Melvin Houston
Of Counsel
Melvin Houston brings more than 25 years of legal experience to Fight My Injury, with a litigation-focused background shaped by decades of client representation, advanced legal education, and military service.
Decades of Legal Experience With a Litigation-Focused Perspective
More than 25 years of legal experience, backed by a litigation-focused career, advanced education, and military service.
Melvin Houston has more than 25 years of experience handling legal matters and has represented clients across a wide range of disputes. His background as a trial lawyer gives him a practical understanding of how to evaluate facts, prepare a case, and stay focused when the stakes are high.
Before and alongside his legal career, Melvin served more than nine years of honorable active duty in the United States Air Force. That background adds a disciplined, service-oriented perspective to the way he approaches legal work and client responsibility.
Melvin earned a bachelor’s degree from Wayland Baptist University, a master’s degree from Midwestern State University, his law degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University, and an LL.M. from Georgetown University. He has been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1995.
Experience Built Across Law, Litigation, Education, and Service
Melvin’s background spans decades of legal practice, Texas licensure, graduate-level legal education, and more than nine years of active-duty military service.
State Bar of Texas
Melvin has been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1995. State Bar of Texas number 00793987.
Thurgood Marshall & Georgetown
Melvin earned his J.D. from Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 1995 and an LL.M. from Georgetown University in 1998.
United States Air Force Veteran
Melvin is a U.S. military veteran with more than nine years of honorable active-duty service.
Experience That Brings Perspective to Serious Legal Matters
Long-term legal experience can help bring focus to complicated facts, disputed claims, and decisions that need to be made with care.
Assess the Facts
Experience helps identify the details that matter, the questions that still need answers, and the issues that may shape a legal claim.
Prepare for Conflict
A litigation-focused perspective keeps evidence, disputed issues, and negotiation pressure in view from the beginning.
Stay Focused on the Outcome
The goal is to keep the legal work organized around the client’s rights, the available evidence, and the path toward resolution.
Personal Injury Matters Supported by Fight My Injury
Fight My Injury represents people and families in serious accident and negligence claims throughout the Greater Houston area.
Car Accidents
Claims involving negligent drivers, collision injuries, insurance disputes, and accident-related losses.
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Serious commercial vehicle matters involving drivers, carriers, insurers, and multiple sources of evidence.
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Legal guidance for injured riders dealing with serious injuries, medical costs, and insurance issues.
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Guidance for families after a preventable death caused by another party’s negligence.
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Claims involving unsafe property conditions, negligent maintenance, and preventable hazards.
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Serious injury matters involving job sites, contractors, equipment, property conditions, or third parties.
Learn more →Questions About Melvin Houston
Melvin Houston serves as Of Counsel to Fight My Injury, bringing decades of legal and litigation experience to the firm.
Melvin has been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1995 and has more than 25 years of legal experience.
Melvin earned his law degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University and later earned an LL.M. from Georgetown University.
Fight My Injury offers free consultations for personal injury matters. The team can review what happened and explain what next step may make sense.
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