About Melissa A. Yasinow
Practice Areas
- SSDI
- Insurance
- Disability
- Veteran's Benefits
Education
- Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 2011J.D.
- Honors: <i>magna cum laude</i>
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Law Review: Case Western Reserve Law Review, Member
- Mount Holyoke College, 2006B.A.
- Honors: <i>magna cum laude</i>
Classes and Seminars
- Your Day in Court, Chambers U.S. District Court Judge Dan Polster, 2012 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Ohio
Other Affiliations
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Law School Debt Task Force & 3Rs)
- Anti-Defamation League (Board Member and Civil Rights Committee Member, Ohio-Kentucky-Allegheny Region)
- Cuyahoga Democratic Women’s Caucus (Steering Committee Member)
Past Positions
- Republic of Korea, Fulbright Grantee
- Chief Judge Pat E. Morgenstern-Clarren in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Extern
- Magistrate David S. Perelman in the Northern District of Ohio, Extern
Articles
Published Works
- When Romer Met Feeney: Why the Second Sentence of the Ohio Marriage Amendment Violates Equal Protection, 61 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 1315, 2011
- Copyright (and Wrongs) for Churches: The Fair Use Doctrine and the Religious Services Exemption, ChurchLife!, Spring, 2013
- Creating Signed, Written Contracts Over the Telephone, Connections Magazine, July/August, 2012
- Win a Trip With Nick Kristof (Finalist), N.Y. Times, May 22, 2006
- “How to Start Your Local Campaign in Cuyahoga County,” sole author, 2015
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- SSDI
- Insurance
- Disability
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