2026 NBOA Annual Meeting

Michelle specializes in employment law and education law.

Clients rely on Michelle for clear, strategic guidance navigating complex legal risks in education and employment settings. She advises a wide range of clients, including educational institutions, on critical workforce and regulatory matters.

Her experience encompasses the full spectrum of employment issues including hiring, training, performance management, discipline, termination, harassment, discrimination, and reasonable accommodation. She also assists clients with workplace investigations involving employee misconduct, discrimination, harassment, and other sensitive personnel matters, and advises on governance issues affecting educational institutions and nonprofit organizations. Additionally, she also counsels on student issues, and drafts, reviews, and advises on a variety of employment and education related policies and agreements including separation agreements, release agreements, service provider contracts, and other employment-related agreements.

Concentrates in the areas of employment law and education law, handling employment discrimination and labor relations matters and advising clients on hiring, managing and terminating employees in compliance with federal, state and local laws.

Donna advises clients on harassment and discrimination matters, and assists with drafting employment-related policies. She also works with a broad range of educational institutions, including independent schools, colleges, universities, professional training programs and education-related associations, advising them on a variety of legal matters, including board liability, student discipline, learning and other disabilities, employment matters, harassment and bullying, admissions, contracts and litigation issues.