Melissa Michaud

Melissa Michaud received her undergraduate degree in political science from Brown University in 2004. Upon graduation, she joined Teach For America and taught middle school for two years in eastern North Carolina. In 2009, she received her law degree, with high honors, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During law school, Ms. Michaud was a staff member and editor of the North Carolina Law Review, student lawyer in the Juvenile Justice Clinic, and member of the UNC Law Pro Bono Board. Upon graduation, she served as a law clerk for the Honorable Louise W. Flanagan of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Prior to joining Tharrington Smith, Ms. Michaud was a trial attorney at the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section. There, her practice focused on enforcing civil rights statutes, such as Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, in the K-12 context.

Ms. Michaud is a public school board lawyer.

University of North Carolina School of Law

J.D. (2009)

2009

Honors: High honors

Activities: North Carolina Law Review, Editor, Staff Member Juvenile Justice Clinic, Student Lawyer UNC Law Pro Bono Board, Member

Brown University

B.S. (2004) | Political Science

2004

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section

Current

Law Clerk

United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Honorable Louise W. Flanagan

Current

Teacher

Teach for America

Current

Attorney

Tharrington Smith, LLP

2013 - Current

Best Law Firms

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

North Carolina Bar Association

Member

Current

North Carolina Bar Association, Education Law Section

Member

Current

North Carolina Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division

Member

Current

North Carolina State Bar  # 39919

Member

Current

Wake County Bar Association

Member

Current

North Carolina

Since 2009

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