Michele D. Allen

Attorney Profile
Top Rated Employment & Labor Attorney in Wilmington, DE
Wilmington, DE 19805
- Employment & Labor: Employee (80%),
- Employment & Labor: Employer (20%)
Michele D. Allen (Founder) practices in the following areas of law: Labor and Employment; Discrimination; Sexual Harassment; Union Representation; Civil Litigation; Contracts; Education Law; Government Affairs; and Representation of Physcians and other health care professionals on licensing issues
Admitted: 2000 Pennsylvania and 2003 Delaware
Law School: Widener University Law School, J.D. 1999
College: Trinity College, Washington, D.C. B.A.
Membership: Delaware State Bar Association (Litigation Section -Council Member; Labor and Employment Section and Women and Law Section); Delaware Trial Lawyers Association; American Bar Association; Delaware State Chamber of Commerce - Women and Business Section; Ambassador Council Member for St. Francis Hospital; Former Governor’s Appointment to the Delaware Commission for Women.
Significant Cases: Broesler v. St. Barnabas Church, C.A.NO. N10C-04-222 FSS (Del. Super) (successfully litigated a First Amendment Challenge to the subject matter jurisdiction of the Superior Court); NKS v. Murphy C.A. No.: 08C-03-042 CLS (successfully litigated spoliation of evidence; Freebery v. New Castle County et.al 589 F. Supp. 2d 409 (D. Del. 2008); Couden v. New Castle County et al. 446 F.3d 483 (3d Cir. 2006); 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69314; Navarro v. New Castle County, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66280;; Parkstone v. New Castle County 2009 U. S. Dist. LEXIS 33765; Irgau v. Christiana Care Hospital 2008 Del. Super LEXIS 129 [settled]; Petti v. O’Connor 906 A.2d 807 (Del. 2006)[settled]; Dant v. Alfred I. DuPont Hospital et. al. C.A. No. 04C-08-047 CHT (Del. Super.)[settled].
Born: Atlantic County, New Jersey, January 31, 1973
About Michele Allen
Admitted: 2003, Delaware
Professional Webpage: https://allenlaborlaw.com/
Honors/Awards:
- Mrs. Allen was nominated, voted upon and selected by her peers as Top Lawyer (Delaware Today Magazine) in the area of Employment Law., Delaware's Top Lawyers , Delaware Today Magazine, 2018., Delaware's Top Lawyers, Delaware Today Magazine, 2018
- Mrs. Allen was nominated, voted upon and selected by her peers as Top Lawyer (Delaware Today Magazine) in the area of Employment Law., Delaware's Top Lawyers , Delaware Today Magazine, 2016
- Mrs. Allen was nominated, voted upon and selected by her peers as Top Lawyer (Delaware Today Magazine) in the area of Employment Law., Delaware's Top Lawyers , Delaware Today Magazine, 2017, Delaware's Top Lawyers, Delaware Today Magazine, 2017
- The editors of Delaware Today survey the state's attorneys and Mrs. Allen was selected as one of Delaware Today's 2014 Top Lawyers in the area of Employment Law., Top Lawyers, Delaware Today, 2014
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Delaware State Bar Association (Litigation Section -Council Member; Labor and Employment Section and Women and Law Section); Delaware Trial Lawyers Association; and American Bar Association;
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Appointed by Speaker of the House, Pete Schwartzkopf, to the Delaware Workplace Bullying Taskforce (2014); Delaware State Chamber of Commerce - Women and Business Section; Ambassador Council Member for St. Francis Hospital; Former Governor’s Appointment to the Delaware Commission for Women.
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Last Updated: 12/10/2020