Melissa counsels employers in workers’ compensation matters, including Industrial Commission hearings, court appeals, retaliation claims, workplace safety, settlements, and post-injury investigations. Her clients include state-funded and self-insured employers.

She is familiar with the labyrinth of administrative systems employers must navigate when dealing with workers’ compensation matters, including the Industrial Commission of Ohio and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. She knows how to navigate businesses and companies through these and other processes while also ensuring they meet their professional goals. When a workers’ compensation matter proceeds to a court of common pleas, she utilizes her litigation and jury trial experience to vigorously defend against claims.

Bar Admissions

Ohio

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Education

• University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 2004)
• University of Massachusetts Amherst (B.A., 1996)
  • Communications

• Ohio State Bar Association
• Columbus Bar Association