Melinda Silk graduated from the University of Utah College of Law (S.J. Quinney College of Law) in 1997 with a Juris Doctorate.  While in law school, Melinda clerked for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Upon graduation, Melinda moved to Lake Havasu City, Arizona working in Indian Gaming before moving to the Legal Defenders Office as a Legal Defender.  Melinda was recruited by Wachtel, Biehn & Malm and worked for the firm for a year before opening her own office in 2005.

California State University Dominguez Hills B.A. with Honors.
University of Utah College of Law, Juris Doctorate  William O. Leary Scholar.
Law Clerk at United States Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mohave County Legal Defenders Office, Kingman, Arizona
Wachtel, Biehn & Malm, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Silk Law Office, Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
Articles;
"The Potential of Pro Bono"  LF Smith - UMKC L. Rev., 2003