Melissa Boyd concentrates her practice on family law. She advocates in various areas including, but not limited to, divorce, pre-nuptial and post-divorce agreements, child custody and support, equitable distribution, alimony, adoptions, protection from abuse and juvenile law.

She has dedicated much of her professional career to preserving the rights of children and their families. Prior to joining High Swartz in 2004, she was a family law practitioner at a Philadelphia law firm. Ms. Boyd also clerked for two years for the Honorable Stuart R. Berger in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in Maryland.

Ms. Boyd is a frequent presenter for the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section as well as the Montgomery Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

Areas of Practice:
Family Law

Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania, 2001
• New Jersey, 2002
• Maryland, 1999
• U.S. District Court, Maryland, 2000

Education:

• University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 1999
• Washington College, B.A., cum laude, 1996

Professional Affiliations & Honors:

• Montgomery Bar Association
  Family Law Section:
  Member of Practicum Committee, 2004 – 2005
  Chair: Custody Committee, 2006
  Chair: Equitable Distribution/Alimony Committee, 2009
  Member of Women in Law Committee
  Member of Children and Youth Committee
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
  Council Member, Family Law Section, 2007 – 2010
  Member, Program Committee, 2009 – 2010
• Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court for Family Law
• Philadelphia Bar Association
• New Jersey Bar Association
• Baltimore City Bar Association
• Maryland Bar Association

Civic & Community Activities:

• Schoolhouse Legal Services for Advocates for Children and Youth, Interim Director, 1999

Publications & Presentations:

• “Equal Amenities at Both Parents’ Houses Not The Standard for Child Support in High Income Cases in Pennsylvania,” Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, March 2009
• “Is a Prenuptial Agreement Right For Your Business?” Philadelphia Business Journal, March 2009
• “When are Gifts Treated as Income?” Sidebar Newsletter, Montgomery Bar Association, 2004