Melissa Lardo Stewart

Melissa Lardo Stewart is an accomplished attorney currently serving as a Partner at Outten & Golden LLP since November 2013, specializing in attorney advertising with a focus on client outcomes. Prior to this role, Melissa gained extensive legal experience as an Associate at Woodley & McGillivary and as a Law Clerk for the U.S. District Courts for both the Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey. Early legal experience includes positions as a Law Clerk at the Communications Workers of America District One Legal Department and Make the Road NY, as well as an internship at Catholic Charities of Newark Immigration Legal Services. Melissa holds a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law, obtained in 2009, and a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature and Hispanic Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, earned in 2006.