Michael Palmer is a partner in the South Bend, Indiana and Grand Rapids, Michigan offices of Barnes & Thornburg. He primarily represents private and public sector employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. Michael also devotes a portion of his practice to fair housing issues.
In his labor and employment practice, Michael handles union-related issues, employment litigation, general employment counseling, and immigration compliance. In union-related matters, he represents management in union organizing campaigns and elections, unfair labor practice charges or other NLRB proceedings, collective bargaining, strike preparation and arbitration proceedings.
Credentials
Education
- University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1994
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1997, with honors
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Indiana
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana