In 2010, prior to becoming a criminal defense lawyer, Melissa Barry joined the Mohave County Attorney’s Office in Kingman, Arizona. She served for 6 years as a high-ranking prosecutor with the Mohave County Attorney’s Office in Kingman, Arizona. During her time there working as a Deputy County Attorney, Melissa prosecuted hundreds of felony and misdemeanor cases with an astonishing success rate of 100% - never losing a jury trial.
While in Kingman, Melissa built up a high degree of trust and credibility as one of the top lawyers in Mohave County widely respected by judges, prosecutors, police officers and criminal defense lawyers. Melissa enjoys an enviable reputation as one of the top lawyers in all of Northern Arizona.
Raised in a small town in Ohio, Melissa always knew she wanted to be a lawyer. Once she began her legal studies at University of Akron Law School, Melissa went straight to work while attending law school as a student where she represented clients charged with misdemeanor offenses through the law school’s legal clinic. After graduating from law school in 2008, Melissa went straight to work as a prosecutor with the Las Vegas City Attorney’s Office. It was there she prosecuted criminal offenses ranging from DUI, domestic violence, theft, and vehicular manslaughter.
Melissa continues to score accolades for her impressive skills as a trial lawyer. In 2021, she was named one of the National Women’s Trial Lawyers Top 25 lawyers in the country. She has also been listed as one of the National Top 100 Trial Lawyers and National Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers. Melissa has also been given the honor of inclusion of the top 1% of trial lawyers nationwide.
