Melissa Graham-Hurd

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Melissa Graham-Hurd: Attorney with Melissa Graham-Hurd & Associates, LLC
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Lecturer: many times for Akron Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, National Business Institute, Ohio Association of Magistrates, Ohio CLE Institute. Author: "Government Retirement Benefits." Sowald Morganstern Domestic Relations Law, Baldwin's Ohio Practice Series, West Group Publishers, Updated Annually; contributed articles to Domestic Relations Journal of Ohio, West Publishing Co., . Author and Reporter, "Law in the 50 States" issue, American Bar Association Family Law Quarterly several years. Past Member, Advisory Committee on Families, Children and the Court, Ohio Supreme Court. Named to "Super Lawyers" since 2011. Fellow: Ohio State Bar Foundation.

Ohio State Bar Foundation; Akron Bar Foundation.

Areas of Practice (42)

  • Child Support
  • Custody and Visitation
  • Divorce
  • Family Law
  • Alimony
  • Cohabitation Agreements
  • Divorce Mediation
  • Domestic Partnerships
  • Domestic Relations
  • Domestic Violence
  • Family Mediation
  • Gay and Lesbian Family Law
  • Legal Separation Agreements
  • Marital Agreements
  • Marital Property Distribution
  • Marital Property Law
  • Marital Property Settlements
  • Matrimonial Law
  • Military Divorce
  • Name Changes
  • No Fault Divorce
  • Non-Traditional Family Law
  • Paternity
  • Post Divorce Modification
  • Premarital Agreements
  • Postnuptial Agreements
  • Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
  • Restraining Orders
  • Spousal Support
  • Uncontested Divorce
  • Children
  • Child Custody
  • Child Custody Mediation
  • Grandparents Custody
  • Grandparents Visitation Rights
  • Interstate Child Custody
  • Juvenile Dependency
  • Parental Rights
  • Parenting Time
  • Step Parent Adoptions
  • Visitation Rights
  • Third Party Custody
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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Akron, B.A., English and French, 1980
Law School Attended:
University of Akron School of Law, J.D., 1983
Year of First Admission:
1984
Admission:
1984, Ohio; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
Akron (Past-Chair, Family Law Committee; Additional Offices: Vice Chair; Secretary; Treasurer; Member; Rules and Guardian ad Litem Subcommittees: Served Law Week Committee; Grievance Committee); Ohio State (Past Member Board of Governors; Past-Chair, Family Law Committee; Chair Ethics Committee; Member: Council of Delegates; Juvenile Law Committee; Commission on Judicial Candidates, 2010, 2014, 2016; Family Law Committee Additional Offices: Vice Chair; Secretary; Chair; Member, Legislative Drafting Rules Subcommittee, Rules Subcommittee) Bar Associations; Stark County Bar Association; Ohio Women's Bar Association; Federal Bar Association.
Birth Information:
Akron, Ohio, September 18, 1956
ISLN:
906939749
Hobbies & interests:
Photography, travel in the US, camping and backpacking

Payment Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
$200 - $300/hr
Credit Cards Accepted
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Other, Visa

Peer Reviews

4.8/5.0 (16 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.8/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.7/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.6/5.0

  • Communication

    4.7/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0
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Avvo Client Review
5.0/5.0 (100 reviews)
Client Choice Award Client Champion

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Contact Information:

234-288-8779  Phone

330-643-0732  Fax

www.GrahamHurdLaw.com

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