Melissa is an Equity Partner at Olinsky Law Group, where she joined in February 2017 and became a partner in January 2022. Licensed in New York and California and admitted to practice in various district and circuit courts across the country, Melissa built her practice on Social Security federal court appeals before expanding her role to lead the firm’s Approved Claims Department. In this capacity, she oversees all feerelated matters, from the filing of fee petitions to fee collections at both the agency and federal court levels, making her the firm’s authority on post-award compensation issues.