Partner
Michael Glenn Morrison II, Esq.
Michael serves as an employment attorney with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, LLC. Prior to joining Ogletree, Michael practiced law with Van Kampen Law, PC in Charlotte, North Carolina and Bailey & Dixon, LLP in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Michael is a servant leader whose lived experiences have established a major philosophical imperative to his work: “Everyone is Based on a True Story.” He believes that nothing threatens access to justice more than a story untold. Michael received his J.D. from The University of Alabama School of Law, and his B.A. from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While attending UNC, Michael worked with the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs as the Programs and Facilities Coordinator.
At the intersection of Michael’s academic training, work experiences, and salient identities – a Christian, African American male raised in the South by a Marine father and an educator mother – lies his appreciation of, and sensitivity to, the diversity of people he works with. Michael specializes in examining implicit bias and its impact on social settings, legal constructs, and workplace environments. His expertise provides clients with space to cultivate individual growth and develop policies that foster greater inclusion.
Education
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor, 2019
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
B.A., Public Relations, Minor in (PPE) Philosophy, Politics, & Economics, 2016
Bar Admissions
North Carolina
South Carolina
U.S. Virgin Islands
Partner
Ada Walker, J.D.
Ada Walker is Nebraska Medicine’s inaugural Vice President and Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer. Most recently, Wilson served as Assistant Vice President for Access and Inclusive Excellence for Auburn University’s Office of Inclusion and Diversity. In her role, she advised senior leadership on strategies for advancing a holistic framework for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Prior to joining the Auburn team, Walker served as Director of Inclusive Student Excellence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Walker has been active in creating, developing and implementing comprehensive DEI strategies for the past ten years. As a seasoned administrator, Walker uses her legal training and insight from her former law practice to have a meaningful, and measurable, impact on outcomes for historically underrepresented populations.
With Motivated Awareness and Inclusive Integrity as foundational principles, Walker examines the intersection of systems that impact various forms of identity while empowering organizations to actualize their strategic goals for inclusive excellence.
Walker’s expertise resides in identifying the complex needs of an organization and building tangible pathways for equity-based shifts in organizational climate and culture. With a strengths-based vision for success grounded in a growth mindset, Walker seeks to strengthen organizational acumen for individual identity and, ultimately, shape environments where everyone can thrive. Walker received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Juris Doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Juris Doctor, 2009
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
B.A., Journalism and Mass Communication, 2006
Bar Admissions
• North Carolina