Melissa Friedman
mqwfriedman@aol.com

Law School: Vanderbilt University School of Law, JD, 1984

College: University of Tennessee at Martin, BA, English, 1980

Admitted to practice in the Virginia Supreme Court and all Virginia Courts since 1987; also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Member of the Virginia State Bar, the Criminal Law Section of the Virginia State Bar, the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and the Roanoke Bar Association

Biography: After graduation from law school, Melissa Friedman served as a law clerk for the Honorable Edward H. Johnstone, Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. She also was honored to serve as a law clerk for the Honorable James C. Turk, Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

Melissa’s experience is focused on all areas of criminal defense in state and federal courts. She also handles appeals from trial courts to all state and federal appellate courts.