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Melissa P. Rudas

Licensed for 36 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Bethlehem, PA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

140 E Broad St, Bethlehem, PA

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Licensed in Pennsylvania for 36 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1989

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Law Offices of Melissa P. Rudas

140 E Broad St, Bethlehem, PA, 18018-6297

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3.4 /5.0

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Posted by anonymous | February 01, 2026 | Child Custody

SHE HAS NO MORALS WHATSOEVER

Hope she gets exposed for all the ILLEGAL things she has done ( BEHIND THE SCENES, OF COURSE!) over her years as a 'lawyer'! ...she had my 7 y.o. LIE and said I hit her ( when it was my daughter's 4 y.o. nephew who hit her shins many times!) to judges. ..after 5 years, to this day, I still dont hav...e 50/50 custody of my child. NOW my daughter realizes what she has done, but the damage has been done. My daughter was told by rudeass to say I knocked her BABY TOOTH out by punching her. My daughter DIDNT FALL FOR THAT ONE THOUGH! she is a piece of sh*t! .. gets CRIMINALS OFF THE HOOK! WHY would a woman hire a DEFENSE lawyer like her?.. TO WIN, no matter if LIES are told..RUINED MANY OF FAMILIES! TRUTH DONT MATTER WHEN SHES IN COURT. GREAT LIAR!

Posted by Vicki C | June 05, 2015 | Divorce & Separation

Awesome woman

Melissa Rudas is an outstanding Attorney , she helped me significantly and was always there to answer questions. She isn't money hungry because she helped me out knowing I was a single mother of 2. Several of my friends used Melissa and got great results also. Melissa even called me back at 9pm at ni...ght after office hours to me it says she is a loyal attorney. I never had to worry about anything but signing papers , my custody / divorce went to trial and I won my case and she NEVER asked me to lie. I was with her for 2 years because we had a fight on our hands with custody. Melissa even let me finishing paying her 6 months after my case was closed. To all of you negative people you must have been on the other side because you definitely were not a client....

Posted by anonymous | October 06, 2008 | Criminal Defense

Rudas/ Negative Review...

Rudas represented me in a criminal matter in which i discovered after the trial was over and right of appeal time had expired that she had a relationship with the alleged victim. It is no wonder that she insisted that this 'victim' not be called as a witness in the case. against my pleading. She also... previously represented the owner of a restaurant in a divorce case whose son (and manager of the restaurant) was a key witness. Rudas remains a frequent patron of this restaurant and remains friends with the family. She should have recused herself from this case upon initial client interview. I firmly believe that the outcome would have been favorable to me if more of the truth had been permitted to be brought forth at the trial. There is far more to comment upon but this forum does not lend enough space.

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Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University

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Duke University

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