Malissa Lambert Giles, Attorney at Law

Malissa Lambert Giles has been recognized as a Virginia "Super Lawyer" and a member of Virginia Business Magazine's "Legal Elite" for her professional achievements in Consumer Bankruptcy Law. Malissa is a frequent author and speaker for the Mid-Atlantic Institution on Bankruptcy and Reorganization Practice, and she has taught at numerous bankruptcy and consumer seminars, including the Virginia Continuing Legal Education seminar "Back to Nuts and Bolts: The Best Practices Guide for New or Returning Bankruptcy Attorneys," and the online seminar "Recent Developments in Bankruptcy and Reorganization Practice." She has also taught at the annual statewide Legal Aid Conference, the Virginia Bar Association's Bankruptcy Law Seminar, the National Business Institute's Bankruptcy Seminar, and several Virginia State Bar seminars, including: "Breaking the Code: Bankruptcy Reform Legislation," "Basic Bankruptcy," and "First Day in Practice." She has served as editor of the Virginia State Bar Bankruptcy Section's quarterly publication, Bankruptcy Law News, and currently serves as Secretary on the Board of the Virginia State Bar's Bankruptcy Section.

Areas of Practice

Roanoke Bankruptcy Lawyer
Consumer Law
Consumer Litigation
Debtors Rights

Litigation Percentage

70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1997
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia, 1993
Virginia, 1992
U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1993
Mississippi, 1991

Education

University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, 1991
Juris Doctor
University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, 1987
B.A.

Classes/Seminars Taught

"Back to Nuts and Bolts" : The Best Practices Guide for New or Returning Backruptcy Attorneys, Author, 2009
"Back to Basics" : Bankruptcy 101, Author, Debtor's Attorney Section, 2009
Mid-Atlantic Institution on Bankruptcy and Reorganization Practice, Author, Speaker, 2006 - 2009
Recent Developments in Bankruptcy and Reorganization Practice, Online Seminar, 2008
"Re-learning the Basics in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy", Author, Speaker, 2006
Chapter 7 Reaffirmation and Redemption Issues, Telephone Seminar, Author and Speaker, 2006
"Breaking the Code" : Bankruptcy Reform Legislation, Author, Speaker, 2005
Virginia Statewide Legal Aid Conference, Author, Speaker
Virginia State Bar "First Day in Practice" Seminar, Author, Speaker
Virginia State Bar "Basic Bankruptcy ", Author, Speaker
Virginia Bar Association "Bankruptcy Law" Seminar, Author, Speaker
National Business Institute Bankruptcy Seminar, Author, Speaker

Honors and Awards

Virginia Super Lawyer, 2007 - 2009
Virginia Business "Legal Elite", 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

Roanoke Bar Association
Member
Virginia State Bar, Bankruptcy Section, 2003 - Present
Board Member
American Bar Association, 1990 - 1991
Chair, National Task Committee, Force on Public Interest Law
American Bar Association, 1989 - 1991
Member, Law Student Division, Student Lawyers, Student Editor
American Bar Association, 1989 - Present
Member, Communications Forum

Past Employment Positions

Justice Edwin L. Pittman, Mississippi Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 1992
Justice James L. Robertson, Mississippi Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 1991 - 1992

Birth Information

November 16, 1965, Bay Springs, Mississippi, United States of America

Malissa Lambert Giles