Mike Buchanan is a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ Dallas office. Board certified since 1996 in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Mike represents leading national, regional, and local clients in complex labor and employment matters ranging from the defense of discrimination claims, class actions, and collective actions, to the prosecution and defense of noncompetition and trade secret disputes. He also represents governmental entities and institutions of higher education in disputes alleging civil rights violations. Mike is a seasoned trial attorney who has tried jury cases to verdict throughout Texas and Louisiana. He graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University in 1973 and with honors from Baylor School of Law in 1981. In between college and law school, Mike served with distinction as a Surface Warfare Officer and Nuclear Security Officer in the United States Navy.Since its inception in 2003, Mike has been recognized as a Texas “Super Lawyer” in a poll conducted annually by a Blue Ribbon Panel for Texas Monthly magazine. In 2008, Mike’s peers selected him as one of Texas’ Top 100 Super Lawyers. He has also been recognized as one of the nation’s top labor and employment attorneys in the annual Best Lawyers in America ratings.
Lawyer Profile
Michael R. Buchanan
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Recognized Since:2001
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Recognized in:Employment Law - ManagementLabor Law - Management
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Law School:Baylor University
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Location:Preston Commons West, Suite 5008117 Preston RoadDallas, TX 75225
Mike Buchanan is a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ Dallas office. Board certified since 1996 in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Mike represents leading national, regional, and local clients in complex labor and employment matters ranging from the defense of discrimination claims, class actions, and collective actions, to the prosecution and defense of noncompetition and trade secret disputes. He also represents governmental entities and institutions of higher education in disputes alleging civil rights violations. Mike is a seasoned trial attorney who has tried jury cases to verdict throughout Texas and Louisiana. He graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University in 1973 and with honors from Baylor School of Law in 1981. In between college and law school, Mike served with distinction as a Surface Warfare Officer and Nuclear Security Officer in the United States Navy.Since its inception in 2003, Mike has been recognized as a Texas “Super Lawyer” in a poll conducted annually by a Blue Ribbon Panel for Texas Monthly magazine. In 2008, Mike’s peers selected him as one of Texas’ Top 100 Super Lawyers. He has also been recognized as one of the nation’s top labor and employment attorneys in the annual Best Lawyers in America ratings.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- Baylor University, graduated 1981
- Vanderbilt University, graduated 1973
Bar Admissions:
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
Affiliations:
- Dallas Bar Association - Member
- Defense Research Institute (Employment Section) - Member
- Texas Bar Association - Member
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:
- Labor Law - Management, Dallas/Fort Worth (2018)
- Employment Law - Management, Dallas (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
Awards:
- Texas Super Lawyer
Areas of Expertise:
- Civil Rights
- Class Actions
- Defense
- Discrimination
- Education
- Government Relations
- Harassment
- Litigation
- Management
- State and Federal
- Trade Secrets
- Wage-Hour Law
Firm Details
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
http://www.ogletree.com
Headquarters
One Ninety One Peachtree Tower, Suite 4800
191 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 881.1300
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in 7
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Attorney Case History
REPRESENTATIVE TRIAL EXPERIENCES
- Dismissal with prejudice of class claims of race discrimination against school district (Dallas 2008)
- Negotiation of Conciliation Agreement with EEOC involving class claims of race discrimination (Houston 2005)
- Trial of misappropriation of business opportunity dispute (Dallas 2004)
- Trial of disability discrimination case brought by blind applicant for employment (Sherman 2002)
- Directed verdict for employer at close of plaintiff’s evidence in a sexual harassment case (New Orleans 2000)
- Judgment for defendant after trial on affirmative defense of failure to mitigate in an age discrimination case brought by a terminated warehouse supervisor (Dallas 1999) (affirmed by Fifth Circuit)
- Trial of (Jane Doe v. John Doe) brought by a female client against her former licensed professional counselor claiming that the counselor misused the confidential relationship to prey sexually on clients (Rockwall 1996)
OTHER COURT ADMISSIONS
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
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