2025 HR Unboxed Lunch Box Series: Spellbinding Strategies: Creating HR Magic

Dustin Paschal JD Related Seminars and Products

Founding Member

Simon | Paschal PLLC

As a founding member of Simon | Paschal PLLC, a boutique employment law firm in Frisco, Texas, Dustin maintains an active employment law practice.  If it’s an HR related issue, Dustin likely handles it for his clients.  Dustin currently serves as the Texas SHRM State Director and is a former President of DallasHR and former Chair of DallasHR’s Board of Trustees.  He also previously served as a Texas SHRM District Director and Legal & Legislative Director.  Dustin is passionate about education and regularly travels the state speaking on HR topics to various organizations.  Dustin likes HR so much, he married an HR professional!  When Dustin isn’t working, he is trying to keep up with an active six year old son or planning his next trip.  If Dustin wasn’t a lawyer, he’d probably own a bar and restaurant in Colorado and spend his off days snow skiing!

Michael J. Mirarchi Related Seminars and Products

Michael J. Mirarchi is recognized as a leading expert in employment-related lawsuit prevention. As an Employee Relations Counselor, he is dedicated to helping employers stay litigation-free.

Drawing from over 35 years of experience as an employer defense attorney and as a HR Vice President, he developed “Reset the Clock - Practical Employee Relations for Leaders.” He has presented it over 1,350 times to more than 34,500 leaders at employers across North America.

Mr. Mirarchi believes that most leaders exercise their abilities with fairness, integrity, and professionalism. Nevertheless, there are plenty of opportunities to run into potential liability situations. In these situations, leaders who know what to do and how to do it have a tremendous advantage over those who don’t, in avoiding lawsuits.

He has presented the HR Professional version of this program for SHRM Chapters across the country, biannually for DallasHR.

In 2013, Mike was recognized as the first inductee into the HRSouthwest Conference Speaker Hall of Fame. Over the last 30 years, he has consistently been one of the highest-rated speakers, excelling in content, professionalism, and delivery.

Mike received the 2024 DallasHR Lifetime Achievement Award for dedicating his career to advancing the HR profession and making a lasting impact on Dallas HR. He is an educator and a trusted advisor to the entire DallasHR community.

In conjunction with industry and professional associations, he has conducted live TV broadcasts, webinars, and on-line programs, in addition to presenting at regional and national conferences. Mr. Mirarchi has a B.S. in Business Administration and a Law Degree from Seton Hall University.

Jill Schiefelbein Related Seminars and Products

Jill Schiefelbein is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and communication strategist. She taught business communication at Arizona State University for 11 years before venturing into entrepreneurship. Jill’s business, The Dynamic Communicator®, helps organizations navigate the physical and digital communication spaces to attract customers, increase sales, and lead more impactful teams. Her latest book, Dynamic Communication: 27 Strategies to Grow, Lead, and Manage Your Business hit stores March 2017. Jill is currently pursuing her doctorate degree at the University of South Florida's Muma College of Business, where she's studying the impact of artificially intelligent video avatars in the customer experience lifecycle in business-to-business sales--an exciting new field of study at the intersections of synthetic media, communication, and relational commerce.