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UND Law alum, Melissa Nilsson Named 2022 Minneapolis “Lawyer of the Year” in Family Law by Best Lawyers

UND School of Law alum, Melissa Nilsson ’00, Named 2022 Minneapolis “Lawyer of the Year” in Family Law by Best Lawyers®

August 19, 2021

With over 15 years of family law experience, Melissa Nilsson has been an integral part of our family law group. She helps spouses, parents, and grandparents navigate a difficult time and provides unwavering support.

Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments.

Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.

In addition to the “Lawyer of the Year” award, Melissa J. Nilsson was also listed in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the following practice areas: Family Law.

Read the original announcement from Henson Efron