County Attorney
Geri Bonzon-Keenan

County Attorney's Office
111 NW 1st Street, Suite 2810
Miami, Florida 33128

Public Records Custodian
Tomeka Ladson

Phone
305.375.5151

Fax
305.375.5634

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Attorney Profile

Melissa Gallo

Practice Areas

  • Housing, Social Services and Economic Development

Education

  • Cornell, J.D., 2012, J.D.,
  • Boston College, B.A. 2008

Clerkship

  • Hon. Patricia A. Seitz, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2017-2019

Court Admissions

  • The Florida Bar
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida


Melissa Gallo

Joined the Office in 2021
Assistant County Attorney

[email protected] 305-375-1313

Melissa Gallo joined the County Attorney's Office in 2021 and practices in the Housing, Social Services and Economic Development section.  Prior to joining the County Attorney's Office, Melissa practiced civil litigation in areas including consumer protection, personal injury, and medical malpractice.  Melissa's prior experience also includes providing counsel to various non-profit organizations with regard to housing and community development public policy. She also served as a judicial law clerk to a United States District Court Judge.


Prior Experience

  • Staff Attorney, Legal Services of Greater Miami 2020-2021
  • Associate, Buckner Miles 2019-2020
  • Policy Director, Miami Homes For All, 2014-2017
  • Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, 2012-2014


Articles, Publications, & Lectures

  • Panelist, Cornell Law School, Public Interest Legal Career Symposium, 2016-2017, 2020


Community Involvement, Awards, & Recognition

  • Facilitator, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Miami, 2016-2017
  • Participant, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Miami, 2015-2016