Melanie Phillips
Raleigh, NC

Melanie Phillips

Wake Family Law Group

Property DivisionSpousal Support | AlimonyDivorce and Separation+7 More

Melanie Phillips Lucky is a partner at Wake Family Law Group who has practiced family law exclusively since 2012, representing clients in North Carolina family law litigation and negotiations across all practice areas. She is a board-certif…

14 years' experience
Accepting New Clients

About

Melanie Phillips Lucky is a partner at Wake Family Law Group who has practiced family law exclusively since 2012, representing clients in North Carolina family law litigation and negotiations across all practice areas. She is a board-certified family law specialist and Phi Beta Kappa graduate who completed a Child Advocacy Law Clinic during law school and interned with the California Attorney General's Office and the San Francisco City Attorney's Office.

Practice Areas

Property DivisionSpousal Support | AlimonyDivorce and SeparationAnnulmentChild Custody and VisitationChild Support | Child Support EnforcementAdoption and SurrogacyGrandparents' RightsPrenuptial and Postnuptial AgreementsDomestic Violence | Protective Orders

Awards & Recognition

  • North Carolina Super Lawyers "Rising Star" in family law (2020-2024)
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Bar Admissions

  • California State Bar (2011)
  • North Carolina State Bar (2014)

Education

  • B.A., cum laude, English, University of California, Los Angeles (Phi Beta Kappa)
  • J.D., University of Michigan Law School (2011)

Service Offers

  • Accepting New Clients

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