Michelle J. Scopellite | Attorney Profile

Attorney at Law

Location: Dallas, Texas
Phone: 214-351-9100 |
Fax: 850-353-2436
Email: E-mail Michelle Scopellite

20 years of Research, Drafting, Trial, Litigation and Appellate Experience with an Excellent Track-Record of Successful Case and Trial Outcomes.

Areas of Practice

  • Immigration Deportation and Removal Research and Defense
  • Immigration Appellate Research and Defense
  • Divorce
  • Family Law
  • Paternity & Child Support
  • Child Custody & Child Visitation
  • Estate Planning
  • Probate
  • Complex Litigation
  • Trusts and Wills
  • Litigation
  • Business Organizations and Business Law
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation
  • Writs of Mandamus / Writs of Habeas Corpus / Petitions for Review
  • AAO – Administrative Appeals
  • Naturalization
  • Corporate Law
  • Federal Immigration Appeals (currently not BIA or DHS)
  • Child Support

Certified Legal Specialties

  • Certified Family Law Mediator, 2002, Texas A&M School of Law, Ft. Worth
  • Certified General Practice Mediator, 2002, Texas A&M School of Law, Ft. Worth

Bar Admissions

CURRENT:

  • State Bar of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas

RETIRED

  • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court District of Arizona
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
  • Department of Justice

Education

  • Texas A&M School of Law, 2002, Fort Worth, Texas
    • J.D.
  • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
    • B.S.
    • Major: Operations Management Technology/Manufacturing Engineering
    • Minor: Communications

Past Employment Positions

  • Goldstein & Scopellite, PC, Partner
  • Joel Mitchell, P.C., Law Clerk
  • Alcatel USA (DSC), Law Clerk
  • Alcatel New Product Development Group, Senior Engineer
  • Alcatel/DSC, Advanced Manufacturing Engineer Project Manager – International/Domestic
  • Texas Instruments, Industrial Engineer/Materials Supervisor
  • Texas Instruments, Industrial Engineer/Cost Account Manager
  • Mattel Electronics International Marketing Division, Senior Manufacturing Product Planner
  • Intel Corporation, Memory Systems Division, Manufacturing Engineer/New Product & Material Planner

Professional Associations and Memberships

CURRENT

  • Delta Delta Delta Sorority, Lifetime Member
  • Voted Lawyer of Distinction / Member
  • University of Arizona Alumni Association, Lifetime Member
  • Texas A&M School of Law Alumni
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Skyline Country Club

RETIRED

  • Dallas Bar Association
  • National American Bar Association
  • Dallas Society of Women’s Engineers, Vice President, 1999 – 2001
  • APICS, 1985 – 1998
  • College of the State Bar of Texas
  • National American Bar Association, E-Commerce Task Force
  • Gleneagles Country Club
  • La Paloma Country Club
  • American Bar Association
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Honors and Awards

  • Avvo Five Star Rating Award
  • Distinguished Lawyers Award
  • D-Magazine – Voted Top Immigration and Family Law Lawyer, 2006 – 2017