Michael Needle

Associate

Mr. Needle assists clients with a variety of complex litigation and appellate matters involving constitutional law and administrative law.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Needle clerked for Judge Eric E. Murphy of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Judge Katherine A. Crytzer of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Mr. Needle earned his J.D. with High Distinction and Order of the Coif Honors from the University of Iowa College of Law, where he was the Senior Articles Editor on the Iowa Law Review, an Executive Editor on the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, an Executive Editor on the Texas Review of Law and Politics, and a Symposium Editor for the NYU Journal of Law and Liberty. Mr. Needle received a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from Stonehill College. Mr. Needle is a member of the State of Ohio Bar and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Bar.*

*Supervised by principals of the firm who are members of the Virginia bar.

Clerkships

  • Honorable Eric E. Murphy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • Honorable Katherine A. Crytzer, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., with High Distinction and Order of the Coif Honors
  • Stonehill College, B.A.