Melissa graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 2003. As an attorney, Melissa represented children, victims of family violence, and low-income individuals. Melissa has served as the Directing Attorney of the Washoe County Senior Law Project, a Justice of the Peace Pro Tem, and as a Senior Policy Analyst for the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Melissa currently serves as a Settlement Judge for the Nevada Supreme Court and mediator for a variety of courts in Northern Nevada. Melissa also trains mediators and other legal professionals for her other business, the Mediator Training Center. In June 2024, Melissa was elected to serve as the next Justice of the Peace in the Incline Village - Crystal Bay Justice Court in Lake Tahoe. Melissa looks forward to beginning this role in January of 2025. |