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Sheila Melo is a member of the Finance & Lending Practice Group in Winstead’s Houston office. Sheila focuses her practice on representing financial institutions in a wide array of credit transactions, including real estate secured loans and other commercial and industrial credit facilities. Sheila's experience includes representing lenders in financing the acquisition, development and construction of real estate projects, including multi-family, mixed-use, retail and industrial projects. Prior to practicing law, Sheila was a paralegal where she gained added experience and insights into all aspects of these types of loan transactions.

Sheila also provides representation in specialized transactions such as:

  • Vessel, aircraft and railcar financing
  • Automobile franchise lending (including floor plan)
  • Ex-Im Bank lending including guaranty enforcement issues
  • SBA lending including guaranty enforcement issues
  • Transactions secured by assets located in foreign countries
  • Foreclosure of both real and personal property

Education

  • University of Houston Law Center
    • J.D., 2021
    • cum laude
    • Dean's List
    • LEX Award in Lawyering Skills and Strategies 
    • Articles Editor, Houston Journal of International Law
    • Evening Law Student Association, Vice President 2020-2021 
    • Co-Founder, First-Generation Law Students
    • BARBRI Section Representative 2018-2021
  • Rice University
    • Paralegal Graduate Certificate, 2017
  • Rice University
    • B.A., 2015

Admissions

  • Texas, 2022

Languages

  1. Spanish (Fluent)

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