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Melissa has been a member of the Stonewall Bar Association since 2012, and joined the Board of Directors in 2019. She serves as Co-Chair of Stonewall’s Fundraising Committee as well as Co-Chair of the Public Interest Committee. As an Atlanta native, Melissa has years of experience working with and volunteering for non-profits and other public interest organizations in and around the city. Melissa also serves as Co-Chair of the Atlanta Leadership Committee for Lambda Legal and is a member of Atlanta Legal Aid’s Service Council.

Melissa is an associate in the litigation practice group at Eversheds Sutherland, where she counsels clients on a variety of business and commercial litigation matters. Melissa’s experience includes defending class action lawsuits, advising on regulatory matters and compliance issues, conducting internal investigations, and representing clients in a variety of proceedings in state and local courts. Melissa graduated with high honors from Emory Law School in 2015, where she served as Notes & Comments Editor of Emory Law Journal and President of OUTLaw. Prior to law school, Melissa worked as a technical writer for a major logistics company.