Melissa S. Blair

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fax
email
(414) 271-7100, ext. 273
(414) 271-8135
msb@kravitlaw.com

Areas of Practice:

Commercial Litigation
Corporate Litigation
Bar Admissions:

Wisconsin, 2004
Illinois, 2005
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2004
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 2005

Education:

Marquette University Law School / J.D., magna cum laude, 2004
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay / B.A., 2000

Academic Positions:

Managing Editor, Marquette Law Review, 2003-2004
Editorial Staff, Marquette Law Review, 2002-2003

Awards & Distinctions:

Selected as Rising Star by Wisconsin Super Lawyers® for 2008

Recipient:  C.A.L.I. Awards for Legal Writing and Research, Evidence, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Domestic Violence, Pretrial Practice, and Professional Sports Law  

Winner of the Marquette Law Review Decision Analysis Competition, 2002   

Published Works: 

Author:  Terrorism, America’s Porous Borders, and the Role of the Invasion Clause Post-9/11/2001, 87 Marq. L. Rev. 167 (2003)

Author:  Wisconsin’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws: Has the Wisconsin Legislature Left the Criminals and the Constitution Behind?, 87 Marq. L. Rev. 939 (2004)

Professional Associations & Memberships:

American Bar Association
State Bar of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Bar Association

Community Involvement: 

Board of Directors, Member, American Liver Foundation, 2009-present
Centro Legal “Women Helping Women” Event Planning Committee, 2008-present