Melissa K. Daniels is a skilled attorney who focuses her practice on trucking litigation and premises liability matters. She applies an analytical and thorough approach to every case, working closely with clients to evaluate legal issues, develop effective defenses, and manage each stage of litigation.

Melissa is an active member of several professional organizations supporting the defense bar and the transportation industry, including the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, and DRI. She has also been recognized as a Next Generation Leader with the American Constitution Society.

Melissa earned her J.D. from UNT Dallas College of Law in 2024. During her legal training, she contributed to multiple publications addressing issues in civil litigation, including expert witness strategy, non-economic damages, and Fifth Amendment considerations in civil cases. She is also a co-author of a peer-reviewed research article published in Sage Open.

Melissa received her B.A., cum laude, in Research Psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Outside of her legal practice, Melissa enjoys genealogy and photography, interests that mirror the same curiosity and attention to detail she brings to her legal work.

State Bar of Texas

Dallas Bar Association

Texas Association of Defense Counsel

DRI

American Constitution Society, Next Generation Leader

Mike H. Bassett, et al., I Plead the Fifth: Encountering the 5th Amendment in Civil Litigation, State Bar of Texas: Advanced Evidence and Discovery (2024).

Mike H. Bassett, et al., In the Shadows of Loss: Evaluating Non-Economic Damages After Gregory, State Bar of Texas: Damages in Civil Litigation (2024).

Mike H. Bassett, et al., Protecting Your Client’s Fifth Amendment Privilege, State Bar of Texas: Advanced Evidence and Discovery (2023).

Mike H. Bassett, et al., Begin with the End in Mind: The Jury Charge from a Civil Defense Lawyer’s Perspective, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Winter Conference (2023).

Mike H. Bassett, et al., The Trial Lawyer’s Toolkit: Effective Use of Biomechanical and Human Factors Experts, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Fall Conference (2023).

Mike H. Bassett, et al., A View from the Trenches: The Latest Plaintiff Tactics in Trucking Litigation, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Summer Conference (2023).

Jarryd Willis, Melissa Daniels, et al., Reliability and Validity of the Intergroup Compromise Inventory in Two Bipartisan Samples, Sage Open (2017).