David A. Michel is a litigation partner at Sherin and Lodgen LLP in Boston, where he assists clients in resolving complex employment, business, and real estate disputes. His practice covers a broad range of civil and commercial matters in federal and state courts and through alternative dispute resolution, with particular focus on employment matters involving restrictive covenants, discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage and hour litigation, as well as commercial and real estate disputes including adverse possession, breach of contract, brokerage, and zoning. He is Chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section and previously served as 1st Circuit Representative on the Board of the FBA’s Younger Lawyers Division. Prior to Sherin and Lodgen, David served as a Staff Attorney for the Committee for Public Counsel Services’ Public Defender Division, where he represented indigent defendants in criminal matters. He holds a B.A. from The George Washington University and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, where he graduated with Honors in the Litigation and ADR Concentration.