Melissa Thomas, granddaughter of one of the firm's original partners, joined Thomas, Mamer & Haughey, LLP in 1999. Previously, Ms. Thomas was an attorney with a law firm in Naperville, Illinois, and conducted her own practice in Plainfield, Illinois.

She received a bachelor of science degree in psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she was selected to Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. She graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1994, and was admitted to the Illinois Bar that year.

In her practice, she specializes in the areas of probate, trusts, wills, real estate, general business, tax law as well as trademark and copyright law.

Ms. Thomas is a member of the American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association and Champaign County Bar Association. She was a member of the Corporation, Securities, and Business Law Section Council for the Illinois State Bar Association in 2003. In addition to her legal activities, she has served in animal rescue for many years and as a volunteer for Humane Societies. She was President of the Champaign County Humane Society in 2003.

mat@tmh-law.com