I am an active member of the aging network and have been involved in numerous professional organizations as well as active in my community serving the aging needs of my clients .
Practice areas
I am board certified by the Florida Bar in Elder Law. For the Elder Law Section, I am a past officer, have served on the certification committee, have served as CLE chair, have served as Editor for the Elder Law Advocate, have received the Member of the Year Award in both 2001 and 2004, and have served on the public policy taskforce by appointment of the Bar and AFELA. I am a past director for AFELA. I serve on the Counsel of the NCBA Elder Law Section.
28 years, 3,000 cases
28 years
28 years
28 years
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NC | Active | 2008 | 06/23/2022 |
FL | Member in Good Standing | 1992 | 06/01/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Women of Distinction - Business Professional | Soroptomist International | 2016 |
Member of the Year | Florida Bar Elder Law Section | 2004 |
Member of the Year | Florida Bar, Elder Law Section | 2001 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Shareholder | McCarthy, Summers, Bobko, Wood, Norman, Bass & Melby, P.A. | 2012 - Present |
Attorney | McGuire, Wood & Bissette, PA | 2010 - 2012 |
Shareholder | The Law Office of Nicola J. Melby | 2008 - 2010 |
Shareholder | McCarthy Summers Bobko Wood Sawyer & Perry, P.A. | 1997 - 2007 |
Shareholder | The Law Office of Nicola J. Melby | 1995 - 1997 |
Associate | Neill Griffin Jeffries & Lloyd | 1994 - 1995 |
Law Clerk to Honorable Gary M. Farmer | Fourth District Court of Appeals | 1992 - 1994 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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National Elder Law Foundation | Director | 2016 - Present |
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys | Member | 1995 - Present |
Florida Bar Elder Law Section | Member | 1994 - Present |
NC Chapter National Academy Elder Law Attorneys | Immediate Past Chair | 2011 - 2012 |
North Carolina Bar Elder Law Section | Chair Continuing Legal Education | 2008 - 2010 |
Joint Public Policy Taskforce: AFELA and Florida Bar Elder Law Section | Member | 2003 - 2004 |
Florida Bar Elder Law Certification Committee | Member | 2000 - 2001 |
Florida Bar, Elder Law Section | CLE Chair | 1999 - 2001 |
Florida Bar Elder Law Section | Secretary | 1999 - 2000 |
Florida Academy of Elder Law Attorneys | Director | 1998 - 2004 |
Martin County Elder Law Probate and Guardianship Committee | Chair | 1998 - 1999 |
Florida Bar Elder Law Section | Editor Newsletter | 1997 - 2000 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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North Carolina Elder Law Newsletter | Tips and Tales | 2008 |
North Carolina Bar Education Law Newsletter | LIFT: Inaugural Program a Success | 2008 |
Chapter 12 Florida Guardianship Practice | Chapter 12 | 2005 |
Chapter 12 Florida Guardianship Practice | Chapter 12 | 2002 |
The Florida Bar Journal | Raising the Community Spouse resource allowance - what standard applies | 1997 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Stetson University College of Law | Magna Cum Laude, J.D. | 1992 |
University of New Haven | Summa Cum Laude, B.S. | 1988 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Martin County Estate Planning Council | Current Trends Elder Law 2013 | 2013 |
Elder Law Concert | Statewide Medicaid Managed Care | 2013 |
Alzheimer's Support Meeting | Planning for Long Term Care | 2013 |
FL Bar Elder Law Certification Review | Pre-Mortem Planning | 2010 |
NBI | Estate Planning For Incapacity | 2010 |
More than A Senior Moment: Dealing With Memory Loss | Legal Topis for Long Term Care | 2009 |
NC Bar Association Elder Law Symposium | Increasing the MMMNA; What about spousal refusal? | 2009 |
Stetson Special Needs Trust IV | Special Needs Trusts and the Elective Share | 2002 |
6th Annual Public Benefits Seminar | Public Benefit Planning under the New Elective Share | 2002 |
NAELA | Medicaid Planning by Guardians | 2001 |
Clients and Families at End of Life: A Guide to Advising and Advocacy | Crafting and Advance Directive for the Year 2000 and Beyond | 2000 |
Fundamentals of Incapacity and Medicaid Planning | Trusts for Lifetime Care | 1999 |
1998 Advanced Elder Law Institute | Personal Care Contracts | 1998 |
Cruising Through Public Benefit Law | Increasing the CSRA and CSIA: The Fair Hearing Process and the Role of the Circuit Court | 1997 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Thomas v. Department of Children and Families | Appeal Granted Personal Care Contract Approved |
Guardianship of Myrtle Mackey | Appeal Granted |
Mark Roseman, Elder law Attorney on Oct 18, 2011
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer. She helped me start elder law years ago. She is excellent!