Melissa joined the firm in 2012 after working as an associate in the Silicon Valley and Chicago offices of a large international law firm. Her diverse practice includes civil litigation, intellectual property, contract disputes, business torts, shareholder litigation and eminent domain.
While at Northwestern, Melissa was involved in a number of student organizations, including the Public Interest Law Group (PILG) and the Student Funded Public Interest Fellowship Program (SFPIF). During her first two years of law school, Melissa worked as an intern at the Bluhm Legal Clinic, where she helped develop an initiative to improve family involvement in juvenile proceedings in Cook County Juvenile Court. Melissa also was co-director and choreographer for the infamous Wigmore Follies.
During her time at Figliulo & Silverman, Melissa has been involved in a variety of complex litigation and has been successful in obtaining a number of favorable opinions on critical issues. Her successes at Figliulo & Silverman have included:
Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2010)
University of California, Santa Cruz (B.A., with honors, 2005)