workforce Commission. 

Bar Admissions

  • Texas

Education
BA, The University of Texas at Austin, English, 2009

Areas of Practice

  • Labor and Employment
  • Labor Management Relations and Labor Litigation
  • Labor-Management Relations and Labor Litigation

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
  • Represents employers in federal and state court lawsuits involving claims for sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
  • Represents employers before federal and state agencies, such as, the EEOC and Texas Workforce Commission.
  • Experience researching complex legal issues arising under federal and state wage/hour and discrimination laws.


Professional Associations
  • Member, State Bar of Texas - Labor and Employment Section
  • Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association


Articles

Additional Articles
  • Potential Changes Under The Biden NLRB Impacting Retailers, Industry Association
  • New York Enacts Further Restrictions on Settlement Agreements, Extends Statute of Limitations for Employment Claims, New York Law Journal
  • Labor and Employment Perspectives on the Gig Economy – How the Pro Act and a New Labor Board Might Impact Gig Workers and their “Employers”, CPI TechREG Chronicle
  • Mail Ballot Elections – The New “Preferred Method” for Holding Union Representation Elections? ABA Labor and Employment Newsletter, Volume 48, Number 4
  • EEOC issues guidance on use of AI in employment decisions, Westlaw Today
  • Discrimination in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, ABA Labor & Employment Law Vol. 49, No. 2
  • Best Practices for Data Privacy and Security in the HR Space, Practical Law Practice Note
  • 2023 Retail Industry Year in Review

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