Melissa sits on the firm Management Committee and oversees the firm’s Client Value program, which includes professionals focused on delivering practical and innovative solutions for clients. 

Under Melissa’s leadership, the firm was named: Financial Time’s Most Innovative Law Firms Business of Law; BTI Consulting, innovation “Mover and Shaker”; and a finalist for the American Lawyer Industry Awards, best law firm/client team.  

Before Ballard Spahr, Melissa held similar roles at two Am Law 25 firms. She is an attorney who, before leaving private practice, managed complex commercial litigation matters. Certifications: Six Sigma Green Belt, Certified Legal Project Manager, ALPP, ALPM.