Fatima Hassan Salam completed her formal education at Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas, where she received her Bachelor degrees in Arts, Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Science majoring in Sociology, Journalism, and Criminal Justice. Witnessing firsthand the need to provide legal assistance to various communities, Ms. Salam went on to obtain her Juris Doctor. Ms Salam began her career in 1990 with the Dallas firm of Hughes & Luce. After completing the internship with Hughes & Luce, she gained valuable legal experience working with Hal Monk & Associates, the Texas counsel for the Belli Law Firm of California. She worked on many large personal injury and celebrity cases, including that of Zsa Zsa Gabor. Ms Salam has represented numerous clients since in litigation matters, including business litigation, criminal defense and personal injury.