Background
Halstead-White, Melissa J. was born on April 23, 1964 in Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States.
Halstead-White, Melissa J. was born on April 23, 1964 in Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States.
Sweet Briar College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1986). Washington & Lee University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Washington and Lee Law Review, 1988-1989.
Worked at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Limited liability partnership (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Product Liability, Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1989, Virginia. United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Virginia (Not admitted Georgia). Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Washington and Lee Law Review, 1988-1989. Author: "The Economic Loss Doctrine in Construction Litigation," American Bar Association Committee on Construction Litigation, July 1996.
Member: American Bar Association.
Defense Research Institute.
Virginia Bar Association. Virginia State Bar; Richmond Women's Bar Association. Virginia Women Attorneys Association.