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About Melissa
Biography
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.
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Licensed in North Carolina for 16 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 2009
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Location
Tharrington Smith, LLP
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1800, Raleigh, NC, 27601
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Experience
Honors
2020
Rising Stars, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
2019
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2019
Rising Stars, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2018
Best Law Firms, U.S. News/Best Lawyers in America
2018
Rising Stars, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2017
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2016
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2015
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2014
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2013
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2012
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2011
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2010
Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Attorney, Tharrington Smith
Associations
North Carolina State Bar
Member
North Carolina Bar Association
Member
Wake County Bar Association
Member
10th Judicial District Bar Association
Member
North Carolina Bar Association, Education Law Section
Member
North Carolina Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
Member
Education
2009
University of North Carolina School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
2004
Brown University
BS - Bachelor of Science
Languages
English