Melinda Louise Wesner

Background

Wesner, Melinda Louise was born on July 21, 1959 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Charles Daniel and Betty Louise Wesner.

Education

Trinity University; University of Texas at Houston (Bachelor of Science in Nursing,Registered Nurse, magna cum laude, 1982). South Texas College of Law (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1986). Order of Lytae; Delta Theta Phi.

Sigma Theta Tau.

Career

Admitted to the bar, 1986, Texas. United States. Supreme Court. United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States.

District Court, Southern District of Texas.

Order of Lytae; Delta Theta Phi. Sigma Theta Tau. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Constitutional Law, Property II, Corporations and Remedies.

Houston Trial Lawyers Association Distinguished Services Award, 1991-1992. Registered Nurse, 1982.

Company-Author: With Judge Alice O. Trevathan, "Settlement Negotiation and Drafting: Legal and Practical Considerations," State Bar of Texas Continuing legal education Advanced Trial Seminar, 1984.

Briefing Attorney, Texas Supreme Court, Justice Raul Gonzalez, 1986-1987. Member: Houston, Austin and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Member: Editorial Committee.

Needs of Senior Citizens.

Administration of Justice). Houston Medical-Legal Society.

Texas Supreme Court Historical Society. Texas Nurses Association.

American Nurses Association.

Houston Young Lawyers Association. Houston Trial Lawyers Association. Texas Trial Lawyers Association (C.L.E. Task Force Committee, 1993-1994).

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Achievements

• MELINDA WESNER has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Fellow Houston Bar Foundation (life). Member American Bar Association, American Nurses Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, Association Women Attorneys, Association Nurse Attorneys, Task Force 2000, SAFE, Texas Trial Lawyers Association (board directors, chair CLE task force1996-1997, planning committee fundraisers since 1994), Texas Nurses Association, Texas Supreme Court History Society (charter), Houston Bar Association (chair/vice chair litigation section 1994-1997, planning committee Bench-Bar Conference 1994-1995), Houston Trial Lawyers Association (board directors, vice president, Distinguished Svc. award 1991-1992), Houston Medical-Legal Society, Houston Young Lawyers Association, Federation Houston Professional Women, Houston Bar Association (administration of justice committee since 1997), Harris County Bar Association, Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: scuba diving, teaching, writing, gardening.

Connections

Married Crawford Walker Kirkpatrick, November 2, 1996.

Father:

Charles Daniel

Mother:

Betty Louise Wesner

Spouse:

Crawford Walker Kirkpatrick