Prior to joining the firm, Melissa served as an associate at a regional civil litigation law firm in Charleston, South Carolina. As part of this practice, Melissa worked on over 60 litigation and arbitration cases involving general liability, insurance coverage, professional malpractice, construction defect, and product liability. Melissa represented architects, engineers, contractors, design professionals, accountants, and other corporate and individual clients in such matters.
Additionally, Melissa served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Richard M. Gergel of the United States District Court of South Carolina, a law clerk to the Office of University Counsel at the University of Virginia, and a law clerk to the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office in Lynchburg, Virginia.
