Tyesha Yvette Elam, Esq

Tyesha Yvette Elam, Esq. Curriculum Vitae Name: Tyesha Yvette Elam Work Address: 3100 Main St, Houston, TX 77002 Office Telephone Number: 281-330-3090 College Email Address: [email protected] Education

 J.D. Law, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina 2000  Graduate Study University of Maryland at College Park, Maryland 1993-1995  B.A. Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 1992

License Law, State of Texas, November 2000 Certification Guardian Certification for Ad litem appointments, April 2003 Teaching Experience

 Instructor, 2009 – Present Houston Community College District Courses: Developmental Reading I & II, College & Career Planning Professional, Technical and Work-related Experience and Skills

 The Elam Law Firm, P.C., Owner/Managing Attorney, Houston, Texas 2002 – Present  Fleming & Associates, LLP, Contract Attorney, Houston, Texas 2005  McKenzie & Poston, LLP, Staff Attorney, Houston, Texas 2001-2002  United Consumers Club/Direct Buy, Manager – Service Dept, Lanham, MD 1993-1997 Clerkship Experience

 Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, Summer Associate, Houston, TX 1999  Locke Liddell Sapp, LLP, Summer Associate, Dallas, TX 1999  Yates McLamb & Weyer, LLP, Summer Associate, Raleigh, NC 27601 Honors North Carolina Central University Law Journal, 1998 – 2000 NCCU School of Law Student of the Year, 1999 – 2000 Scholarships Albert Turner Scholarship, 1998 – 1999 NCCU Special Talent Award, 1999 – 2000 Offices Chair, NCCU Trial Advocacy Board, 1999 – 2000 President, NCCU Law Class of 2000, 1999 - 2000 Memberships American Bar Association, Member, 2000 – Present Houston Young Lawyers Association, Member, 2000 – 2004 National Urban League, Young Professionals Division, Member, 2002 – 2005 Alpha Lambda Omega Christian Sorority, Inc, Founding Member, 1990 – Present Volunteer Legal Aid, NCCU Civil Litigation Clinic, 1999-2000 Student Teacher/Tutor, Contracts, NCCU School of Law, 1998-2000 Research Assistant, Professor Thomas Ringer, NCCU School of Law, 1998 Mentor/Drama Instructor, Communities in Schools, Austin, TX 1990-1991