Melissa L. Azallion

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Hilton Head, South Carolina
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Practices
Practices

Industries
Industries

Melissa Azallion practices in both the firm's employment and labor and the immigration groups.

Ms. Azallion represents individuals and corporate clients in multiple industries, including higher education, manufacturing, health care, hospitality, government, and technology. She serves on the board of directors for the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, is past chairman of the Lowcountry Workforce Investment Board, and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Prior to joining Nexsen Pruet, Ms. Azallion worked for Cooper & Gentile Co., LPA in Dayton, Ohio, where she practiced in the areas of labor and employment, business immigration, workers' compensation and school law. She has also worked as a human resources administrator and EEO Officer at the University of Dayton, where she was responsible for writing and directing the University's Affirmative Action Plan. Currently, she represents individuals and corporate clients in many industries including higher education, manufacturing, health care, government and technology.

Ms. Azallion has been a frequent speaker for business and community organizations on topics including sexual harassment, immigration, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Title VII, wage and hour and workers' compensation issues. She has also been invited to speak to employer groups by Lorman Education Services and the Council on Education in Management.

Career Highlights
Career Highlights
  • Lowcountry Workforce Investment Board - Past Chairman
News
News

Publications
Publications
Presentations

"Immigration Compliance Issues for Business," Georgia Southern University, Law 106, July 2006

"Hospitality Immigration Update," Hilton Head Hospitality Association, July 2006

"Interplay Between FMLA, ADA, and WC Laws," Southeast HR Conference,  June 2006

"Topics in Immigration Law," Carolina's Electrical Contractor's Association, June2006

"Topics in Immigration Law, " South Carolina Security Directors, April 2006

"The Basics of the Employment Process," Low Country Workforce Investment Board, April 2006

"Topics in Immigration Law, "Low Country Workforce Investment Board, February 2006

"Diversity in the Workplace," SAIA-Burgess, January 2006

"Harassment in the Workplace," SAIA-Burgess, January 2006

Events
Events
Education
Education
  • Bowling Green State University, B.A., 1992, Phi Beta Kappa
  • Capital University, J.D., 1995
Bar & Court Admissions
Bar & Court Admissions
  • South Carolina
  • Federal District Court of South Carolina
  • Georgia
  • Ohio
Civic & Professional Memberships
Civic & Professional Memberships
  • Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Lowcountry Workforce Investment Board, Past Chairman
  • National Association of College and University Attorneys
  • Lowcountry Economic Network
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • South Carolina Bar
  • Richland County Bar
  • Zonta of Hilton Head Island