Melissa Berman, Esq. Email & Phone Number

United States

• Works closely with authors to create and edit Commentary content for Westlaw, print, and Proview.• Creates newsletters concerning international legal concerns, intellectual property, and antitrust issues for Westlaw customers • Uses strong editorial skills to maintain Thomson Reuters' world class commentary collection• Creates and classifies legal information in the form of headnotes, highlights, and other features and enhancements• Conducts extensive research using Westlaw and online research tools • Adheres to editorial publishing schedules and quality standards

• Trains and mentors male and female athletes from grades 7-12• Oversees team practices• Travels with team to meets and training trips• Coordinates with other team coaches to develop team practice plan and schedule

•Conducted legal and factual research on Westlaw • Analyzed expert witness documents and classified documents according to Thomson Reuters Hierarchies

• Monitored and enforced Human Rights provisions of the Saint Paul Legislative Ordinance• Researched and compiled case summaries• Interviewed potential witnesses• Conducted legal and factual research on Westlaw• Worked directly with aggrieved parties and opposing counsel

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

•Conducted legal research using Westlaw •Drafted memoranda for judge on various legal issues, procedural issues, and cases •Observed criminal, civil, and family court proceedings

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Researched various legislative initiatives for office attorneys and compiled reports of findings • Analyzed and updated legislative history tables • Researched statutes found unconstitutional or preempted • Drafted bills and learned Revisor bill drafting procedure • Attended meetings with office attorneys regarding legislative issues and initiatives

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Conducted constituent research by gathering and compiling voters’ opinions and priorities• Managed representatives’ calendars and oversaw scheduling of constituent and lobbyist appointments• Composed and responded to constituent correspondence

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Drafted cover letters to opposing counsel and judges regarding matters of disability discrimination and employee rights claims• Formatted discovery documents using Adobe Acrobat, and filed affidavits and discovery documents with District Court • Finalized estate planning documents prior to attorney meeting with client • Maintained client correspondence by responding to email and telephone inquiries • Managed attorney’s schedule and facilitated law firm organization

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Researched and prepared summaries of bills and relevant issues for assigned senator • Conducted constituent research and updated constituent information database• Drafted constituent correspondence• Completed a variety of organizational and administrative tasks

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Researched campus issues and conducted extensive amounts of interviews with students, faculty, and the public to produce stories for the University of Minnesota student newspaper

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha Delta, Minnesota State Bar Association (student member), Mitchell Hamline Business SocietyHonors: Eliza.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: University of Minnesota Ski Team, President; Minneapolis Public Schools, Volunteer; Welcome Week LeaderHonors.