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Personal:
Melissa A. Billard is an
associate at Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Sanders who practices in legal
malpractice defense and insurance defense cases.
Melissa attended the
University of the Pacific graduating summa cum laude in 2006 with a
Bachelors degree in psychology. She received her Juris Doctorate from
Pepperdine University School of Law in 2009 – graduating magna cum laude,
and was admitted into The Order of the Coif, an honorary scholastic society
recognizing law students who have attained a high grade of scholarship.
During law school, Melissa won numerous CALI awards and interned for a time
with the Illinois Appellate Prosecutor’s Office.
Melissa was born and
raised in Oglesby, Illinois. She enjoys spending time on the weekends
coaching 3 to 5 year olds in gymnastics.
Education:
University of the
Pacific (B.A., summa cum laude, 2006)
Pepperdine University
School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009)
Bar and Court Admissions:
Nevada Supreme Court -
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