
Melissa J. Chawla
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Associate Attorney, since
2005
| Phone: | (612) 335-3228 |
| Fax: | (612) 340-1154 |
| Email: | melissa.chawla@wbdlaw.com |
Year Joined Organization
- 2005
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Dissolution
- Custody
- Paternity
- Adoption
- Child Protection
- Juvenile Delinquency
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 2002
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota,
May, 2002
Juris Doctor
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List (Fall 2000; Spring 2002)
Honors: Rosalie Wahl Moot Court (2001-2002)
Honors: CALI Awards of Excellence (Evidence - Fall 00; Employment Law - Spring 02)
Honors: Minority Access Scholarship, William Randolph Hearst Scholarship - Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota,
May, 1995
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Psychology
Major: Biology
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Minnesota State Bar Association
Member - Hennepin County Bar Association
Member - Minnesota Women Lawyers
Member
Past Employment Positions
- The Hon. Mel I. Dickstein, State of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District, Minneapolis, MN, Law Clerk, 2002 - 2005
- William Mitchell College of Law, Saint Paul, MN, Research Assistant to Prof. Eric Janus, 2000 - 2001
- Regions Hospital, Psychiatry Department, Saint Paul, MN, Clinical Research Associate, 1997 - 1999
- Regions Hospital, Psychiatry Department, Saint Paul, MN, Clinical Research Associate, 2000
- Ramsey Clinic, Psychiatry Department, Saint Paul, MN, Intake Coordinator, 1996 - 1997
- Ramsey Foundation, Saint Paul, MN, Research Assistant to Dr. Elizabeth Reeve, 1995 - 1997

