Melissa Spangler was born in
Miami, Florida and raised in Miami and
Montgomery, Alabama
. She is a graduate of
Vanderbilt University
and the University of Florida College of Law where she was a member of the Justice Campball Thornal Moot Court Board and where she won Best Oralist in the Zimmerman, Shuffield, Kiser & Sutcliffe Final Four Competition, 1987. She has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1989 and a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator since 1994.
Melissa is a member of the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar, the
Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys
, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the St. Petersburg Bar Association.
Melissa, her husband, Joe and two sons live in
St. Petersburg
. Her practice areas include asset preservation and Medicaid planning, special needs, incapacity and estate planning.
