Melissa B. Pryor
PRACTICE CONCENTRATION
- Commercial Litigation
BIOGRAPHY
Melissa Pryor's litigation practice involves such issues as legal malpractice, breach of contract matters, restrictive covenants and trade secret disputes. She represents energy suppliers and power generators in disputes over commodities valuation, breaches of contract, and purchase and sale agreements. Before joining the firm in 2006, Melissa was an associate at Mayer Brown and served as a clerk for Senior District Judge Marvin J. Garbis of the District of Maryland.Melissa was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1977 and currently resides in Chicago. While playing collegiate field hockey at Michigan State, she was named NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of Michigan.
EDUCATION
- Michigan State University (B.A. 1999), High Honors
- Yale Law School (J.D. 2002)
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Illinois
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit