Melissa A. Billard
Personal:
Melissa A. Billard is an associate at Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Sanders who practices in legal malpractice defense and insurance defense cases.
Melissa attended the University of the Pacific graduating summa cum laude in 2006 with a Bachelors degree in psychology. She received her Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2009 – graduating magna cum laude, and was admitted into The Order of the Coif, an honorary scholastic society recognizing law students who have attained a high grade of scholarship. During law school, Melissa won numerous CALI awards and interned for a time with the Illinois Appellate Prosecutor’s Office.
Melissa was born and raised in Oglesby, Illinois. She enjoys spending time on the weekends coaching 3 to 5 year olds in gymnastics.
Education:
University of the Pacific (B.A., summa cum laude, 2006)
Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009)
Bar and Court Admissions:
Nevada Supreme Court - 2009