Area of Practice: Community Association Law

Area of Practice: Special Needs Planning & Elder Law Melissia Riddle returned to her home-state of Texas in 2021 after practicing law in St. Louis, Missouri for over two decades where her practice centered on estate planning, probate, elder law, and fiduciary litigation with an emphasis on special needs planning and alternatives to guardianships. Melissia began her career as a prosecutor and then moved into private practice where she focused on complex estate planning and fiduciary litigation with the objective of maintaining familial relationships through the development of well-tailored estate plans taking into consideration varying family dynamics. After having a son with special needs, Melissia realized the unique and often overwhelming challenges faced by parents in planning for the care and support of their children with special needs, which go beyond special needs trusts and includes planning which extends well beyond the lifetime of the parents. Her passion is helping families with children or other loved ones with special needs successfully navigate the myriad of legal hurdles they face, including crafting specialized plans that not only protect their loved ones but also encourage and support their unique abilities as they strive towards their own life goals and aspirations. She is a frequent speaker on special needs planning on both the state and national levels.

Gene Riddle is managing partner at Riddle & Riddle, a law firm that employs 9 attorneys with more than 160 years of combined legal experience. He is an experienced and award-winning trial attorney. Since 2000 alone, Gene's firm has recovered over $800 million in total compensation for clients (see disclaimer: justicecounts.com/disclaimer). Today, Gene practices law alongside his daughter, attorney and partner Alex Riddle. Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers handles all types of injury claims, including cases involving car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, workers' compensation, Social Security disability, wrongful death, dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, birth injuries, and more.