Melissa Valle

Melissa Valle currently serves as an Environmental Law Partner at Harter Secrest & Emery LLP since December 2023. Prior to this role, Melissa worked as an Attorney at Knauf Shaw LLP from May 2015 to December 2023. Previous legal experience includes positions as a Legal Extern at the State of Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General and Conservation Law Foundation, as well as a Law Fellow at the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program. Additional internships involved the RI DEM- Bureau of Environmental Protection and Clean Water Action. Melissa's educational background includes a Juris Doctor from Roger Williams University School of Law and a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Studies from the University at Buffalo.