MELISSA WRAY
wray@thetexasfirm.com
Melissa Wray joined the firm in 2009. She maintains a diverse litigation practice, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in toxic tort, personal injury, premises liability, commercial, insurance coverage, insurance defense, and employment litigation. She also advises clients on potential liability, contractual matters, employee benefits questions, and other business issues.
Prior to joining Beard Kultgen Brophy Bostwick Dickson & Squires, LLP, Ms. Wray, who is originally from Waco, was associated with the Houston office of Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP and the Austin office of Brobeck Phleger & Harrison, LLP. At those firms, Ms. Wray's broad litigation experience included national representation of corporate defendants in the defense of toxic tort matters, inlcuding asbestos, silica, and diet drug cases and involving serious diseases including mesothelioma and other cancers.
EDUCATION
B.A., Baylor University, 1994
J.D., cum laude, University of Houston Law Center, 1998
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Texas
United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Western, & Southern Districts of Texas
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS
State Bar of Texas
Order of the Barristers
Houston Law Review, Articles Editor
CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS
St. Paul's Episcopal Day School Board of Trustees Member & 2008-09 Auction Co-Chair
Fundraising Chair, Camp Fire Tejas Absolutely Incredible Kid Day 2009
Vanguard College Preparatory School Alumni Board Member
Christian Formation Teacher, St. Paul's Episcopal Church
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