Experience

Ms. Riseden's practice focuses on commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels, which has included the handling of real estate, insurance brokerage, employment, trustee/fiduciary, and partnership disputes, as well as a variety of contract disputes.

Associations/Affiliations

• Garland Walker Inn of Court (2005-present)
• State Bar of Texas – Appellate & Litigation Sections
• Houston Bar Association
• The Houston Lawyer Editorial Board, 2005-2006
• The Houston Lawyer Associate Editor, 2006-2007
• Houston Young Lawyer's Association

Publications/Speeches

• Judicial Spotlight: An Interview with Chief Justice Alma L. Lopez, The Appellate Advocate, Spring 2005 at 4 (with Angelica Alfaro)
• Using Immigration as a Protectionist Mechanism While Promoting Free Trade, 8 L. & BUS. REV. AM. 667 (2002)

Press Releases & Honors

• SMU Dedman School of Law’s Computer Law Review & Technology Journal – Senior Articles Editor
• Member of The Barristers, a scholarship and leadership organization at SMU Dedman School of Law
• Phi Delta Phi, International Legal Fraternity
• Southern Methodist University’s McGuire Fellowship Award for Ethics & Public Responsibility (2001)

Clerkships

In addition to interning for Federal and State judges, Ms. Riseden served as a Briefing Attorney to the Honorable Justice Catherine Stone of the Court of Appeals of the Fourth District of Texas, 2003-2004.