About
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Personal
• Born and raised in New York State
• Father was a doctor and mother was an art teacher
• Proud parent of two children, moved to Colorado in 1998
• Avid skier, snowboarder, mountain biker, guitar player and traveler
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Professional
• Numerous First Chair Jury Trials
• B.S. University of Vermont, Political Science
• Juris Doctorate John Marshall Law School, cum laude
• Editor-In-Chief, John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law
• Fourth District Illinois Appellate Law Clerk
• Prior experience with corporate, commercial, and insurance defense; currently dedicated to representing injured persons
• Former Managing Partner of Litigation, Bachus & Schanker, LLC
Our Team
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Melanie L Sulkin
Lawyer
• Born and raised in Illinois.
• Undergraduate: Northern Illinois University, Magna Cum Laude, 2013
• Law School: Indiana University- Bloomington, 2016
• Family of a fiancé, two border collies, and two cats
• Hiker, camper, snowboarder-in-training
• 7 years working under partners at one of the largest personal injury firms in Colorado
• Integral part of a trial team that obtained two $20M+ verdicts, which were upheld on appeal
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association board member, 2023
• Litigated against some of the biggest orthopedic manufacturers, hospitals, and companies in the United States
• Dedicated career to fighting for injured persons -
Naomi Flaherty
Paralegal
• Born in Edmonton, Alberta, the oldest of 4, with 2 brothers and a sister.
• Figure skated 10 years and studied piano for 14 years, finished Grade 10 in Royal Conservatory
• Bachelor of theology and in 4th Bachelor of Aeronautical Science.
• Married a US Army soldier and moved to GA. Became a stay home mother, homeschooling her son and daughter until grade 9 and then enrolled them in Colorado Springs Christian School.
• McCormick & Murphy (2020-2021)
• Justice for Colorado (2021-2022)