As a partner in the firm's Labor and Employment Department, Mike McQueen's 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. 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 numerous times at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Labor and Employment Law course and 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 a Texas “Super Lawyer” by publisher Thomson Reuters for employment litigation defense 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.
Mike currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the El Paso Downtown Management District and the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He is a former President of El Paso Pro Musica and former member of the Boards of Directors of the YMCA of Greater El Paso and the El Paso Central Business Association and a member of Leadership El Paso Class V. He is the Managing Partner of the Firm and the General Counsel of El Paso Country Club.
