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Alyssa Cuellar

At a glance

• Licensed in Texas: October 2023
• Education: J.D., University of Houston (May 2023)
  Undergraduate degree, Ouachita Baptist University
• Court admissions: State Bar of Texas
  U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (bankruptcy included)
• Practice areas: Civil litigation, trial work, and appellate matters
• Office: Practices in Texas; currently based in Michigan and travels to Texas for hearings and trials

Biography

Alyssa Cuellar is a civil litigation attorney at the Bays Firm whose practice encompasses a broad range of disputes, trial work, and appellate matters. She began working with the firm during the summer before her third year of law school and has remained with the firm ever since.

Since joining the Bays Firm full-time, Ms. Cuellar has developed substantial hands-on litigation experience, participating in more than 20 trials as second-chair counsel and gaining first-chair trial experience. In addition to her trial practice, she handles appellate matters, representing clients at both the trial and appellate levels. She approaches each matter with careful preparation, attention to detail, and a commitment to effective advocacy.

Ms. Cuellar earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Houston in May 2023 and became licensed to practice law in Texas in October 2023. She earned her undergraduate degree from Ouachita Baptist University, where she served as captain of the women’s soccer team. Her experience as a collegiate athlete and team captain helped develop the discipline, leadership, and teamwork she brings to her legal practice.

Having been part of the Bays Firm since law school, Ms. Cuellar brings a longstanding commitment to the firm and its clients, along with a practical, determined approach to resolving legal disputes.

Ms. Cuellar is currently based in Michigan, where her husband is completing his orthopedic surgery residency, and continues to practice law in Texas. She travels to Texas regularly to attend depositions, hearings, and trials, remaining actively involved in litigation and client representation.