Melissa Dorman Matthews

Member

Litigation

J.D. Texas Tech University

B.S. Texas Christian University

Licensure:

Texas

Licensure:

New Mexico

Office:

Dallas, TX

(214) 251-8509

melissa.matthews@steptoe-johnson.com

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Biography

Melissa Dorman Matthews focuses her practice on professional liability, product liability, employment, personal injury, commercial litigation, and premises liability. Melissa has over 27 years of experience, and has tried cases all over Texas and beyond.

Memberships & Awards

Professional

Ranked, The Best Lawyers in America®
Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers for 2012
Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
Vice-Chair of the State Bar of Texas standing committee on Council of Chairs
Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow
Vice-Chair, Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion for the IADC Product Liability Committee
Past Chair, State Bar of Texas, Women and the Law Section; Council Member since 2005
Dallas Bar Association
Texas Women Lawyers
Dallas Women Lawyers
El Paso Women's Bar Association; Past President
Chair, State Bar of Texas Council of Chairs (2015-2016)
Defense Research Institute
Texas Top-Rated Lawyers by ALM, 2012
Recognized among Super Lawyers® Texas Rising Stars by Thompson Reuters (2007)
Member, Trial Attorneys of America, 2012-present
Recovery Resource Council, Trial Attorneys of America, 2017
International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
Board of Directors, Recovering Resource Council

Work Experience

2022 Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Speaking Engagements

“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