Melissa J. Chawla
Year Joined Firm
- 2005
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Dissolution
- Custody
- Paternity
- Adoption
- Child Protection
- Juvenile Delinquency
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 2002
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota
- Juris Doctor (Cum Laude) - May, 2002
- Honors: Dean's List (Fall 2000; Spring 2002)
- Honors: Rosalie Wahl Moot Court (2001-2002)
- Honors: CALI Awards of Excellence (Evidence - Fall 00; Employment Law - Spring 02)
- Honors: Minority Access Scholarship, William Randolph Hearst Scholarship
- Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
- Bachelor of Arts - May, 1995
- Major: Psychology
- Major: Biology
Honors and Awards
- Named to Minnesota "Rising Stars", 2012
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Member
- Minnesota Women Lawyers, Member
Past Employment Positions
- The Hon. Mel I. Dickstein, State of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District, Minneapolis, MN, Law Clerk, 2002 - 2005
- William Mitchell College of Law, Saint Paul, MN, Research Assistant to Prof. Eric Janus, 2000 - 2001
- Regions Hospital, Psychiatry Department, Saint Paul, MN, Clinical Research Associate, 1997 - 1999
- Regions Hospital, Psychiatry Department, Saint Paul, MN, Clinical Research Associate, 2000
- Ramsey Clinic, Psychiatry Department, Saint Paul, MN, Intake Coordinator, 1996 - 1997
- Ramsey Foundation, Saint Paul, MN, Research Assistant to Dr. Elizabeth Reeve, 1995 - 1997
