Raffi Melkonian - Lawyer in Houston, TX

Raffi Melkonian has extensive experience nationwide in bothtrial and appellate matters, briefing and arguing dozens of appeals in federaland state courts of appeals around the United States. Additionally, Mr. Melkonianmaintains an active practice in the United States Supreme Court, which includesboth merits and amicus briefs. In 2019, he briefed and argued Fort Bendv. Davis, where his client prevailed in a 9-0 decision written by Justice RuthBader Ginsburg. The Firm later successfully represented Ms. Davis in her jurytrial on remand.

With broad experience in many different kinds of litigation,Mr. Melkonian regularly litigates the most difficult and complex appellatecases. His prior experience includes matters related to appeals in securitiesfraud litigation, corporate governance litigation, employment litigation,antitrust class actions, products liability class actions, insurance coveragedisputes, partnership disputes, and intellectual property litigation.

Mr. Melkonian keeps a strong social media presence, tweetingabout appellate matters under the handle @RMFifthcircuit.He serves as Social Media Chair and council member of the State Bar of TexassAppellate Practice Section and helps administer the Sections Twitter account, @TexAppOrg. He also servesas the Chair-Elect of the Houston Bar Associations Federal Practice Section. Mr.Melkonian regularly speaks and writes about appeals in forums across Texas andthe United States. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Mr. Melkonian is licensed topractice in Texas and New York, as well as the United States district courtsfor the Eastern and Southern districts of New York and the United StatesSupreme Court.