Michael S. Pitts

Michael Pitts handles a wide variety of litigation ranging from the defense of management in labor and employment matters to complex commercial cases. While Mr. Pitts handles litigation, arbitration, and other adversarial claims, he also counsels management on ways to minimize or avoid disputes. 

A native of Charlotte, NC, Mr. Pitts graduated with distinction from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was made a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Pitts received his Juris Doctor from The University of South Carolina School of Law where he was a member of the South Carolina Law Review and inducted into the Order of the Wig and Robe.

• The Manual Woodworkers and Weavers, Inc. v. The Rug Barn, Inc., No. 1:00CV284-C, 146 Lab. Cas. (CCH) P 59,538, 2001 WL 1672253, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21502 (W.D.N.C. 2001)
• Walker v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc., 400 F.3d 370 (6th Cir. 2005)
• Brown v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc., 113 Fed.Appx. 512, 2004 WL 2423688 (4th Cir. 2004)

• Mike Pitts Selected for Leadership Greenville
  Mike Pitts, a Member (Partner) in Nexsen Pruet’s Greenville office, has been selected for the 2006-2007 class of Leadership Greenville.

• Employment & Labor Law Desk Reference For The Carolinas
• Employment Law Update - October 2006
  On August 17, 2006, President Bush signed the 900-plus page Pension Protection Act of 2006 ("PPA"), putting in place many reforms to federal tax and employee benefit laws intended to strengthen the nation's private employer retirement system.
• Employment Law Update - July 2006
  Fourth Circuit Holds Employee Has No Automatic Right To Job Restoration Following FMLA Leave
• Employment Law Update - June 2006
  Recent Decisions Highlight Importance Of Background Checks for Employers

• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - ADA Update - May 2006
• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - January 2006