Michael V. Galo, Jr.
Top rated Employment & Labor attorney in San Antonio, Texas
Galo Law Firm, P.C.
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Products Liability, Business Litigation
Licensed in Texas since: 1994
Education: Stanford Law School
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2004, 2007 - 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2004 Call today:
210-616-9800
Galo Law Firm, P.C.
4230 GardendaleBuilding 401
San Antonio, TX 78229 Visit website
Details
A labor lawyer in San Antonio, Texas, Michael V. Galo Jr. dedicates his practice to all areas of federal and state employment and labor law. Areas of particular focus relate to the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Texas Workers' Compensation Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. With more than 18 years of experience, Mr. Galo also has extensive experience representing management in matters relating to the National Labor Relations Act, including union-organizing campaigns, collective bargaining and union arbitrations. Mr. Galo is the principal of his firm, The Galo Law Firm P.C.
Mr. Galo has handled numerous cases and matters involving non-competition agreements, covenants of confidentiality, and the protection of trade secrets under both state and federal law. Having significant jury trial experience, Mr. Galo has tried a number of employment discrimination and retaliation cases to verdict in state and federal court.
Practice areas
Employment & Labor: Employee, Personal Injury - Products: Defense, Business Litigation- 70% Employment & Labor: Employee
- 20% Personal Injury - Products: Defense
- 10% Business Litigation
First Admitted: 1994, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.galolawfirm.com/attorneys/galo-michael-v-jr/
- Member, American Bar Association
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1995
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, San Antonio Young Lawyers Association
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1994
- Member, College of the State Bar of Texas, 1995 - Present
- Member, San Antonio Bar Association
- Texas, 1994
- Member, Board of Directors, Laredo Young Lawyers, 1994 - 1995
- Qualls v. Lack's Stores, Inc., U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5731, N.D. Tex., 1999
- Rodriguez v. Roadway Express, Inc., aff'd, 199 F.3d 437, 5th Cir., 1999
- Seidler v. United Parcel Service, WL 831839, W.D. Tex., 2005
- Pineda v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 360 F.3d 483, 5th Cir., 2000
- Rodriguez v. Roadway Express, Inc., WL 839014, S.D. Tex. Dec. 2, 1997
- Chavarria v. Despachos Del Norte, Inc., WL 1515472, S.D. Tex, Jun. 22, 2005
- Lee v. Waste Management, WL 246374, S.D. Tex., 2008
- Kanida v. Nursefinders, 363 F.3d 568, 5th Cir., 2004
- Qualls v. Lack's Stores, Inc., aff'd, 210 F.3d 369, 5th Cir., 2000
- Rook v. Xerox Corp., 55 Fed. Appx. 716, 5th Cir., 2002
- Susan Esquivel et al v. Hillcoat Properties, 484 F.Supp.2d 582, W.D. Tex., 2007
- Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Available upon request
- Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- AV Rated under Martindale Hubbell's Peer-Review Ratings System (highest rating)
- Notes Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1994
- Consistently listed in Best Lawyers of Scene in San Antonio
- Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, B.A. in Art History, Archeology, Summa Cum Laude, 1991
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- Construction
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- Oil And Gas
- Retail
- Transportation
Office location for Michael V. Galo, Jr.
4230 Gardendale
Building 401
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: 210-616-9800
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2004, 2007 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2004
