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Melissa Johnson Essick
About Melissa
Biography
I am a board certified family law specialist with over twenty years of experience practicing exclusively in the area of family law. I am also certified by the Despute Resolution Commission as a Family Financial Mediator and I am certified as a Parenting Coordinator.
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Licensed in North Carolina for 22 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 2004
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Location
Soni Brendle Essick Melton
434 Fayetteville St, Suite 1860, Raleigh, NC, 27601
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"I would highly endorse Melissa. Not only does she work for one of the most prestigious law firms in the state of North Carolina dealing with family law, but she is a phenomenal attorney in her own right. Melissa quickly grasps the intricate legal issues in each client's case. By providing detailed attention and focused determination Melissa can usually obtain the client's desired outcome. Hiring Melissa to help you with a family law issue would be incredibly smart. She is talented not only at trial advocacy, but her diplomacy skills are unmatched."
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Experience
Honors
2026
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2026
Legal Elite, Family Law, Business North Carolina
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2025
Legal Elite, Family Law, Business North Carolina
2021
Legal Elite, Family Law, Business North Carolina
2020
Legal Elite, Family Law, Business North Carolina
Work Experience
2026 - Present
Partner, Soni Brendle Essick Melton
2014 - 2026
Partner, Gailor Hunt Jenkins Davis Taylor & Gibbs, PLLC
2006 - 2014
Attorney, Rosen Family Law
Associations
2004 - Present
Wake County Bar Association, Tenth Judicial District Bar CommitteeMember
2004 - Present
North Carolina Bar AssociationMember
Education
2004
Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
JD
2001
University of North Carolina At Wilmington
B.A.
Languages
English