When Melissa is on your case you can be rest assured that you are in capable hands. Not only does she undertake her work in a professional, confident, and empathetic way. But, more importantly, Melissa aims to build trust with her clients, by listening to them and being prepared to fight for any injustices imposed on them.

Melissa will try and overcome any challenge, even when people tell her she can’t. “As far as I am concerned, taking on challenges will always improve my own self belief and confidence and when you have something to prove or fight for, there is nothing greater than a challenge. This is something that I regularly say to my client’s,” she says.

And instilling some of that hope and courage in her clients for Melissa is its own reward “at the resolution of a client’s case, they thank you with a smile and consider, even if for a small moment, that there might be a light at the end of the tunnel."

Career History

• Joined Shine Lawyers in 2007
• Appointed to Shine Lawyers’ Associate in 2008

Memberships & Associations

• Member of the Barrier Reef Apex Club of Townsville

Personal Qualifications and Admissions

• Bachelor of Laws from JCU Townsville
• Admitted as a Solicitor in 2003

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