Melissa Linville

Professional Biography

Melissa Linville is the Development Director for Ohio State Legal Services Association. She comes into this position with ten years of experience as a staff attorney for The Legal Aid Society of Columbus. As a staff attorney, she implemented and maintained a Bankruptcy Pro Bono program and represented clients directly. She enjoyed working with members of the private bar, the bankruptcy court, as well as members of the community. Additionally, she planned LASC’s annual Fresh Start Gala fundraiser.

Melissa is excited to work with the entire program to develop new funding opportunities and expand upon our existing work.

Melissa Linville coordinates the Bankruptcy Pro Bono program and represents clients in-house as a member of the LASC Consumer Team. She initially worked with LASC as an undergraduate student one summer in 2005 and began her current role in February of 2012. As the Bankruptcy Pro Bono Program Coordinator, she works to maintain the program by processing intake clients and recruiting and

Bar Activities

Member, Columbus Bar Association
Member, Credit Education Coalition

Education

Bates College (B.A. 2007)
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (J.D. 2011)

Personal

Melissa lives in Grandview with her husband and two young daughters. She enjoys visiting playgrounds and breweries and making summer trips to Lake Michigan.

Contact

Email: mlinville@columbuslegalaid.org
Phone: (614) 737-0155
Fax: (614) 224-4514

training pro bono attorneys for LASC cases. Melissa also directly represents clients in filing Chapter 7 bankruptcies, foreclosure defense, debt collection defense, and other bankruptcy matters. She also coordinates the LASC “Bypass Clinic”–a clinic for elderly and disabled clients who are being threatened with collection calls. While providing relatively simple legal advice and counsel at this clinic, she especially enjoys providing significant relief in the lives of clients and seeing immediate, positive effects. Her work with bankruptcy cases is especially fulfilling for Melissa because the bankruptcy process is one full of complications that most clients struggle to successfully navigate without the service of an experienced attorney. Helping these clients achieve the successful outcomes that they need is one of the strongest motivating factors for Melissa in her work with LASC.

Bar Activities

Member, Columbus Bar Association
Member, Credit Education Coalition

Education

Bates College (B.A. 2007)
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (J.D. 2011)

Personal

Melissa lives in Grandview with her husband and two young daughters. She enjoys visiting playgrounds and breweries and making summer trips to Lake Michigan.