MELANIE FINKELSTEIN
mfinkelstein@midrid.com

Melanie Finkelstein, a native of New Orleans, graduated Summa Cumme Laude from the University of Texas at Austin in May 2003. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Louisiana State University Law Center in May 2006. While in law school, she was a member of the Moot Court Board, received CALI Excellence Awards in Legal Research & Writing, Civil Law Property, Matrimonial Regimes, U.S. Constitutional History, and Security Devices, and graduated in the Order of the Coif. Ms. Finkelstein has practiced in the area of Complex Commericial Litigation and currently practices in our Mortgage Banking Regulatory Compliance Section.  She is admitted to practice in Texas and Louisiana.

EDUCATION:

• Juris Doctor, Louisiana State University Law Center, 2006
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas at Austin, 2003

PRACTICE AREAS:

• CommericialLitigation
• Mortgage Banking Regulatory Compliance

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:

• Texas
• Louisiana
• United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
• U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• American Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Louisiana Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Dallas Bar Association