Michelle Pacis is a member of Wilson Turner Kosmo’s Employment Law practice group. She focuses on defending employers against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to accommodate and whistleblower claims. In addition, Michelle advises employers regarding issues related to Human Resources and employee discipline. Michelle also has experience conducting internal investigations in response to Equal Employment Opportunity complaints.

Prior to joining Wilson Turner Kosmo, Michelle was an associate at a San Diego-based civil litigation defense firm, where she represented many public entity clients, including K-12 public school districts, community college districts, and water districts. While there, she filed several successful Motions for Summary Judgment in employment-related matters, which caused cases to be dismissed in their entirety. Michelle was also responsible for conducting internal workplace investigations into complaints of discrimination and harassment.

Michelle received her J.D., cum laude, from California Western School of Law. She was a recipient of the Faculty Scholarship and was a member of the Public Service Honors Society. She was also a member of the Jessup International Moot Court Team.

Affiliations

• Lawyers Club of San Diego, Member
• Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego, Member
• San Diego County Bar Association, Member