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12 Jul, 2022
In June 2022, The Board of Directors of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) invited Melissa Fuller Brown to become a Fellow in their organization. Fellows of the ABF comprise a global honorary society of lawyers, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars. Membership is by invitation only based upon recommendations of their peers in reliance upon legal careers that demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of our society. Membership is limited to only one percent (1%) of licensed U.S. lawyers and a limited number of international lawyers.
08 Oct, 2021
As of October 15, 2021, Melissa Fuller Brown’s law practice is transitioning to a mediation only practice. From this date forward, she will accept family law mediation matters. Please email her at melissa@melissa-brown.com to schedule a mediation.
02 Feb, 2021
The post December 4, 2020, Melissa F. Brown was voted in as President-Elect of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (SCAAML), and she was re-elected to the SCAAML’s Executive Board. appeared first on SC Divorce Attorney | Family Lawyer Charleston SC | Charleston Divorce Lawyer.

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Speaking Engagements

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Melissa F. Brown

September 25, 2015

Co-Chair & Speaker: Hot Tips From the Coolest Family
Law Attorneys; “Impact of SCRCP 6 in Family Court,”
Columbia, SC

August 14, 2015

Commencement Speaker, Berkeley County, SC High Schools’ Summer Graduation, Columbia, SC

July 13, 2015

Lecturer at the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute; “How to Legally Obtain Social Media Posts & Introduce Them Into Evidence,” Oklahoma City, OK

April 14, 2015

Speaker, Monthly GAL Luncheon Series, “Introducing a child’s out-of-court statement into evidence,” Mount Pleasant, SC

November 11, 2014

Melissa was invited back to speak to first year law students at the University of South Carolina School of Law: How to Maintain a Healthy & Successful Work/Life Balance, Columbia, SC

October 16, 2014

Social Media as Evidence – Use, Presentation and Ethical
Concerns, ABA Section of Family Law Fall CLE Conference
, Stowe, Vermont

September 26, 2014

Revisiting UIFSA’s Spousal Support Quirk Every Family
Court Lawyer and Family Court Judge Must Know, Hot Tips for Coolest Practitioners CLE
, Columbia, SC

April 30, 2014

Melissa F. Brown & Jonathan W. Lounsberry, The Role of
the Mental Health Professional In South Carolina Family Court, Guest Lecture, Ethics and Mental Health Law (PSYC- 523),
The Citadel, Charleston, SC

April 25, 2014

Melissa F. Brown & Jonathan W. Lounsberry, The Role of
the Mental Health Professional In South Carolina Family Court, Guest Lecture, Ethics and Mental Health Law (PSYC- 523),
The Citadel, Charleston, SC

October 11, 2013

2013 Family Law Institute: And You Thought You Were Just a Family Law Attorney, Albuquerque, NM

November 7, 2013

AAML 2013 Annual Meeting: Technology Symposium, Chicago, IL

November 5, 2013

Melissa was invited to speak to first year law students at the University of South Carolina School of Law: How to Maintain a Healthy & Successful Work/Life Balance, Columbia, SC

September 27, 2013

Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC

September 20, 2013

Solo & Small Firm Conference & Technology Expo, Charleston, SC

April 30, 2013

The Role of the Mental Health Professional In South Carolina Family, (Guest Lecturer for Dr. Chip Taylor’s Ethics & Mental Health Law graduate studies course), The Citadel, Charleston, SC

April 25, 2013

Technology: What Family Lawyers Should Know, 17th Annual AAML/IBA Family Law Seminar: “Breaking Bad”: Dealing with Complex Custody and Financial Divorce Litigation, Louisville, KY

April 19, 2013

The Family Law Symposium, An Extraordinary One-DayFamily Law Seminar Featuring National Speakers and an Advanced Technology Symposium, Columbia, SC

March 19, 2013

Safety and Security In a Digital Age, AAML Mid-Year Meeting, Las Croabas, Puerto Rico

November 2012

AMML Technology Symposium, AMML Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL, Moderator and Organizer

September 2012

Hot Tips From the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners, Co-Chair, Co-Moderator & Speaker, 20 iPad Apps for Family Lawyers in 20 Minutes, Columbia, SC

July 26, 2012

Preparing for Your Divorce: Do’s and Don’ts in the Age of Technology, Center for Women, Brown Bag Lunch Series, Charleston, SC

May 12-19, 2012

Houston Family Law Trial Institute, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, (Faculty Member)

January 27, 2012

Proper Interaction Between the GAL and Custody Evaluator, 2012 Guardian ad Litem Training and Update CLE, Columbia, SC

September 16, 2011

“Understanding the Juridictional Complexities & Differences when handling Multi-State Custody, Child Support and Parental Kidnapping Cases under the UCCJEA, UIFSA & PKPA,” Hot Tips from the Coolest Family Law Attorneys, SC Bar CLE, Columbia, SC.

June 3, 2011

How To Try Your First Case in Family Court, local CLE for newly licensed attorneys practicing family law in Charleston, South Carolina. (Joined by Thomas F. McDowell, Esquire)

May 13-21, 2011

Family Law Trial Institute, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, (Faculty Member)

April 19, 2011

The Role of the Mental Health Professional in South Carolina Family Law, the Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina (Guest Lecturer for Dr. Chip Taylor’s Ethics & Mental Health Law graduate studies course)

October 1, 2010

Hot Tips from the Coolest Family Law Practitioners, SC Bar, Columbia, SC, Co-Chair

September 24, 2010

How to Define, Identify and Find Your “A” Client, South Carolina Bar, Hot Tips for the Solo or Small Firm Practitioner

September 13, 2010

How Ashley Hall’s Honor Code Was Created, Ashley Hall School, Charleston, SC, Featured Speaker

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