She has a background of twenty years practicing nursing and twenty years of experience practicing law. She has a background of twenty years practicing nursing and twenty years of experience practicing law, including fifteen years in a defense firm working on behalf of insurance companies and hospitals. As a prior Pediatric Nurse Clinician, former foster parent, and adoptive mother of two children
, handling adoption cases is an honor. Full services offered to families includes drafting of deeds, basic Wills and Trusts, Probate of Wills, Power of Attorney, and Living Wills. A variety of contracts can be reviewed or written based on your needs. An additional focus of law is personal injuries with severe injuries. She collaborates with numerous healthcare experts in proving claims of pain and suffering, loss of earnings and future costs of medical care. With her experience in both nursing and working "for the other side" on behalf of insurance companies in defending personal injury cases and medical malpractice claims, she can maximize the value of your claim. PRACTICE AREAS:
Adoptions
Contracts
Deeds
Family Law/Divorces
Location of Expert Witnesses
Analysis of Medical Records and Literature Search for Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Power of Attorney
Probate of Wills
Wills & Trusts
EDUCATION:
Juris Doctor, University of Kentucky, 1996
Bachelors of Arts in English, University of Kentucky, 1992
Masters of Science in Nursing, University of Kentucky, 1981
Bachelors of Science in Nurshing, University of Kentucky, 1976
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:
Kentucky Supreme Court, 1996
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1998
U.S. Court for the Western District of Kentucky, 1998
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Chair, Women's Lawyer Association, 2001
Fayette County Bar Association Board of Governors, 2004-2006
Fayette County Bar Association Nominating Committee, 2007-2010
COMMUNITY:
Board of Lexington Planned Parenthood, 1984-2009
Fayette County Pro Bono Program, Attorney, 1996-Present
Guardian Ad Litem Fayette County Circuit Court, 1997-2009
Chair of the Board of Lexington Planned Parenthood, 1998-2000
Foster Parent 2002 - 2006
Child Advocacy Today Board Member, 2009-2012
Bench Coach, Eastern Little League 2012-2013
Heart to Home Adoption Agency Board Member, 2012-2015
Girl Scout Leader 2014-2015
Melissa A. Wilson, Esq., PLLC partners with State Licensed Heart To Home Adoption Agency who can be contacted at (859) 489-3055 and www.HeartToHomeAdoptions.net/
