Melissa A. Graham-Hurd - Green, OH

• Divorce
• Dissolution
• Child Support
• Parenting Time

• Managing Partner

• Ohio, 1984
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1995
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1999

• Certified in General and Family Mediation

• Ohio Supreme Court, Advisory Committee on Families, Children and the Court 2003 – 2007
• Ohio State Bar Association – Board of Governors, 2010 – 2013
• Ohio State Bar Association, Council of Delegates, 2001 – Present
• Special Committee to Review Gender Fairness Task Force Report – Co-chair 2009 – 2012
• Ohio State Bar Association, Family Law Committee, Chair 2002 – 2004; Vice-Chair 2000 – 2002; Secretary 1998 – 2000; member 1987 – present
• Ohio State Bar Association, Chair, Family Law Legislative Drafting Subcommittee, 1996 – 1998, member 1990 – 2002
• Ohio State Bar Association, Family Law Committee spousal support committee 2000 – present
• Ohio State Bar Association, Family Relations Specialty Committee 2004 – present
• Ohio State Bar Association, Vice Chair Juvenile Committee, 2004 – 2005, member 2001 – present
• Ohio State Bar Association, Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee member 2006 – 2012
• Ohio State Bar Association, Professionalism Committee, 2012 – present
• Ohio State Bar Association, Solo and Small Firm Section, 2006 – present
• Ohio State Bar Association College, Member, 1987 – Present
• Ohio State Bar Foundation, Member, 2003 – Present
• Ohio Women’s Bar Association, member
• Federal Bar Association, member
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, member
• American Bar Association, Family Law Committee, 1987 – Present
• Akron Bar Association, Family Law Section, Chair, 1994; Vice-Chair, 1993; Secretary/Treasurer 1989 – 1992; member 1985 – Present
• Akron Bar Association, Law Week Committee, Vice Chair 1989 – 1991; member 1984 – 1993
• Akron Bar Association, Member, 1984 – Present
• Akron Bar Association, Mentoring, 1990 – 1992
• Akron Bar Association, Bar Applicants Interviews, 1993 – 1994
• Akron Bar Association, Grievance Committee, 1989 – 1991
• Akron Bar Association, Young Lawyers Committee, 1984 – 1992
• Akron Bar Association, Women in the Law, 2009 – present
• Akron Bar Foundation fellow, 2013-present
• Stark County Bar Association, member
• Stark County Bar Family Law Committee, member

• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Guardian ad Litem Program, 1991 - 2005
• Ohio Supreme Court Advisory Committee - Children, Families and the Court, 2004
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Arbitration Project, 2002
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Community Collaboration on Post-Decree Education Program, 2002
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Community Collaboration on Post-Decree Education Program, 2000 - 2002
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Friends of the Court, 1994 - 2002
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Rules Committee, 2001
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Forms Revisions, 1999
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Rules Committee, 1999
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Strategic Long Range Planning, 1998 - 1999
• Summit County Common Pleas Court , Juvenile Division, Rules Committee, 1997 - 1998
• Summit County Common Pleas Court , Juvenile Division, Guardian ad Litem, 1997
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Standard Visitation Order Revisions, 1997
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, General Division, Arbitration Panel, 1989 - 1997
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Community Collaboration on Post-Decree Education Program, 1996
• Battered Women's Shelter of Summit and Portage County, Ohio, Telephone Pro Bono Volunteer, 1995
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Rules Committee, 1995
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Forms Revisions, 1995
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Juvenile Division, Task Force Regarding Court Facility and Staff, 1993 - 1994
• Battered Women's Shelter of Summit and Portage County, Ohio, Police Protocol Task Force, 1993 - 1994
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, VLSP pro se Dissolution Revisions, 1993 - 1994
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, General Division, Settlement Week Panel, 1990 - 1994
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Rules Committee, 1993
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Rules Committee, 1991
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Arbitration Project, 1991
• Summit County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division, Standard Visitation Order Revisions, 1991
• Battered Women's Shelter of Summit and Portage County, Ohio, Advocate/Volunteer Training, 1985 - 1987
• Community Legal Aid Services - Volunteer Legal Services Program, 1985

• Gender Fairness, Akron Bar Association, 2012
  
• Property Division – Separate and Marital Real Estate, Ohio State Bar Association, 2012
  
• Case Law Update, Akron Bar Association, 2009
  
• Ohio Spousal Support Law, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2006
  
• New Ohio Family Law Legislation, Akron Bar Association, 2005
  
• Ohio Spousal Support Proposals, Ohio Association of Magistrates, 2005
  
• Ohio Family Law Legislation, Akron Bar Association, 2004
  
• Post-Decree Children's Issues, Ohio State Bar Association Family Law Committee - Annual Conventions, 2003
  
• Tax and Divorce - A Practical Approach, Ohio CLE Institute, 2003
  
• Ethics and Malpractice, Akron Bar Association Family Law Section - Annual Seminar, 2002
  
• New Lawyers' Seminar, Domestic Relations, Akron Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee, 2002
  
• Coordination/Organization of Seminar, Ohio State Bar Association Family Law Committee - Annual Conventions, 2001 - 2002
  
• Parenting Case Law Update, Akron Bar Association, Family Law Section - Annual Seminar, 2000
  
• Shared Parenting Case Law Update, Akron Bar Association Family Law Section - Annual Seminar, 1999
  
• Tax Aspects of Divorce in Ohio, Miscellaneous Tax Provisions and Ethics, National Business Institute, 1999
  
• Coordination/Organization of Seminar, Ohio State Bar Association Family Law Committee - Annual Conventions, 1998
  
• Family Law in Ohio, Analysis of Financial Information, Preparation and Trial of a Divorce Case, National Business Institute, 1996
  
• Parenting Issues in Domestic Relations Cases in Ohio, Modification Proceedings, Evidentiary Problems in Initial Allocations and Modifications, National Business Institute, 1996
  
• Tax Aspects of Divorce in Ohio, Miscellaneous Tax Provisions and Ethics, National Business Institute, 1995
  
• Rules Update, Akron Bar Association Family Law Section - Annual Seminar, 1995
  
• Case Law Update, Akron Bar Association Family Law Section - Annual Seminar, 1994
  
• The New Child Support Statute, Akron Bar Association Family Law Section - Annual Seminar, 1993
  
• Tax Aspects of Divorce in Ohio, Miscellaneous Tax Provisions and Ethics, National Business Institute, 1993
  
• Bridge the Gap Seminar, Domestic Relations Section, Ohio CLE Institute, 1993
  
• New Lawyers' Seminar, Domestic Relations Sections, Akron Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee, 1990 - 1993
  
• Tax Aspects of Divorce in Ohio, Tax Treatment of Property Transfers Incident to a Divorce, Miscellaneous Tax Provisions, National Business Institute, 1992
  
• Creative Approaches when Seeking Visitation and New Developments in Child Custody Cases Involving the Use or Misuse of MMPIs, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers - Annual Family Law Seminar, 1991
  
• The Need to Value Marital Property, Akron Bar Association Family Law Section - Annual Seminar, 1991
  
• Ethical, Procedural and Evidentiary Considerations in Sexual Abuse Cases, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers - Annual Family Law Seminar, 1990
  
• Deviation from Child Support Guidelines, Akron Bar Association Family Law Section - Annual Seminar, 1989
  
• Complication of Handbook of Forms for Portage, Stark and Medina, Akron Bar Association Family Law Section - Annual Seminar, 1987

4030 Massillon RoadSuite B Green, OH 44685

• 330-996-4099

• 330-643-0732

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