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Melissa Ilg Devore

5.0
Rating: 7.6

Licensed for 18 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Lowell, MA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, DUI & DWI

54 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA

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Licenses

Licensed in Massachusetts for 18 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 2007

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Location

ILG & Devore, P.C.

54 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA, 01852

Ilg & Devore P.C.

54 Church St, Lowell, MA, 01852-2622

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Melissa Ilg Devore's Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | June 6, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Exceptional, Attentive, Devoted and Honest Divorce Attorney!!!

Melissa has been wonderful to work with! The moment I called her she was ready to help. In a matter of weeks Melissa helped me and my team obtain sole custody and sole decision making of my child! Her advice including several key recommendations was always spot on! I really appreciate her upbeat d...emeanor which keeps me calm m, centered and positive. Melissa collaborated closely with my legal counsel and attended one hearing which granted me sole custody of my child as well as ensured my child’s ongoing safety. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication on my case. I’m very grateful and highly recommend Melissa to anyone looking for help with custody related issues!!!

Posted by anonymous | June 5, 2025 | Hired Attorney

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Incredible Attorney!

Melissa has been incredible to work with. She put my mind at ease from the start during a very complicated and high stakes divorce. She took on my case with very few questions and offered her help right away! Her demeanor is very calming and centered and her advice is spot on. She came on board m...y legal counsel team to help bring my child to safety and did just that within a few weeks of getting hired! Melissa provided me with additional facts and reports which secured my child’s well being very quickly. My child is now residing with me in a safe domestic violence free home due to her dedication, optimism, and diligence. Melissa takes her work very seriously and really advocates for her clients well! Thank you, I’m forever grateful and highly recommend her to lead you and your family to the best possible outcome.

Posted by Leo | November 23, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Excellent representation

Attorney Melissa Devore had represented our family in criminal and civil cases since 2013. Melissa and her team were knowledgeable, experienced, honest, encouraging, and extremely positive. When she took the cases, we immediately felt that they were with a confident, clam, honest, and very compe...tent professional, who will present to the court all points necessary for the best defense and outcome. In our cases, Melissa worked extremely well with young adults. She objectively, correctly, and strategically presented all individual specifics and circumstances to the court. Thus, the court decisions were in our favor. Moreover, during one-to-one talks with us, she also instilled a desire for personal improvement and showed a great role model example. We strongly recommend Melissa to everyone, who looks for an intelligent, highly effective, compassionate, and personable lawyer.

Posted by Brian Findlay | November 12, 2019 | Hired Attorney

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Best Lawyer I've ever dealt with, and I've dealt with many.

I've dealt with many lawyers over the years and she's the best! Let me be honest, some people who have legal problems have them due to some of their own irresponsibility and when it comes time to pay the piper they fall back to the blamer mentality that got them into trouble in the first place. Take... some of the reviews posted with this in mind. She was my son's lawyer and obviously had a deep bench of experience. I was with him (and her) almost every step of the way. She was dead honest, not too optimistic and not pessimistic. She foresaw problems, flaws in the prosecutions case, and got many charges dismissed and those that she couldn't did the best any person could reasonably be expected too. She knows the law, knows the system, knows the players, and knows how to get the best deal. She was always where she said she'd be when she said she would be there, and always spot on with judgement calls.. The case unwound over 1.5 years so I got to see a lot, it wasn't one or two good days, it was often. I highly recommend her, if you treat her with respect and listen to her advice, It is unlikely you could do better at any price.

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Melissa Ilg Devore's Lawyer Endorsements

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David Rubin

Criminal defense lawyer | Aug 09

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I had at least two trials and countless other cases against Melissa when I was a prosecutor. She is a tough litigator who stands up for her clients."

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Gilbert Nason

Family lawyer | Apr 23

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Attorney Devore is one of the best Family attorneys in the Lowell area. Call her for a consultation, you will not be disappointed."

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Gilbert Nason

Criminal defense lawyer

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David Rubin

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Experience

Rating:  7.6 (Very Good)

Associations

Greater Lowell Bar Association

Member

National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys

Member

Education

2007

Suffolk University Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

Washington University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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