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Melissa Ament has been practicing law in Waterloo, Iowa, and serving clients across Northeast Iowa since 2020. Melissa practices in areas of divorce, conservatorship and guardianship, business transactions, and wills and estate planning. She also has civil litigation experience in car accidents, dog bites, and other personal injury cases.
Melissa grew up in Gilbertville, Iowa and attended Don Bosco High School. She attended the University of Northern Iowa, where she earned her B.A. in Economics. While obtaining her Economics Degree, she authored a scholarly work entitled "The Gender Pay Gap in College Basketball Coaching: Is Discrimination the Driving Factor?", published at Major Themes in Economics, 19, 57-75. Melissa attended the University of Nebraska College of Law and earned her law degree with distinction in 2020. Melissa is a member of the Iowa Bar Association, Black Hawk County Bar Association, and a member of the Young Lawyer's Division.
Iowa, 2020
Iowa State Bar Association, Member, 2020 – present
Black Hawk County Bar Association, Member, 2020 – present
Iowa State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Member, 2020 – present
Black Hawk County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Member, 2020 – present
Iowa Association for Justice, 2020 – present
The University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 2017 B.A.
Honors: cum laude, Major: Economics, Minor: Politics and Law
University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2020 J.D.
Honors: With Distinction