Melissa F. Cornell

Focusing her practice exclusively on family law matters, Melissa F. Cornell is the founder of her firm that is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to her representation of area clients who are contemplating or going through a divorce, her practice includes paternity establishment and disputes; the preparation and review of prenuptial agreements; adoptions; in vitro fertilization and surrogate carrier issues; and helping domestic violence victims obtain protective orders. Ms. Cornell is admitted to practice before all Oklahoma state courts.

In her divorce practice, Ms. Cornell assists clients whose marriages are ending and who are thus having to deal with child custody and visitation, property division, alimony, and child support. Because of her training and background in mediation, she often helps them attempt to reach an accord on these matters through the use of that alternative dispute resolution method, but she is a forceful advocate on their behalf when going to court is necessary or advisable. Ms. Cornell's colleagues have taken note of her successful track record in all of her endeavors as well as of the ethical manner in which she handles what are often sensitive cases, and they have awarded her an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo.

Ms. Cornell is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and she is a past chair of the Family Law Section of the Tulsa County Bar Association. She is a graduate of what was then known as the Metropolitan State College of Denver, where she majored in criminal justice and received a Bachelor of Science in 2001. Her legal education was obtained at The University of Tulsa College of Law, and she served on the Tulsa Law Review before being awarded her Juris Doctor with honors in 2004.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.