Michael D. "Mike" Carrouth

Michael D. "Mike" Carrouth

Columbia, SC recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007
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170 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

Mike Carrouth is a partner in the Columbia office. He is certified as a Specialist in Labor Law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Mike has represented clients in successfully responding to union organizing efforts in 30 states.

This work includes successfully defending against multi-site and multi-state national organizing blitzes and card-check/neutrality campaigns. Mike also has represented clients in numerous litigation matters, including jury trials, involving Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Title VII, breach of employment contract, and non-compete enforcement. He practices before state and federal courts, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and state and federal administrative agencies in the areas of union-related matters, employment litigation, discrimination cases, non-compete agreements, and wrongful discharge cases.

Mike is a frequent speaker at seminars on labor and employment and litigation matters. He has written several articles, including "The Impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 on Employment Litigation" and "What the General Practitioner Should Know About Employer Liabilities in Conducting Job Interviews."

Mike is “AV” Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected for inclusion in South Carolina Super Lawyers since 2008. He has been listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2005 and in The Best Lawyers in America since 2007.

He was selected by his peers to be one of Greater Columbia Business Monthly's Legal Elite in 2011 and 2013.

Fisher Phillips LLP

170 Best Lawyers awards

Fisher Phillips LLP logo

Overview

  • The University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., graduated 1988
  • Wofford College, graduated 1985

  • South Carolina, State Bar of South Carolina

  • United States Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court
  • South Carolina, State Bar of South Carolina
  • The University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., graduated 1988
  • Wofford College, graduated 1985
  • United States Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Labor Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Labor Law - Management
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Labor Law - Management, Columbia, SC (2025)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Columbia, SC (2021)
  • Labor Law - Management, Columbia, SC (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Trade Secrets Law
Special Focus:
  • Civil Rights
  • Covenants Not to Compete
  • COVID-19
  • Defense
  • Management
  • National Labor Relations Board
  • Title VII Litigation
  • Trade Secrets
  • Wrongful Discharge

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