Melissa Michaud
Public School Board Lawyer
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.
- Education Law
- Not Currently Accepting Clients
- North Carolina
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- English
- Trial Attorney
- United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section
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- Law Clerk
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Honorable Louise W. Flanagan
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- Teacher
- Teach for America
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- Attorney
- Tharrington Smith, LLP
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- University of North Carolina School of Law
- J.D. (2009)
- Honors: High honors
- Activities: North Carolina Law Review, Editor, Staff Member Juvenile Justice Clinic, Student Lawyer UNC Law Pro Bono Board, Member
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- Brown University
- B.S. (2004) | Political Science
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- North Carolina Bar Association
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- North Carolina Bar Association, Education Law Section
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- North Carolina Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
- Member
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- North Carolina State Bar # 39919
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- Wake County Bar Association
- Member
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- 10th Judicial District Bar
- Member
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