Melanie Gillette

Melanie Gillette is a Partner at Smith Freed Eberhard, where practice focuses on commercial litigation defense, specializing in premises liability, products liability, automobile liability, catastrophic injury, liquor liability, and commercial liability claims. Prior to this role, Melanie served as a Senior Attorney and an Attorney at Smith Freed Eberhard, also concentrating on commercial litigation defense. Melanie's experience includes working as an Attorney at DKM Law Group, focusing on insurance coverage and bad faith litigation in Oregon and Washington, and as an Associate Attorney at McGaughey Bridges Dunlap PLLC, representing clients in insurance defense and personal injury cases. Additional positions held include Judicial Extern for the Honorable Ronald B. Leighton, Law Clerk at the Oregon Department of Justice, and various internships. Melanie earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Environmental Studies from the University of Washington.