Originally from southern California, Mickelson came to Palo Alto to earn his undergraduate degree in history from Stanford, according to a biography on the city of Palo Alto's website. Mickelson then headed to Harvard Law School, where he graduated in 1974 before returning to the Bay Area.
From 1979 until his retirement in 2012, Mickelson worked as an attorney at Hewlett-Packard, focusing on an array of legal issues. Near the beginning of his career, he worked on antitrust and commercial law issues, later shifting to labor and employment law, including mergers, acquisitions and intellectual property issues, including trademark licensing. When he retired in 2012, he was senior corporate counsel for HP.
Starting in 1987, Mickelson got involved with the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce and then joined the Rotary Club 10 years later. He served as the Rotary's president from 2012 to 2013 and is currently on multiple committees. Mickelson also chairs the city of Palo Alto's Stormwater Management Oversight Committee and serves on the governing board of Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Beginning in 2018, Mickelson became a supporter of the Palo Alto History Museum, which is still in the process of being created. The plan is to rehabilitate the Roth Building at 300 Homer Ave. to house the museum.
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