Melanie Cunningham

Melanie Cunningham specializes in helping entrepreneurs remain creative and expansive by establishing the foundation of their business and protecting their intellectual property. It’s her belief that entrepreneurs and micro and small business owners play a critical role in our communities, which propelled Melanie to return to private practice after more than a decade working for global financial institutions to start Melanie Cunningham Law Office P.C. Melanie’s practice is dedicated to delivering excellent legal support and protection to this vital, but an often underserved, community.

Melanie credits her business training and the skills developed as a senior compliance officer with enabling her to help small business owners have a legally compliant business, while proactively advising clients during the growth process. She’s helped diverse entrepreneurs do business in a way that focuses more on collaboration than competition. Melanie has drafted and reviewed a variety of agreements, and has counseled small business owners in determining what is protection worthy (helping them obtain trademarks and copyrights) and making contact on their behalf in the case of infringement.

Melanie is licensed to practice law in New York, and a graduate of Emory University School of Law and the Robert H. Smith School of Business at University of Maryland at College Park.