Melissa Michaud

Melissa Michaud


Tharrington Smith, LLP

Recognized since 2024

Raleigh, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Education Law

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Melissa Michaud is a partner in Tharrington Smith’s Education Law Section. She advises school systems regarding personnel matters, investigations, and compliance issues and represents school board clients in federal administrative investigations and in state and federal court litigation. Shortly after earning her undergraduate degree from Brown University in 2004, Melissa joined Teach for America and taught middle school in eastern North Carolina. She graduated from law school in 2009 with high honors and joined Tharrington Smith in 2013. Melissa is an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Education Section.

Location
  • Wells Fargo Building, Suite 1900
    150 Fayetteville Street
    P.O. Box 1151
    Raleigh, NC 27602
Education
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 2009

Tharrington Smith, LLP
Headquarters: Raleigh, North Carolina

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Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 for work in:
  • Education Law

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