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Biography
Melissa M. Rich, Esq., is a Junior Partner with the firm’s Boston, Massachusetts office. She has over 22 years trial litigation experience in insurance defense handling both commercial and personal lines defense. Melissa focuses her practice on auto and fleet liability, general liability, premises liability, product liability and construction defect matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Melissa previously served as staff legal counsel for a national insurance company for 17 years. She then transitioned to a private practice working with a Boston insurance defense firm handling their Connecticut cases.
Melissa obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College, graduating magna cum laude (1997). During undergrad, Melissa studied abroad from a semester at St. Petersburg University in Russia. She obtained a Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac College School of Law (2000).
Melissa is admitted in Connecticut (2000). She is also admitted to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2001).
Practice Areas
Practice Areas
- Auto & Fleet Liability
- Construction Defect
- Federal Practice
- General Liability
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
Experience
Awards & Honors
- Law School Academic Performance Scholarship received for 3 years
- Law School Award for Superior Classroom Performance
- Jeffrey L. Pressman Prize for Government
- Recipient of Rockefeller Memorial Fellowship for Government
- Citations for Excellence in State Politics and in Russian Literature
Bar/Court Admission
- 2000, Connecticut
- 2001, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
Education
- Quinnipiac College School of Law, J.D., 2000
- Dartmouth College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1997
Industries Represented
- Office Product Retail Stores
- Home Improvement Retailers
- Retail Specialty Stores
- Supermarket Chains
- Suppliers
- Hotels
- Shopping Malls and Centers
- Restaurants
- Manufacturers
- Product Distributors
- Insurance Companies
- Third-Party Administrators for Claims Management and Risk
- Public and Governmental Entities
- State Bureaus & Agencies
- Gas Convenience Stores
- Construction Companies
- Contractors and Sub-Contractors
- Design Professionals
- Architects and Engineers
- Industrial Products
- Manufacturing: Brake Lining and Brake Pads
- Manufacturing: Pumps, Valves, Fittings
- Manufacturing: Aircrafts
- Manufacturing: Boilers and Furnaces
- Car Rental Companies
- Rideshare Application Based Companies