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Melissa A Patten-Greene

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Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 31 years

Family Lawyer at Salt Lake City, UT
Practice Areas: Family

261 E Broadway Ste 200, Salt Lake City, UT

About Melissa

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Family 100%

32 years

100%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 240-240 per hour

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Utah for 31 years

State: Utah

Acquired: 1994

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No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of Melissa A Patten-Greene

261 E Broadway Ste 200, Salt Lake City, UT, 84111-2466

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Melissa A Patten-Greene's Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | October 10, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Worst Attorney of the State

Melissa Patten-Green withdrew after one day. Melissa Patten-Green got paid in full $6500 retainer to file one thing, a child Protective Order. Because of her misrepresentation, I have not seen my child in six months. This woman will destroy your case. Zero Stars should be an option. She will impact... you more than you can imagine. Then Withdraw.

Posted by Miya | August 12, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

A negative 5 star review

I retained Melissa years ago to represent me in a custody evaluation. She made many mistakes which were costly. As a result of her poor representation, my daughter suffered molestation, physical and verbal abuse and severe neglect at the hands of her 'Dad'. Melissa was much more interested in impr...essing the judge than she was in representing me. Furthermore, in hindsight and after reviewing my case with a reputable Yale attorney, I learned that she was guilty of malpractice due to several issues that she missed and failed to address that to her, a trained attorney should have been glaringly obvious. Melissa is also arrogant, and she tends to leave her clients out of the decision making process. In her mind, she knows best. You can do much better than Melissa. My advice is to keep looking... best of luck.

Posted by anonymous | July 03, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Do not give this person any money

This attorney is excellent at billing and so much as charging $25 to $50 to read an email and to charge $250 an hour for her paralegal to work with me from what I have seen it's usually $70 to $90 an hour for the paralegal and totally disregarded the first priority in the case and change the wording ...on the second and third priority to make them mean so much less and then withdrawing from the case a few days before trial at the first hint of conflict and I'm sure she's going to try to take and keep as much of my retainer as she possibly can

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Experience

Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Work Experience

1998 - Present

Attorney, Law Offices of Melissa Patten-Greene

Education

1994

Pepperdine University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1991

University of Utah

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

English

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