Michael Fallings

Michael Fallings

Tully Rinckey PLLC
  • Employment Law
  • District of Columbia, Maryland, Texas
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Biography

As a Managing Partner working in Tully Rinckey PLLC’s Austin office, Mike focuses his practice on federal sector labor and employment law. Mike has extensive experience litigating cases on behalf of employees at the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and in both state and federal courts. He also has experience negotiating settlement agreements on behalf of federal employees. Throughout his legal career, Mike has defended and taken numerous depositions of both parties and witnesses and prepared successful oppositions to summary judgment motions.

Prior to joining Tully Rinckey PLLC, Mike practiced as an associate attorney with a labor and employment law firm in Maryland. In this position, he helped manage over eighty case files and was involved throughout all aspects of litigation. Before that, Mike worked as both a law clerk and as a volunteer attorney for the Labor Division for the City of Chicago. In this role, Mike appeared in arbitrations and administrative hearings and advised Chicago agencies on matters relating to disciplining employees.

Originally from Centerville, Ohio, Mike is a graduate of Miami University, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in finance. As an undergraduate, Michael was inducted as a member of the Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity. Michael received his juris doctorate from American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., where he was a staff member at the Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law and the Labor & Employment Law Forum. During law school, Michael worked at the United States Department of Justice and served as a judicial intern for the Maryland Court of Appeals.

Practice Area
    Employment Law
    Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Additional Practice Areas
  • Federal Employment Law
  • Union Legal Services
  • Whistleblower Representation
Fees
  • Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia
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Maryland
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Texas
State Bar of Texas
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Maryland U.S. District Court
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United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Managing Partner
Tully Rinckey PLLC
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Partner
Tully Rinckey PLLC
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Associate
Tully Rinckey PLLC
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Associate Attorney
Morris E. Fischer, LLC
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Law Clerk
City of Chicago Department of Law, Labor Division
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Law Clerk
Meiselman & Helfant, LLC
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Judicial Intern
Circuit Court for Baltimore City
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Judicial Intern
Court of Appeals of Maryland
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Judicial Intern
Court of Appeals of Maryland
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Law Clerk
U.S. Department of Justice
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Diversity Pipeline Scholar/Legal Intern
York County Public Defender's Office
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Education
American University Washington College of Law
J.D. (2013)
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Miami University of Ohio
B.S. (2010)
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Awards
Top 40 under 40
National Black Lawyers
2023 Texas Rising Stars
Texas Super Lawyers
Professional Associations
Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity
Member
Current
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Washington Employment Lawyers Association
Member
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Publications
Articles & Publications
What to do in the unlikely event of a reduction in force at your agency
Michael C. Fallings on Tully Rinckey PLLC Website
Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
Tully Rinckey PLLC
3420 Executive Center Drive
Suite 160
Austin, TX 78731
Toll-Free: (888) 897-6905