Melissa specializes in criminal law, DWI and traffic law. She clerked for the Honorable William McCullough of the Circuit Court for Prince George's County and, for eight years, was an Assistant State's Attorney serving first under then State's Attorney and now U.S. District Court Judge Alex Williams and subsequently worked for the State's Attorney. Melissa is currently a member of the Maryland Criminal Defense Association, Calvert County Bar Association, Prince George's County Bar Association and the Maryland State Bar Association.
Melissa is a life-long resident of Southern Maryland, a graduate of Lareine High School, Villanova University and Catholic University School of Law. Melissa is married and the mother of three children.