Melinda Johns Email & Phone Number

Madison, Wisconsin Area

The Legislative Reference Bureau is a nonpartisan legislative service agency that provides legal, research, and information services to the Wisconsin Legislature. The Legislative Reference Bureau drafts all legislation for introduction in the legislature, prepares analyses of legislation, conducts legal and information research, and maintains the legislative library.I currently serve as a legislative drafting attorney with the Legislative Reference Bureau, drafting in the subject areas of crime, corrections, and courts. In this role, I meet with state legislators and turn their ideas into bills that effectively create or alter the provisions of law necessary to effectuate the legislator's intent.

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Area

ModioLegal provides legal professionals throughout the country with timely, accurate, easy to understand audio narrations of existing legal content that they can access through their smartphones during multitasking activities such as commuting and exercising, without having to forgo desk time they can otherwise bill. With Modiolegal, I served as a news associate and content editor, where I created audio recordings for release alongside the print version of monthly legal publications.

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Area

CheersPablo is a paint-and-sip painting studio and wine bar where I taught large groups how to complete a canvas painting in a simple, step-by-step fashion. These classes included anything from fundraisers and team-building events to large group classes at a music festival.

South Bend, Indiana Area

With the Notre Dame Law School Admissions office, I traveled nation-wide to represent the school at undergraduate university law school fairs where I was privileged to speak with a diverse body of prospective students about the admissions process, financial aid, and the highlights of a Notre Dame Law School experience.

South Bend, In

With the NDLS Mediation clinic, I mediated client disputes on matters involving property, divorce, and child custody matters and drafted mediated agreements to be submitted to the Indiana State Courts in civil and child custody matters.

Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Co

Prepared proof analyses in multiple military justice cases; Wrote legal reviews on a variety of military justice, environmental, and contracting issues; Drafted pretrial notices for court martial in complex drug case; Prepared and presented office staff trainings

South Bend, Indiana Area

Sat second-chair on child pornography trial: prepared exhibits for court, participated in pretrial conferences, and prepared witness outlines; Prepared appellate brief for sentencing appeal in crack cocaine case; Conducted initial appearances, arraignments, detention, and sentencing hearings, as well as a variety of legal research, in child pornography, firearms, drugs, and unemployment insurance fraud cases

Green Bay, Wisconsin Area

Set up and maintained income tax withholding status for new and current associates, maintained direct deposit accounts, and researched and processed bank deposit rejections.

Maintained files on all client business for Registered Agent services, interacted with clients daily via telephone and email to answer questions regarding company incorporation, and processed all incoming payments.

Prepared answers to interrogatories, met with clients, performed routine filing and data entry, and attended family and probate courts.

Completed research, writing, editing, formatting, and data analysis for surveys in connection with major social research projects such as Life and Family Legacies, Montana Health Matters, and Women Lawyers of Utah, as well as many minor survey research projects.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Future Prosecuting Attorney's Council, Public Interest Legal Forum, Military Law Students Association.

Bachelor Of Science, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Pre-Law Student AssociationAcademic Merit Scholarship, Recipient 2010 Mary Lou Foulton Research Conference Prize.