Melissa is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and the Fairfield County Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in both New York and Connecticut. She graduated summa cum laude from Mercy College with a bachelor's degree in 2016 and received her Juris Doctorate from Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in 2019. Melissa is a certified Mediator and Collaborative Attorney.

Melissa works exclusively in the areas of family and divorce law. Her passion in this field enables her to help families get through a difficult time in their lives, while they do so with dignity and integrity. Melissa previously worked at a divorce and family law firm in Great Neck, New York, where she represented clients in all aspects of family law, including contested divorces, pre-and post-judgment custody, child support issues, and enforcement matters.

Before joining Dugo Law, she worked as a Family Court Legal Services attorney for the Administration for Children's Services in Queens, NY, Family Court, wherein she handled child neglect and abuse cases.