Attorney, Women & Children's Program  Melissa Weaver is the Women and Children's Program Attorney at HRI, providing legal services to victims of domestic abuse, trafficking and violent crimes and their families.
Melissa first began working with children at the W.W. Caruth, Jr. Child Advocacy Clinic at Southern Methodist University School of Law. She also interned for Texas Lawyers for Children. While in Law school, Melissa interned with several federal agencies. She assisted in a landmark human trafficking / national origin discrimination case at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Dallas. She also assisted in several civil and criminal cases with the US Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Texas. While in private practice, Melissa focused on civil litigation and bankruptcy. Speeches/Publications - Speaker, Emergency Preparedness in Family Crisis, Richardson Independent School District, January, 2008.
- Presenter and Organizer, Recognizing and Assisting Immigrant Crime Survivors, Dallas Police Department, March 2009.
- Speaker, An Introduction to Human Trafficking, University of Dallas, February 2009.
- Presenter, Assisting Immigrant Victims of Crime, Conference on Crimes Against Women, Dallas, Texas, March 2010.
- Speaker, Assisting Immigrant Children; A Crash Course on Immigration Relief for Children, Ad Litem and Amicus Attorney Court appointments: Inside and Outside the Box Training, July 14, 2010, Dallas, Texas.
- Presenter, Relief Assisting Immigrant Children, Crimes against Children Conference, Dallas, Texas, August 2010.
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Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
J.D., 2004 Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Fraternity
Winner of 2002 ABA Client Counseling Competition at SMU
Board of Advocates Master University of Georgia
B.S.A., 2001 Bar Admissions
Texas, 2004
Admitted to Practice the Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas Associations/Affiliations
Vickery Meadows Legal Clinic Subcommittee Member Dallas Association of Young Lawyers |
