Michael J. Lingle
Partner
Michael Lingle supports the firm in a broad range of employment law cases and executive compensation issues, and has served as lead attorney on several occasions. He counsels and litigates on a wide variety of employment matters, including discrimination, sexual harassment, ERISA, FMLA, FLSA and breach of contract claims.
Prior to joining Thomas & Solomon LLP, Mr. Lingle was an associate in the executive compensation and employee benefits group in the New York City office of Shearman & Sterling LLP. His experience working on the corporate side, especially with contracts, proves invaluable when negotiating contracts and severance agreements for employees.
Education
- Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- J.D. – 2000
- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- B.S. – 1997
- With Honors
- Major: Industrial and Labor Relations
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker, American Association of Workplace Investigators Conference
- Speaker, National Employment Lawyers Association, Update on Employment Law for Upstate Conference
- Speaker, National Business Institute, Legal Issues in Employee Privacy
- Speaker, National Business Institute, Arbitration of Claims Arising Out of Employment
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- New York Bar Association
- Monroe County Bar Association
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Worker Justice Center of New York, Board Member
- United Nations Association of Rochester, Board Secretary (former)
