Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

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

Significant Accomplishments

• 2019 Barrister Leadership Program Participant, Columbus Bar Association

Professional Associations

• Hispanic National Bar Association, deputy regional president of the Young Lawyers Division
• Student Success Store, Executive Board member, legal chair
• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Ohio Women's Bar Association