About Michael A. Gaston-Bell

Michael Gaston-Bell's practice focuses primarily on helping clients work through sophisticated employment and commercial litigation matters. He has handled many high-profile and high-damage cases in the health care, entertainment, banking, military contractor and retail industries.

Success that stems from experience

Michael has experience representing clients in federal and state courts, as well as state and local agencies, on matters related to Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Michael also provides employers with guidance on the interpretation and implementation of Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA and FLSA issues in the workplace.

Additionally, Michael advises top-level corporate leadership — boards of directors, in-house counsel and chief executives — on complex and often crisis-level employment affairs, including: executive transitions, internal investigations, unfair competition and major transactions.

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Practice Focus

  • Employment Counseling
  • Employment Discrimination Litigation
  • Wage and Hour Litigation
  • Restrictive Covenant Litigation
  • ERISA Litigation
  • Internal Investigations
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions

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Practices
Education
  • Indiana University Maurer School of Law, JD
  • Truman State University, BS
Bar Admissions
  • Texas
  • Indiana
  • Missouri
Court Admissions
  • US District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • US District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • US District Court, Northern District of Indiana
  • US District Court, Southern District of Indiana
  • US District Court, Western District of Missouri
  • US District Court, District of Kansas
  • US District Court, Western District of Tennessee
Community Involvements
  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  • Texas Association of Young Lawyers, Board of Directors - Dallas
Recognitions
  • Best Lawyers in America
    Ones to Watch
    Labor and Employment Law – Management | Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2021
  • D Magazine
    Best Lawyers Under 40, 2021