Melanie A. Miller joined the firm in October of 1997 and is a member of the Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Groups. Melanie began as a commercial litigator and now concentrates her practice in all aspects of complex commercial, general and intellectual property litigation. Melanie's practice emphasizes trademark, trade dress, copyright, trade secret, and patent litigation. Melanie represents both public and private companies, as well as individuals. Melanie's non-litigation experience encompasses U.S. and international trademark counseling and prosecution, advising on branding strategies, trademark and copyright infringement, domain name disputes, counterfeiting, and licensing issues.
Melanie earned her Bachelor of Arts at Franklin & Marshall College in 1989 and her law degree, with honors, at Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1994, where she was an associate and senior editor for the Chicago-Kent Law Review.