Melissa's practice focuses on public finance. She has assisted as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, and borrower's counsel in a variety of tax-exempt and taxable financings. 

She also has experience with immigration law, providing strategy and analysis regarding immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applications focusing on business immigration. She prepared visa petitions, including H-1B, L-1, E, F, TN, and other visas. She strategized the best options for a variety of complex employment-based immigration issues, and advised businesses regarding I-9 and E-verify compliance.

Bar Admissions

Ohio

Education

• The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2017)
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2011)
  • International Relations
  • Spanish

• 2019 Barrister Leadership Program Participant, Columbus Bar Association

• Hispanic National Bar Association
• Student Success Store, Executive Board member, legal chair
• National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Columbus Bar Association