Melissa Dorman Matthews

Licensed In

• New Mexico
• Texas

Education

• J.D. Texas Tech University School of Law

• B.S. Texas Christian University

Memberships

• Past Vice-Chair of the State Bar of Texas standing committee on the Council of Chairs
• Texas Bar Foundation Sustaining Life Fellow
• Past Chair, State Bar of Texas, Women and the Law Section; Council Member since 2005
• Member, Dallas Bar Association
• Member, Dallas Women Lawyers
• Past President, El Paso Women’s Bar Association
• Past Chair, State Bar of Texas Council of Chairs (2015-2016)
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, DRI Women in the Law Fairness and Equity in Compensation Task Force
• Member, Trial Attorneys of America, 2012-present
• Member, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
• Vice-Chair of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion for the IADC Product Liability Committee
• 2020-2022 Professional Liability Roundtable Chair, IADC
• Board of Directors, Recovery Resource Council
• 2022-2025 Audit Committee Member, IADC

Achievements

• Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
• Ranked, The Best Lawyers in America®
• Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers for 2012
• Texas Top-Rated Lawyers by ALM, 2012
• Recognized among Super Lawyers® Texas Rising Stars by Thompson Reuters (2007)

Speaking Engagements

• “Corporate Counsel Futurecast: How Trends Today Will Shape Tomorrow’s Legal Practice,” 51st Trial Attorneys of America Annual Meeting, June 9, 2022
• “The Next Normal: Emerging Trends in a Post-COVID World,” IADC Professional Liability Roundtable, May 12, 2022
• “What’s Trending? Stay Ahead of the Curve with the Latest Trends, Tips, and Significant Cases in Professional Liability,” IADC Southwest Regional Meeting, April 2022
• DRI Women in the Law Conference, “Owning Your Worth: How to Think about Salary, Negotiating Your Next Raise, and Why it Matters,” January 28, 2022