Melissa Azallion Appointed Vice-Chair of Lowcountry Workforce Investment Board

HILTON HEAD, SC - Melissa L. Azallion, an employment and immigration attorney in Nexsen Pruet's Hilton Head office, has been appointed vice chair of the Lowcountry Workforce Investment Board.

"Our firm has a tradition of supporting economic opportunity in South Carolina, and workforce development will play a major role in ensuring the state's future prosperity," said Leighton Lord, chairman of the board of Nexsen Pruet. "Melissa’s appointment underscores that tradition and reflects her commitment to community service."

The Workforce Investment Board seeks to work with partners to establish a customer-driven workforce development system that maximizes return on investment and focuses on customer satisfaction.

Board members are nominated by local chambers of commerce/development boards, partner agencies, community-based groups, and other organizations. Members are then appointed by the county councils in Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper.

In her legal practice Azallion represents individuals and corporate clients in multiple industries, including higher education, manufacturing, health care, government, and technology. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Latin American Council of South Carolina, and the National Association of College and University Attorneys.

Additionally, Azallion is a frequent speaker for business and community organizations on topics such as sexual harassment, immigration, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Title VII, and wage and hour and workers' compensation issues.

Nexsen Pruet, LLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 170 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C.  Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruet provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues.