MEGHAN SHEFFIELD

BAR MEMBERSHIP_________________________________________________________________

Admittance to Texas State Bar, November 2011.

EDUCATION _______________________________________________________________________

-Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas                                            

Juris Doctor, May 2011

• Dean’s List, Spring 2010 and Fall 2010
• Phi Delta Phi
• Board of Trial Advocates
• Wesleyan Law Republicans

-University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

B.S. in Criminal Justice, December 2008

• Dean’s List, Spring 2004 and Fall 2006
• Lambda Alpha Epsilon (American Criminal Justice Association), Fall 2007

LEGAL EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________________

Hammerle Finley Law Firm, Denton, Texas

Attorney, November 4, 2011-Current

• Practice focuses on litigation, probate, guardianship, elder law, estate planning, transactional, criminal defense and family law.
• Conduct extensive legal research and maintain close client contact.
• Draft and file documents on probate, guardianship, transactional, litigation and family law cases.

Law Clerk, August 17, 2011-November 4, 2011

• Assisted attorneys with heavy case-loads
• Assisted in trial preparation and assisted during trials.
• Drafted and filed pleadings.

Legal Intern, December 2008-January 2009; June 2009-August 2009; May 2010-August 2010

• Assisted the criminal defense attorney with all aspects of his practice including setting hearings, drafting motions, and interacting with the courts and the clients
• Assisted the civil litigation attorney with all aspects of her practice including researching, drafting motions, filing court documents, and corresponding with her clients regarding their case.

Dallas District Attorney’s Office Family Violence Division, Dallas, Texas

Internship, May 2007- August 2007

• § Interviewed victims to verify qualification
• § Assisted with the writing of affidavits