Belashia Wallace is an award-winning injury attorney and certified mediator who has earned the reputation of garnering the maximum monetary recovery for her clients throughout all phases of litigation. Within her first few months in the field, she garnered more than $1 million in settlements and verdicts on behalf of her clients. She has also been featured throughout various legal publications for her successful trial results, which she attained singlehandedly against teams of multiple acclaimed attorneys and law firms.

As a former Assistant District Attorney for Harris County, Belashia prosecuted hundreds of cases before being promoted to work on a $2 million grant project for the State of Texas. In addition to receiving judicial recognition for her favorable first-chair trial victories, she was also awarded by the State’s Human Trafficking Division for her high-profile case results and effective collaborations with national government officials to combat international sex trafficking.

She later transitioned into civil litigation, handling a wide range of personal injury cases as in-house counsel for a major insurance company. She was also recognized by Fortune 500 executives for having numerous favorable trial verdicts that spanned across nearly every court level.

Belashia earned her Bachelor’s in Communication from Lamar University, where she attained leadership awards while serving as president of Lamar’s top student organizations. Notably, she is the founder of Woman to Woman, Lamar’s first women’s empowerment organization, which attained record-setting membership numbers. As the first-place recipient of the Miss Black & Gold Scholarship Pageant, she launched a citywide mentorship initiative for adolescent girls. She was also initiated into the Zeta Beta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, where she was the published National Centennial Orator to an audience of more than 10,000 members. Upon graduation, she was recognized by the City of Beaumont’s Mayor, who appointed her twice as the City’s youngest committee member.

Attorney Wallace is also an award-winning magna cum laude graduate of Thurgood Marshall School of Law. She was featured as the #1 Student Leader by Texas Southern University for her record-breaking leadership and service, including being the only law student to obtain federal judicial honors for her government leadership and for becoming the first-ever law student recipient of the President’s Award of Merit by Texas Young Lawyers Association. In addition, she served multiple terms as national director of international legal organizations— positions she held while maintaining the Dean’s List each semester.

Belashia enjoys giving back to her community by mentoring disadvantaged youth and aspiring lawyers. She especially enjoys going on new adventures with her husband and their energetic toddler, while conquering her bucket list items.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• University of Houston Law Center, Mediation Certification
• Thurgood Marshall School of Law, J.D. (Magna Cum Laude – Top 10%)
• Citizens Police Academy, Graduate
• Lamar University, B.S. in Communication (with Honors)

LEADERSHIP & SERVICE

National Leadership

Texas Young Lawyers Association’s National Trial Competition

• Presiding Judge, 2019
• Committee Member, 2014-2015

American Bar Association

• Regional Co-Chair of the Judicial Internship Opportunity Program, 2019 – 2020
• Lieutenant Governor of Law Student Professional Development, 2015-2016
• Chair of Student Bar Association Presidents, 2015-2016

The National Black Law Students Association

• National Director of Communications, 2015-2016
• National Director of Alumni Affairs, 2014-2015
• National Pre-Law Fellow of Communications, 2011-2012

Higher Education Leadership

Thurgood Marshall School of Law

• Alumni Contributor, 2016 Academic Task Force Committee
• Associate Justice, Honor Court – 2015-2016
• Student Ambassador, Thurgood Marshall School of Law – 2014-2016
• Charter Member and Events Coordinator, Women of Law – 2013-2016
• Problem Writer & Competition Director, Board of Advocates – 2014

Lamar University

• Founder and President, Woman to Woman – 2007-2008
• Lamar’s first women’s empowerment organization and largest student group
• Public Relations Director, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.-Zeta Beta Chapter, 2007-2008
• President, Poetic Souls –2006-2007
• Founder, the historic Unity March to end the racial divide on campus, 2006
• Community Liaison, Student Government Association – 2006-2007
• President, African Students Association – 2005-2006
• Vice-President, Lamar University Speech Team – 2004-2005

City Government Appointments

City of Beaumont

• Police Department Community Advisory Committee, 2011
• Youngest mayoral appointee
• Ad Hoc Recycling Committee, 2009-2010
• Youngest mayoral appointee

State Leadership

State Bar of Texas Law Student Division

• Chief Elected Officer, 2014-2015
• Senior Student Representative, 2014-2015
• Junior Student Representative, 2013-2014

Texas Young Lawyers Association

• State Law Student Liaison, 2014-2015
• Monthly Writer for the Law Student Division Section of the eNews publication, 2014-2015
• Committees: Online Member Services, Public Service in the Community, and Diversity, 2014-2015

AWARDS & HONORS

Merit & Service Awards

• Outstanding Service Award, Human Trafficking Division, Harris County District Attorney’s Office, 2018
• Trial Dog Award, Harris County District Attorney’s Office, 2016
• Outstanding Service Award, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Honor Court, 2016
• Outstanding Service Award, Women of Law, 2016
• Career Day Service Award, Missouri City Middle School, 2016
• Outstanding Mentorship Award, Blue Ridge Elementary School, 2016
• Outstanding Service Award, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Ambassadors, 2015-2016
• President’s Award of Merit, Texas Young Lawyers Association (first-ever law student recipient), 2015
• Graduate Scholar, Association of Black Professionals in Higher Education, 2015
• Graduate Scholar, Spouses of Houston Barristers, 2015
• Prestigious Board Member Award, James M. Douglas Board of Advocates, 2015
• Service Award, United States District Court Judge, 2014
• Nelson Mandela Scholar, The National Black Law Students Association, 2012
• Lamar University President’s Organization of the Year Award
• Woman to Woman, 2007-2008
• Poetic Souls, 2006-2007
• Lamar University President’s Most Improved Organization Award, 2006-2007
• First Place, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. – Miss Black & Gold Scholarship Pageant, 2006-2007
• Regional Competition Award, Regional Conference of African Students Associations, 2005
• Peer Mentor of the Year Award, Freshman Year Experience – 2005
• Peer Advisor Award of Recognition, Office of Student Affairs, 2005
• Certified Campus Leader Certificate, Office of Student Affairs, 2004

Academic Awards

• Magna Cum Laude Scholar, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2016
• Dean’s List Scholar (All Semesters), Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2013-2016
• CALI Award (Highest Grade) – Criminal Procedure, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2015
• CALI Award (Highest Grade) – Lawyering Process, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2014
• Academic Achievement Award, Lamar University, 2006, 2007, and 2008
• Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Lamar University, 2004