Melissa A. Vermillion

Melissa A. Vermillion is a Managing Attorney at Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel, LLP in Texas who represents clients in financial services litigation. Her practice focuses on bankruptcy law, creditors’ rights, and disputes involving mortgage servicing, lending, and related financial matters. She works with mortgage servicers, lenders, banks, and other financial institutions in contested cases. Her litigation experience allows her to address disputes involving loans, real property, servicing issues, and creditor interests in state and federal proceedings.

Melissa earned a B.S. in Zoology with an Emphasis in Human Biology from Brigham Young University. She later earned her J.D., cum laude, from Creighton University. Her academic background provided a foundation for analyzing complex legal and factual issues. This training supports her work representing creditors and financial institutions in bankruptcy and other matters involving creditor rights.

Melissa has significant experience representing mortgage servicers and financial institutions in contested matters. Her practice includes litigation involving wrongful foreclosure, alleged violations of state and federal lending laws, title disputes, and other claims arising from mortgage servicing and foreclosure proceedings. She handles cases through different stages of litigation, including dispositive motions and appeals. Her work requires evaluating complex loan histories, addressing borrower allegations, and protecting creditor interests in disputes involving residential real property.

Melissa A. Vermillion is admitted to practice in Texas and before multiple federal courts. Her professional background centers on financial services and mortgage-related litigation, with experience addressing disputes involving lenders, servicers, borrowers, and real property interests. She applies her litigation experience to help institutional clients evaluate claims, respond to lawsuits, and pursue appropriate resolutions. Her practice combines detailed case analysis, written advocacy, and courtroom representation in complex creditors’ rights and financial services matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Attorney, Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel, LLP
• Member, State Bar of Nevada
• Member, Sate Bar of California

Licensed State

• Nevada
• California

Education

• Creighton University
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• Brigham Young University
  BS in Zoology with an Emphasis in Human Biology

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