Alyssa Salinas

Alyssa Salinas ATTORNEY

Alyssa Salinas is a first party insurance attorney with Williams Hart & Boundas, focusing her practice on helping policyholders resolve high stakes disputes with insurance providers. She is experienced in securing compensation for and defending the rights of policyholders dealing directly with their own insurance companies following a loss.

Alyssa graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in 2015. Subsequently, she earned her law degree from South Texas College of Law Houston in 2019. During law school, Alyssa was a Dean Merit Scholar and won many accolades including the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for the highest grade in Texas Criminal Procedure, the Dean’s Outstanding Advocate Award, and the Summer Trial Academy Top Advocate Award. In addition, Alyssa was inducted into the Order of Barristers for demonstrating exceptional skill in trial advocacy, oral advocacy, and brief writing. She was a member of the South Texas Law Review and was placed on several prominent trial advocacy teams, competing in mock trial and moot court competitions across the country.

Alyssa served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Frances H. Stacy of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. This experience significantly impacted her understanding of complex legal issues.

Alyssa is currently a member of the Houston Young Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, and The State Bar of Texas.

Education

  • South Texas College of Law Houston, Juris Doctorate, 2019
    • Order of Barristers
    • Dean’s Outstanding Advocate Award
    • Summer Trial Academy Top Advocate Award, 2018
    • Dean’s Merit Scholarship
    • Dean’s Honor List: Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, and Fall 2019
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Award for the highest grade in Texas Criminal Procedure
    • South Texas Law Review
    • South Texas College of Law Trial Advocacy Program
  • The University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts, 2015
  • First Party Insurance
  • Texas, 2020
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas,
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • American Bar Association
  • Houston Young Lawyers Association
  • State Bar of Texas