She passed the Ohio Bar in July 2008 and was admitted into practice in November 2008. Melissa has more than five years of experience working for creditor's rights law firms. She regularly represents financial institutions in connection with residential foreclosures, evictions, and collections. She is also a certified mediator, and completed a concentration of course work in alternative dispute resolution. Her past legal experience includes an externship for a federal district court judge, general litigation at the Capital University Law School Litigation Clinic, and assisting at a family law practice.