Melinda’s practice focuses on electricity transmission and energy market regulation. She represents clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), other federal agencies, and federal courts. Matters range from litigation to rulemaking regarding regulatory compliance and operational responsibilities.
Credentials
Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M. Advocacy, 2015
City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, J.D., 2012
The George Washington University, B.A., Political Communication, magna cum laude, 2005
Trial Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 2020–2022
Adjunct Professor of Law, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, Mock Trial, 2019–2020
Staff Attorney, Children’s Law Center, Guardian ad Litem Project, 2016–2018
Associate Director, American University Washington College of Law, Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project & Adjunct Professor of Law, 2014–2016
D.C. Bar Committee on Admissions, Member, (Appointed) Dec. 2021–present
D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, Mentor Attorney, Advocacy & Justice Clinic, September 2019–2022
Washington Council of Lawyers, Member, Board of Directors, 2017–2021
