After spending many years in family law litigation, Melissa transitioned to working as an Assistant Attorney General for the Georgia Department of Law.  She currently works in the Law Department's Regulated Industries and Professions Division, where she primarily represents the state's professional licensing boards. Prior to working with the licensing boards, she worked in the General Litigation Division, defending state agencies in tort actions. 

Melissa earned her law degree, with honors, from the University of Memphis in 2007.  While in law school, Melissa served as an articles editor for the University of Memphis Law Review. Her Note, “The Equally Shared Parenting Time Presumption—A Cure-All or a Quagmire for Tennessee Child Custody Law,” was published by the same publication in its Fall 2007 issue. 

Prior to attending law school, Melissa earned a degree in communication from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and worked as a legal assistant for an attorney specializing in bankruptcy and family law.  Melissa resides in Forsyth County with her husband and two children.