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Melinda Jean Kovacs 
Phoenix, Arizona
Associate
phone (602) 404-6000
fax (602) 992-8244
email Email Me

OVERVIEW:
  Melinda's practice area focuses primarily on State and Federal Criminal matters. Before entering private practice, Melinda was a supervising prosecutor with Maricopa County Attorneys' Office, worked as a lobbyist and in civil litigation.

 

CONCENTRATION:

  • State and Federal felony cases, including violent and dangerous offenses.

 

EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor of Arts, Purdue University , 1997
  • Juris Doctor, Arizona State University , 2000

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS (COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT):

  • Arizona Bar Association
  • Maricopa County Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Division

 

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:

  • Melinda has received numerous awards from the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for recognition of contribution to the Training and Mentoring Programs.

 

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:

  • Arizona State Bar, 2000
  • United States District Court, 2000

 

 

 

Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Arizona, 2000
U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 2000
Education:
Arizona State University, College of Law, Tempe, Arizona, 2000
J.D.


Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 1997
B.A. Political Science


Honors and Awards:
Recieved numerous awards from the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for recognition of contribution to the Training and Mentoring Programs


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Member of the Arizona Bar Association


Maricopa County Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Division


Past Employment Positions:
Maricopa County Attorney's Office, Deputy County Attorney


Gallagher & Kennedy, Attorney


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