Melanie Frederic Email & Phone Number

I am a 2025 J.D. Candidate (current 3L) at Tulane University Law School. While I hope to use my time as a law student to continue to gain a variety of experiences in law, I am most interested in litigation. I am the Senior Notes & Comments Editor of Tulane Law Review Vol. 99, and I currently work as a student attorney in Tulane's Federal Practice & Civil Rights Clinic. I will clerk for a Federal Judge immediately following law school with hopes that I enter my practice with a broader understanding of the law.During my 1L Summer, I spent time with Judges at the Eastern District of Louisiana and in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and I was a Summer Associate at Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels where I worked on products liability and toxic torts. During my 2L Summer, I split my summer as a Summer Associate at Jones Walker and Liskow & Lewis.I grew up in St. James Parish, Louisiana. In 2021, I graduated magna cum laude from LSU with a degree in Biological Sciences, and I received a minor in Sociology. During college, I gained invaluable leadership and personal experience by serving on the executive council of my sorority in a variety of roles for two years. Before law school, I worked for a year in personal injury doing plaintiff's work.Beyond my interests in law, I have several years' experience in local arts and community enrichment as a dance teacher. Through my undergraduate sorority experience, I have helped to raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness and Education. We specifically focused on educating women on noticing signs of breast cancer so that they can receive the earliest possible intervention. As an attorney, I am passionate about continuing to develop my involvement in the community.