Practice areas: Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation, Civil Litigation; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2007
Education: Georgetown University Law Center
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MacLeod Law Firm PLLC
3838 Oak Lawn AveSuite 1000
Dallas, TX 75219 Visit website
The founder of the MacLeod Law Firm in Dallas, Texas, Michelle W. MacLeod focuses her practice on the areas of employment law, and business and commercial litigation. She represents companies, professionals and executives in cases involving wrongful termination, sexual harassment, unlawful discrimination, non-compete issues and other employment-related disputes in the Dallas metropolitan area.
Michelle earned her law degree at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. As a law student, she was an editor for the Georgetown Law Journal and did a media internship for Congressional Quarterly Press at the U.S. Supreme Court. Before pursuing a career in law, she earned her undergraduate degree at Idaho State University, taught college-level English, and worked as a newspaper reporter.
Prior to founding her own law practice, Michelle worked at some of the best law firms in Dallas, representing both businesses and executives and professionals in employment and labor law matters. She devotes much of her career to counseling and training employers on ways to avoid the risks of employment litigation, but she is also skilled in litigation for those times when it becomes inevitable.
She is licensed to practice law in Texas state courts, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Her clients have ranged from individuals to startups to Fortune 500 companies.
Michelle is active with a number of professional organizations, including the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, the Texas Young Lawyers Association, the Dallas Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Practice areas
Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Defense, Alternative Dispute ResolutionFocus areas
Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employee, Employment Law - Employer, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination
- 40% Employment & Labor: Employer
- 30% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 20% Civil Litigation: Defense
- 10% Alternative Dispute Resolution
First Admitted: 2007, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.macleodlawfirm.com/about.html
Bar / Professional Activity
- Texas, 2007
- United States District Court Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court Eastern District of Texas
Educational Background
- Idaho State University, B.A.
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Georgetown Law Journal, Notes Editor
Honors
- Global Teaching Fellow, Georgetown University Law Center
- Henry Kaiser Labor Law award recipient, Georgetown University Law Center
- Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society
- Georgetown University Law Center, Law Review Editor
- Dean's List, Georgetown University Law Center
- Named 2014 Rising Stay by Texas Super Lawyers
- Named 2015 Rising Stay by Texas Super Lawyers
- Named 2016 Rising Stay by Texas Super Lawyers
Industry Groups
- executives and small and medium size businesses in all industries
- Professionals
Office location for Michelle W. MacLeod
3838 Oak Lawn Ave
Suite 1000
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone: 214-722-7509
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2014 - 2016