Melissa A. Provost
melissa.provost dbr.com
Phone:
(973) 549-7196
(973) 549-7196
Fax: (973) 360-9831

About
Experience
- Tried an insurance coverage case in New Jersey state court.
- Obtained favorable arbitration award in defense of health care facility against claimant's allegations of disability discrimination.
- Obtained dismissal of a gender and disability discrimination claim brought by a former employer against a government entity.
- Performed an independent investigation on behalf of a major New Jersey university regarding an allegation that a former chief financial officer had been terminated in violation of CEPA.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of bi-state agency in a lawsuit by an employee alleging gender and marital status discrimination.
Recognitions
“40 Under 40”, New Jersey Law Journal (2011)
Awards Methodology (www.drinkerbiddle.com/content/awards)
Awards Methodology (www.drinkerbiddle.com/content/awards)
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1998, Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal – Notes and Comments Editor
- University of Maryland, B.A., 1995
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Organizations
- Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey
- The Justice Marie L. Garibaldi American Inn of Court for ADR
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Somerset County Bar Association
- Streetlaw Mock Trial Program for Newark High Schools, Coordinator