Melissa M. Boyd - Norristown, PA
High Swartz LLP
40 East Airy StreetNorristown, PA 19404 www.highswartz.com
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Melissa M. Boyd Overview
Melissa Boyd concentrates her practice on family law. She advocates in various areas including, but not limited to, divorce, pre-nuptial and post-divorce agreements, child custody and support, equitable distribution, alimony, adoptions, protection from abuse and juvenile law.
She has dedicated much of her professional career to preserving the rights of children and their families. Prior to joining High Swartz in 2004, she was a family law practitioner at a Philadelphia law firm. Ms. Boyd also clerked for two years for the Honorable Stuart R. Berger in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in Maryland.
Ms. Boyd is a frequent presenter for the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section as well as the Montgomery Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner, since January 1, 2008
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 2001
- New Jersey, 2002
- Maryland, 1999
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 2000
Other Affiliations
- Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2004 - 2005 (Member, Practicum Committee)
- Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2006 (Chair, Custody Committee)
- Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2009 (Chair, Equitable Distribution/Alimony Committee)
- Montgomery Bar Association (Member, Women in Law Committee)
- Montgomery Bar Association (Member, Children and Youth Committee)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2007 - 2010 (Council Member, Family Law Section)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2009 - 2010 (Member, Program Committee)
- Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court for Family Law
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- New Jersey Bar Association
- Baltimore City Bar Association
- Maryland Bar Association
Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland,
1999
J.D.
Honors: cum laude - Washington College,
1996
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Major: Sociology
Minor: Political Science
Pro Bono Activities
- Interim Director, Schoolhouse Legal Services for Advocates for Children and Youth, 1999
Honors
- University of Baltimore Association Spirit of Excellence Award (1999)
- Dean's Citation for Service (1999)
- John & Frances Angelos Law Scholarship (1998)
- David Gann Scholarship (1998)
- Honorable John Jeffries Senatorial Scholarship (1998)
- Maryland Higher Education Commission Scholarship (1998, 1999)
- Who's Who of American Law Students (1997, 1998, 1999)
- Maryland Legal Services Corporation Public Interest Grant (1997)
- Washington College Beneficial Hodson Scholar
- Washington College Junior Fellows Society Member
- Delegate David Valderrama Scholarship
- Louis B. Goldstein Dealers' Association Scholarship
- Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honor Society)
Photos
Address
40 East Airy Street
Norristown, PA 19404
Phones
610-726-1524
610-275-0700
(610) 679-9588
Faxes
610-275-5290
Emails
Websites
Articles
"Equal Amenities at Both Parents' Houses Not The Standard for Child Support in High Income Cases in Pennsylvania", Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, March, 2009
"Is a Prenuptial Agreement Right For Your Business?, Philadelphia Business Journal, March, 2009
"When are Gifts Treated as Income?", Sidebar Newsletter, Montgomery Bar Association, 2004
