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Melissa Cohen Law Clerk
After growing up in New York, Melissa attended Duke University and graduated in 2005. After graduation, she took a summer internship at the American Civil Liberties Union National Office in New York, and that experience led to a year with the ACLU as the legal assistant for the First Amendment Group. During that time, Melissa decided to go to law school and to practice public interest law after graduation. She started at the University of Michigan Law School in the Fall of 2006, after receiving a prestigious Darrow Scholarship. While in law school she has served as the Public Service Chairperson for the Women Law Student’s Association, a Bar/Bri representative, and as a member of the articles selection committee for the Michigan Journal of Gender and Law. Melissa also spent a year participating in the law school’s Child Advocacy Law Clinic, through which she had the opportunity to represent parents, children, and the state in active child welfare cases. She even prosecuted a full length trial for the State. In keeping with her interest in child welfare, Melissa spent her first law school summer interning at Children’s Rights Inc. in New York, where she participating in ongoing cases to reform state foster care systems. Melissa was the recipient of the Women Lawyer’s Association of Michigan’s 2008 General Motors Scholarship, which recognizes leadership and a commitment to diversity. She was also awarded a 2008 Law School Dean’s Fellowship, which provides funding to do public interest work during the summer. She is thrilled to be spending the summer in Nashville with TJC, and is excited to work toward ensuring that Tennessee’s children receive adequate healthcare. She also can’t wait to explore the city, and to experience some southern hospitality and warm weather. In her free time Melissa enjoys cooking, biking, and traveling. |
