Somerville, Massachusetts
| Associate | |
| phone | 866-662-1899 (Toll Free) 617-440-7731 |
| fax | 617-625-9452 |
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Melissa Jones graduated magna cum laude from the honors program at the University of Memphis in 2002, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. In 2005, Ms. Jones earned her Juris Doctor degree from New England School of Law where she graduated cum laude. While at New England School of Law, she was an associate member of the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement from 2003-2004.
Ms. Jones worked as a title examiner for Attorney's Title Services during the spring and summers of 2003 and 2004. During the fall of her second year of law school, she worked as a legal intern at the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General Government Bureau/Trial Division. Through the Honors Judicial Internship program, Ms. Jones worked as a law clerk for the judges of the Boston Municipal Court in spring 2005.
- Areas of Practice:
- Landlord/Tenant Matters
- Business Law
- Condominium Disputes
- Contract Disputes
- Divorce
- Estates
- Wills and Trusts
- Education:
- New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts,
2005
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List 2002-2005
Law Journal: New England Journal, Civil & Criminal Confinement, Associate Member, 2003 - 2004 - University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee,
May, 2002
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List 1998-2002
Honors: University Honors Program 1998-2002
Honors: Academic Honors 1998-2002
Honors: Early Scholars Scholarship, 1998-2002
Honors: Member, Golden Key International Honour Society, 2001-2002
Honors: Member, Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honors Society, 2000-2002
Honors: Educational Support Program Tutor, 1998-2002
Major: Sociology
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity, 2002 - 2005
- Member
- American Bar Association Student Division, Business Law Section, 2002 - 2005
- Student Bar Association Mentor Program, 2003 - 2004
- Mentor
- Criminal Confinement Outreach Program, 2003 - 2004
- Participant
- Intellectual Property Association, 2004 - 2005
- Past Employment Positions:
- Boston Municipal Court, Legal Intern, 2005
- Attorney's Title Services, Inc., Title Examiner, 2003 - 2004
- Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Trial Division, Boston, Massachusetts, Law Clerk, Government Lawyer Clinic, 2003
