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Melissa Anne Wu

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Avvo Rating7.8
  • Germantown, MD
  • Licensed for 9 years
  • Free consultation
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About Melissa

Providing excellent service to elder law and estate planning clients in a caring and compassionate manner. Serving clients in Maryland.

Practice areas

Wills and living willsContracts and agreementsEstate planningElder law
  1. Elder law: 50%

    10 years

  2. Estate planning: 30%

    10 years

  3. Contracts and agreements: 10%

    23 years

  4. Wills and living wills: 10%

    10 years

Languages spoken

English

Contact

P.O. Box 14
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Law Office of Melissa Wu, LLC

P.O. Box 14
12774 Wisteria Drive
Germantown, MD, 20874

Resume

License
StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
DCActive 201510/14/2017
MDActive201112/30/2020
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
Avvo Contributions
Legal answers106
Legal guides2
Work Experience
TitleCompany nameDuration
AttorneyLaw Office of Melissa Wu, LLC2012 - Present
Associations
Association namePosition nameDuration
National Academy of Elder Law AttorneysN/A2011 - Present
Education
School nameDegreeGraduated
Western New England College School of LawLL.M - Master of Laws2013
University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of LawJD - Juris Doctor2009
George Mason UniversityMA - Masters1998
Speaking Engagements
Conference nameTitleDate
Alzheimer's Association - OngoingLegal and Financial Planning2016
NBIAdvanced Elder Law2015

Reviews

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Review Melissa Wu

Great Job With Estate Docs

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Melissa did a wonderful job helping me create my will and other estate documents. Finished very quickly. She is very pleasant and helpful.
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
Hired attorney

Melissa was absolutely outstanding.

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Our family was in crisis mode with a sick parent moving into the area and in need of considerable care. Melissa did a remarkable job reviewing an assisted living facility contract. Redlining, adding language and going over each item in detail. The ED of the assisted living facility said - "You have a good lawyer!" She is more than just an amazing lawyer. She is a true advocate in the best sense of the word. She cares about you and your loved ones, and helping you navigate the legal and financial maze that is elder care. Truly she helped our family make the best decisions possible, an I am very grateful to have found her during a very difficult time. She helped bring perspective and understanding.
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
Hired attorney

A truly professional lawyer

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Mellissa Wu was very professional in handling a case regarding the guardianship of my mother. She attended to the concerns and questions of my family regarding the case, and gave elaborate updates on the case throughout the duration.

Mary Phillips and Sadhu Khalsa

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Melissa Wu is an excellent attorney! We recommend her highly for any family related area legal issue. She is trustworthy, responsive, knowledgeable and keep one informed about their case at all times. Ms. Wu helped with a very delicate Guardianship issue. We were very please with the results. Ms. Wu treated me and my husband with respect and dignity, she never treated us as if our legal issues were unimportant to her at now time. My guardianship issue related to my younger brother which was a very emotional issue for me, his sister and guardian. Ms. Wu treated like a family member. Without getting too mushy, she was an excellent advisor, confident, friend, and the best attorney I ever got service from! We would highly recommend Ms. Melissa Ann Wu to all looking for legal advice! Excellent! Trustworthy! Responsive! Knowledgeable! Keep you informed at all time on your case!

Lawyer with Technical Expertise and a Heart

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Having previously worked with another elder law attorney on this particular matter, we were relieved to find Melissa Wu. While technically brilliant, we didn't get from that first attorney the sense that our distress was important or that our concern was fully understood. By sharp contrast, Ms. Wu took the case against the nursing home personally, as if it were her parents being attacked. And that's something I would think anyone would want, to feel that they're being represented by someone who is not only skillful but really on their side. There's a proverb which says the first to speak is always right, but their error is revealed in the cross examination. Ms. Wu acted swiftly, filing representation and gathering information and contacting the opposing attorney. She was ready to subpoena the nursing home's records, basically challenging them to support their claim. She went into battle in a way that wasn't ugly or unprofessional. I also appreciate her offer to meet with us at a place of convenience to us although we were willing to travel the 16 miles to her office. While she mentioned costs, she did it in such a way that we didn't feel pressured to start writing checks at that first (or even third) meeting. That too, conveyed the impression that her focus was on helping us find legal relief from a distressing situation. Lastly, she's just a nice, considerate person. SO very glad we found her!

I am Donald Alcorn I hired MelissaAnne Wu to review a real estate rental dispute the distribution of rental deposit.

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Melissa Wu is of of the greatest lawyer that I have ever meet. She saved me thousand of dollar on a real estate dispute return of deposit. You review my information and responded with several option on what my best opportunity to win the case without costing me thousand of dollars in legal fee an payouts. Her ability to make outstanding decisions in my behalf far exceeds any of my previous law firms. I will continue to keep her on a retainer to represent my financial interest.

Melissa Wu

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We have used Ms. Wu’s legal services and we have been very impressed with her out-most professionalism and her level of care and compassion. She has given us valuable legal advice and her personal care and attention. She has always been very generous with her time and very reasonable with her fees. We would highly recommend her and will consider her as our friend and our attorney.

Great Estate Planning Lawyer

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Ms. Wu helped my wife and I to finally complete our wills, health care POA's and medical directives. She is quite knowledgable about the law in this field and gave us guidance specific to our particular circumstances. Outside of the legal work, it was a pleasure to work with Ms. Wu. She was very accomidating to our hectic schedules.

Attorney endorsements

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Laura Hoskins, Elder law Attorney on Apr 16, 2015
Relationship: Other

Melissa has impressive client reviews that evidence her commitment to her clients. I endorse this lawyer.

Webb Millsaps, Elder law Attorney on Apr 9, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

Ms. Wu consistently provides informative answers in this forum. Her writing is concise and well-reasoned. She does a fine job of observing if any pertinent facts that may be missing from a question, but which could affect the analysis. Her passion shows through in her answers, as well. I endorse this lawyer.

Timothy Brown, Contracts and agreements Attorney on Apr 3, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

I endorse this lawyer.

Socrates de La Cruz, Elder law Attorney on Mar 30, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

I endorse this lawyer. A great advocate and fights for clients in court.

Vonnie Dones, Contracts and agreements Attorney on Mar 29, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

I wholeheartedly endorse this lawyer. A brilliant, trustworthy and highly respected attorney in the legal community.

Jill Rogers

I endorse this lawyer. An excellent and knowledgeable attorney who really cares about clients.

Judd Nemiro

A highly skilled and respected lawyer in the legal community.I endorse this lawyer.

William Massarweh, Estate planning Attorney on Jul 29, 2014
Relationship: Other

I have the distinct pleasure of endorsing attorney Melissa Wu, from the State of Maryland.

Ian Valkenet

Melissa and I were opposing counsel in a recent case. She is highly motivated, intelligent, and professional. I endorse her without reservation.

Gerard Miles, Estate planning Attorney on Jul 9, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

I endorse this lawyer. Melissa has gone the extra mile to obtain an LLM, and prides herself on representing her clients with care and compassion. She is an asset to the community.

Bennett Wills

I endorse Attorney Wu. She is an asset to the legal community.

Ingmar Goldson, Elder law Attorney on Mar 18, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

I endorse Melissa because she goes the extra mile with her legal services, and she's a true professional.

Michael Bouldin, Estate planning Attorney on Nov 6, 2013
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

Melissa is well respected in the community with LLM from a great university. I endorse this lawyer.

Leslie Tar, Elder law Attorney on Oct 28, 2013
Relationship: Other

I endorse this lawyer.

Edward Beckham, Estate planning Attorney on Sep 14, 2013
Relationship: Other

When it comes to estate planning, Ms. Wu knows the issues and is able to offer solid legal advice.

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