About Rukhsanda Melissa
Rukhsanda Melissa Masoom practices law in Texas and has built a practice centered on family law and dispute resolution. She combines courtroom experience with training in mediation and a steady presence in local bar organizations.
Masoom earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Sociology from Mount Holyoke College in 2006. She continued her legal education at New England Law | Boston, receiving her Juris Doctor in 2009. Her academic background blends liberal arts and legal study, which she says informs how she approaches client communication and case analysis.
Her early legal career included a position as an associate at Lanier Law Office in 2011. Five years later she helped launch Mian & Masoom Law Office as a founding partner, a role that gave her direct responsibility for case management, client intake and courtroom work. In 2018 she joined Hunt Law Office, PLLC as a senior associate lawyer, a role that has kept her engaged in contested matters as well as settlement negotiations.
Masoom is a Texas Certified Mediator through Mediation Dynamics. That credential is a regular part of how she handles cases. She conducts mediations, prepares clients for alternate dispute resolution and represents parties in both negotiated and litigated settings. Her practice touches on divorce, child custody, child support and property division, and she often balances negotiation strategies with litigation preparedness.
Her professional affiliations reflect steady involvement in the legal community. She holds memberships in the Family Bar of Fort Bend, the Fort Bend County Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section, the Houston Young Lawyers Association and the South Asian Bar Association. She has been active in the Houston Bar Association since 2013 and joined the Texas Bar College in 2018. Locally she serves as secretary of the Katy Bar Association, a position she has held since 2019. Outside the bar, she led a chapter of BNI Power Players as chapter president from 2018 to 2019.
Colleagues describe Masoom as pragmatic and detail-oriented in court filings and mediation sessions. She balances procedural work with attention to the interpersonal aspects of family disputes. She is licensed to practice in Texas and maintains an active role at Hunt Law Office, PLLC. Her current practice focuses on family law, mediation and related dispute resolution matters.
