Labor and employment counsel with a focus on higher education

Michelle Lewis counsels on employment law compliance, policy development, diversity initiatives and labor relations. She has in-depth experience developing policies on the prevention of harassment and discrimination in work and learning environments, in addition to conducting small and large-scale employment investigations. Her other employment law experience includes:

• Collective bargaining agreements
• Negotiations
• Arbitration
• Mediation

Prior to practicing law, Michelle served as an HR director for a major nonprofit organization as well as a senior university administrator with direct oversight of employment law compliance. Clients benefit from her firsthand experience as a career professional with two decades of in-depth knowledge of every aspect of employment law compliance.

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• Missouri

Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D.)
  • Dean’s List
  • Academic Excellence Awards: legal research and writing, client counseling, worker’s compensation, climate change and the law
  • Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society
  • ABA Regional Client Counseling Competition winner

• Lindenwood University (M.S.)
  • Business Management

• Illinois State University (B.A.)
  • English

• "Client Advisory: Illinois Enacts Mandatory Paid Leave Law for Workers"
• "Client Advisory: New Changes to Title IX Regulations Proposed"
• "Reports and White Papers: Key Takeaways: Implicit Bias and Communications with Key Stakeholders"
• Final Title IX Regulations Now Expected Summer 2024: How To Prepare for the Impending Compliance Deadline
• Lindsey Davis, Michelle Lewis and Brenna Wildt Write Campus Safety Magazine Article About Title IX Revisions, Significance for Schools
• The Revised Title IX Regulations are Finally Here: What Has Changed and What to Do Next

Seminar

• The Revised Title IX Regulations: What Colleges and Universities Need to Know to Stay Compliant