Melissa Smith

Melissa Smith is an Associate Attorney at Merritt, Webb, Wilson & Caruso, PLLC since May 2023, previously serving in the same role at Warren Shackleford & Thomas PLLC from October 2022 to May 2023. Prior experience includes a Summer Associate position at The Law Offices of Gilda A. Hernandez, PLLC in 2021 and a Summer Legal Intern role at the North Carolina Department of Justice: Medicaid Investigations Division in 2020, where key responsibilities included research, memo writing, and participation in relator interviews. Earlier work experience encompasses roles such as Shared Services Specialist at G4S Compliance & Investigations and Regulatory Services Intern at BC Forward at BASF. Melissa earned a Doctor of Law (JD) from Wake Forest University School of Law and a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.