MELISSA PATTI
Paralegal
Melissa is a paralegal at CROKE FAIRCHILD DUARTE & BERES supporting the firm’s Private Client Services group. She brings more than 30 years of experience in corporate law and, since joining the firm, has expanded her experience to include trust and estate administration.
Before joining Croke Fairchild, Melissa worked as a paralegal at Winston & Strawn LLP and at Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP, and, most recently, she spent more than 16 years at Hamilton, Thies & Lorch LLP through 2021.
Melissa’s corporate background includes assisting with mergers and acquisitions, secured lending transactions, and the formation, governance, and maintenance of corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships. Her primary focus is estate and trust administration, including preparing estate tax returns, fiduciary income tax returns for trusts and estates, and guiding matters through the probate process.
Melissa’s broad experience enhances the firm’s ability to deliver high‑quality service to clients for whom closely held entities are a key component of their estate and business planning.
Melissa is a paralegal at CROKE FAIRCHILD DUARTE & BERES supporting the firm’s Private Client Services group. She brings more than 30 years of experience in corporate law and, since joining the firm, has expanded her experience to include trust and estate administration.
Before joining Croke Fairchild, Melissa worked as a paralegal at Winston & Strawn LLP and at Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP, and, most recently, she spent more than 16 years at Hamilton, Thies & Lorch LLP through 2021.
Melissa’s corporate background includes assisting with mergers and acquisitions, secured lending transactions, and the formation, governance, and maintenance of corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships. Her primary focus is estate and trust administration, including preparing estate tax returns, fiduciary income tax returns for trusts and estates, and guiding matters through the probate process.
Melissa’s broad experience enhances the firm’s ability to deliver high‑quality service to clients for whom closely held entities are a key component of their estate and business planning.