Melinda M. Metz
800-729-9142 (Toll free)
EXPERIENCE
Office of the Attorney General-Child Support Division, Texas City, Tx.
- Conduct hearings and bench trials.
- Prepare and manage large dockets.
- Represent the interests of the State of Texas in establishing paternity and enforcing child support orders in Galveston and Brazoria Counties.
- Supervise non-licensed child support officers.
- Presenter for Galveston County Family Law Bar on child support issues.
- Served on Region 6 assistant attorney general conference committee.
McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, P.C., Galveston, Tx.
- Attend hearings, depositions & mediations.
- Focus of practice: civil litigation, probate, family, elder law, real estate & railroad law.
- Evaluate medical claims in personal injury suits.
- General civil trail preparation.
Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Galveston, Tx.
- Assisted with case screening, plea negotiations, voir dire and drafting motions.
Bacon & Wallace, L.L.P, Houston, Tx.
- Drafted petitions, interventions and filed proofs of claim.
- Conducted legal research, drafted memorandums & managed litigation docket.
- Functioned as liaison with Tax Assessor/Collectors' offices.
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
Social Work Associated, 1989
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
- Custody & Visitation
- DUI/DWI
- Divorce
- Family Law
Certified Legal Specialties
- National Certified Counselor, 1994
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2004
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2007
Education
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
- Juris Doctorate - 2003
- University of Houston-Clear Lake
- Master of Arts - 1998
- Major: Behavioral Sciences-Psychology
- Lamar University
- B.S.
- Major: Psychology
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Galveston County Young Lawyers Association, Member
- Galveston County Young Lawyers Association, Secretary, 2006 - 2007
Past Employment Positions
- Office of the Attorney General-Child Support Division, Texas City, Tx.
- McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, P.C., Galveston, Tx.
- Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Galveston, Tx.
- Bacon & Wallace, L.L.P, Houston, Tx.



