Melissa Johnson Essick

About Melissa J. Essick Melissa graduated law school in 2004 and has worked almost exclusively in the area of family law throughout her career. Prior to joining Gailor Hunt, Melissa worked for the Rosen Law Firm handling only issues related to family law, including equitable distribution, post separation support, alimony, custody, child support, mediation, litigation, separation agreements and divorce. Melissa is a Board-Certified Specialist in Family Law. She also is professionally trained as a mediator in all family law matters and certified as a Family Financial Mediator by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar, the Wake County Bar, and the North Carolina Bar Association. Melissa currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Foundation for Good Business, a non-profit organization that provides educational scholarships to children in need and she previously served as Co-Chair for the annual Prevent Blindness Gala, which is an event held by Prevent Blindness NC, a non-profit organization that raises money to provide free vision screenings to children and adults in need. Melissa lives in Raleigh with her two sons. Education University of North Carolina at Wilmington, BA Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, JD Bar Admissions North Carolina Wake County Bar 10th Judicial District Bar Leadership Positions Board of Directors, Foundation for Good Business Panel Coordinator for Athena Powerlink Awards Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Family Law (2020) Professional Associations and or Memberships North Carolina Board-Certified Family Law Specialist NC DRC Certified Family Financial Mediator Wake County Bar Association North Carolina Bar Association American Bar Association