Practice Areas

Corporate Law
SEC Filings
Business Transactions
Contracts and Agreements
Corporate Governance
Partnership Law
Labor and Employment

Other Specialties

Recruiting
Marketing

Practice Emphasis

Ms. Watson has assisted clients in the areas of corporate and securities law, as well as some employment law. She has worked with companies of various sizes handling business transactions and SEC filings as well as matters related to corporate governance. Ms. Watson worked as an in-house counsel to a large international public company on certain SEC matters including filings, contracts and agreements and employment issues related to the company.
           
Most recently, Ms. Watson has focused her time on all phases of recruiting and marketing for law firms and corporations. Prior to joining Scheef & Stone, she worked for a large international recruiting company, specializing in attorney placement.

Professional Involvement

• Member, American Bar Association

• Member, State Bar of Texas

• Member, Dallas Bar Association

• Member, Dallas Young Lawyers Association

• Member, Legal Marketing Association

• Member, Public Policy Committee, Mental Health Association

Education and Professional Background

• J.D., Southern Methodist University, 1999

• B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1992

• Admitted in Texas

• United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

 

Melissa Watson
tel. [214] 706-4228

melissa.watson
@solidcounsel.com