Melissa L. Barber

Background

Barber, Melissa L. was born on March 20, 1968 in Houston, Texas, United States.

Education

University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1990). Cornell Law School (Juris Doctor, 1993).

Career

Worked at Gillespie, Rozen, Tanner & Watsky, Professional Corporation (Fort Worth, Texas) specializing in Employment and Labor Law. Admitted to the bar, 1994, Texas, New York and United States. District Court, Northern District of Texas.

1995, United States.

District Court, Eastern District of Texas. United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits. Member: American Federation of Labor-Congress-Chief Information Officer Lawyers Coordinating Committee.

Member: Tarrant County Bar Association.

State Bar of Texas (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section. Women and the Law Section).

Tarrant County Women"s Bar Association. Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association.

National Employment Lawyers Association (Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter).

Texas Women Lawyers. This firm represents labor organizations and individual plaintiffs in employment matters. Gillespie, Rozen, Tanner & Watsky attorneys have extensive trial, arbitration, mediation, appellate and office experience concerning the law of breach of contract, age discrimination, sex discrimination, sexual harassment, disability discrimination, tortious interference with contract, defamation and wrongful discharge.

The firm currently has eight attorneys plus an of counsel relationship with a ninth attorney.

All four partners and the of counsel attorney are Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law.

Achievements

• Melissa L. Barber has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: American Federation of Labor-Congress-Chief Information Officer Lawyers Coordinating Committee. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association. State Bar of Texas (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section.

Women and the Law Section).

Tarrant County Women"s Bar Association. Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association.

National Employment Lawyers Association (Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter). Texas Women Lawyers.