Michael D. McQueen
Areas of Practice
As a partner in the firm's Labor and Employment Department, his practice primarily consists of defending employers in employment-related litigation and providing counseling to avoid such lawsuits. He has been Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for almost 25 years and serves as the firm’s managing partner. Mr. McQueen has successfully represented clients to verdict before the state and federal courts in Texas, the Federal District Court in New Mexico, and various federal and administrative agencies in El Paso, Austin, Santa Fe and the Southwest region. He has represented employers in union organizing campaigns and defending against unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board, Regions 16 and 28. He has also represented clients in proceedings under the Occupational Safety & Health Act.
Mr. McQueen served as the Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Texas in 2002-2003 and has spoken regularly at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Labor and Employment Law course and has also been a presenter on several occasions at the State Bar's Advanced Civil Trial course. He has also been a guest lecturer on employment law issues at the University of Texas at El Paso Center for Professional Development and for the UTEP Franchise Center program. Mike was named Outstanding Young Lawyer of El Paso in 1983; in February 2001, he was featured as one of the 16 "Go To" labor and employment lawyers in the State of Texas by Texas Lawyer; he has been named one of Texas Monthly’s “Super Lawyers” for employment litigation every year since 2003 and he is listed in the Labor and Employment Law section of Best Lawyers in America. In 2007, he was named Professional of the Year by the El Paso Society for Human Resources Management.
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas (Former Chair, Executive Council, Labor & Employment Law Section)
- American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section)
- El Paso Bar Association
- Society for Human Resource Management
- El Paso Society for Human Resource Management
Bars & Courts
- Texas, 1976
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Education
- Southern Methodist University, B.A., 1973
- University of Texas School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1976 (Order of the Coif)
Professional and Civic Involvement
Mike is a former Chair of the Executive Council of the State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section. He was named Outstanding Young Lawyer of El Paso in 1983 and is listed in the Best Lawyers in America. Mike currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the El Paso Central Business Association and Downtown Management District, the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and El Paso Pro-Musica. A decent golfer, he serves as General Counsel of the El Paso Country Club.
Certifications
- Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law -Texas Board of Legal Specialization
