Melissa Rae Dickson

Melissa became my court appointed attorney for an family violence case. 3rd degree felony violation of protective order and impeding breath. I sat in jail 7 days and I kid you not this lady walked in court and I could instantly feel how experienced she was. She was straight forward with me about ever...ything as if she was my mother. I couldn't do anything but thank her numerous times and cried because she showed me that anything is possible. She got my court date expedited and I walked out of jail the next day also getting my bond dropped from a price I couldn't afford. As far as I know I will always be looking forward to Melissa working my case

Melissa was my court appointed attorney for my felony cases in 2017 and 2018 during my time of incarceration. At the time I had 2 felony charges 1) drug possession <1g, state jail felony and 2) Agg. Assault Family Member 2nd Degree felony that I was on deferred adjudication probation. I violated my ...probation with a DWI and spent 6 months fighting these. On our first visit the judge at the time was offering me a 2 year TDC (Prison sentence) and I was absolutely floored to hear this as I have never been to prison. I was lost for words and it seemed to be the fate of what was to come. When on deferred adjudication probation and you violate it you've already entered a guilty plea and it seemed to be a dead end and no way of getting around it but Melissa found a way. She went back and talked with the DA on the same visit in Harris County and found something that could possibly get my Aggravated Assault charged dropped down to a misdemeanor. Note that I had already entered a guilty plea on the AGG ASSAULT. From what I was told its hard to get a judge to downgrade a charge from 2nd degree felony to a MISDEMEANOR when you were on deferred and pled guilty already. She came back with this and I saw a beam of hope in front of me. I waited for the next court date anticipating a positive outcome and my GOD it was. Melissa got my AGG ASSAULT down to a misdemeanor ASSAULT and time served for the FELONY Drug possession and the misdemeanor assault. I walked out of county jail the next day after spending 6 months in and avoided TDC prison time. Those 2 cases were time served and done with. No probation, no prison time, no fees to pay and free!!! Also, after being out I still had to deal with the MISDEMEANOR DWI case. I hired Melissa and she got me time served for it and surcharges waived. BEST COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY I COULD HAVE EVER HAD!!!