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Melanie Cook Law is a boutique law firm located in the historic city of Bountiful. Our focus is on the legal needs of families. We provide supportive, vigorous and effective legal services to people in times of great need. Whether you face a contentious divorce or need assistance in negotiating an amicable agreement, we listen and take an effective approach to your legal issues.
About Melanie Cook
Melanie Cook is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and Utah. She volunteers as an advocate for the Domestic Violence Pro Bono Initiative (Davis County) each Wednesday morning. Melanie is an adjunct professor at Broadview University and teaches law to paralegals. Also, Melanie mentors paralegal students with career goals and academic advice, providing volunteer opportunities at law firms and pro bono clinics throughout Salt Lake, Davis and Weber County. In 2012, Melanie received her Certificate in Advocacy and Problem Solving from Hamline University School of Law. In 2011, Melanie published an article entitled “Third Party Rights and Child Custody” in the Utah Journal of Family Law (Fall/Winter Edition 2011). Also in 2011, Melanie received the prestigious CALI award for her writing in Law and Religion. In 2010, Melanie received the honorary award of “Best Oralist” during oral arguments in law school. In 2009, Melanie received her Conflict Resolution Graduate Certificate from the University of Utah. From 1995-2009, Melanie Cook spent over 15 years in a family law firm as a senior paralegal.
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Licensed in Utah for 11 years
State: Utah
Acquired: 2014
No misconduct found
Licensed in Minnesota for 13 years
State: Minnesota
Acquired: 2012
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Melanie Adams Cook
415 S. Medical Dr., C-102, Bountiful, UT, 84010-1912
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Experience
Honors
2011
CALI, Hamline University School of Law
2010
Best Oralist-Legal Writing Section, Hamline University School of Law
Work Experience
2014 - Present
Attorney at Law, Melanie Cook Law
2014 - 2014
Paralegal Program Chair/Adjunct Professor, Broadview Univeristy
2012 - 2014
Of Counsel, McConkie Law Office
2011 - 2012
Law Clerk, Clausen & Hassan, LLC
2010 - 2010
Legal Editorial Associate, Thomson Reuters/West
1995 - 2010
Paralegal/Office Manager, McConkie Law Offices
Associations
2014 - Present
Utah State Bar
2012 - Present
Minnesota State Bar Association
Education
2012
Hamline University School of Law
Certificate in Advocacy and Problem Solving
2012
Hamline University
JD - Juris Doctor
2009
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Conflict Resolution Graduate Certificate
N/A
Brigham Young University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Publications
2012
Utah Journal of Family Law
Third Party Rights and Child Custody
Languages
French
Activity
Legal Answers