Personal Profile:
Married, four children, Bethel resident since 1984, small business owner
Education:
Ridgefield High School
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
B.A. in Government with Honors
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
Juris Doctor
Community Service:
Current:
- Town of Bethel Board of Education, Board Chair
- Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, Commissioner
- Bethel Visiting Nurse Association, Member, Board of Directors
Former:
- Various volunteer capacities in
public schools, including classroom volunteer, reader, and have
given law-related presentations on the bill of rights, mock lawsuit
analysis, and the law as a profession; Girl Scout leader; Sunday
school teacher
- Town of Bethel Ethics Commission
Professional Experience:
Current:
Lawyer - Private Practice, since 1985
- Owner, Principal, Law Offices of
Melanie P. O'Brien, LLC, Bethel, CT Firm represents individuals
and small businesses
- Former Bethel Town Attorney