Michele Sheets
Associate
Practice Emphasis
Michele Sheets is involved in all aspects and stages of commercial and civil litigation for the firm. Her involvement ranges from employment and shareholder disputes to contract and collection matters. Additionally, Ms. Sheets has successfully mediated several cases for insurance carriers.
Professional Memberships and Involvement
- State Bar of Texas
- Dallas Bar Association
- Admissions & Membership Committee
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Honors and Awards
- Managing Editor of SMU Law Review
- Finalist, Jackson Walker Journal of Air Law and Commerce 2006 Best Comment Award
- Semi-finalist, Journal of Air Law and Commerce 2005, Best Casenote Award
- UTA, Presidential Honor Roll
Publications and Speeches
- Laws Affecting Collections in the Health Care Industry, presentation, 2009 (Stephen N. Wakefield, Andrew C. Cox, Emanuela Prister, Michele Sheets, Kristen Henrichs)
- From ADIZ to SRFA: The FAA's Compliance with Administrative Procedures to Codify Washington, D.C. Flight Restrictions, 71 J. Air. L. & Com. 615, 2006
Education and Professional Background
- J.D., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, cum laude, 2007
- M.A., University of Texas at Arlington, Political Science, 2004
- B.A., University of Texas at Arlington, Political Science, summa cum laude, 2001
Court Admissions
- Licensed by the Texas Supreme Court
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas