Melissa Y. York
Super Lawyers®Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Litigation Lawyers in Glen Allen, VA in Glen Allen, VA
Education
Legal Education
- University of Richmond, School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 2008
- J.D.
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: Graduated 2nd in class of 171 students
- Honors: Articles Editor, Law Review
- Honors: Vice-Chancellor, Walter Scott McNeill Law Society
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Classes and Seminars
- #MeToo – The Impact of a Social Movement on Title VII Law in the Fourth Circuit
- #MeToo – The Impact of Sexual Harassment Law under Title VII and Retaliation – A Not So Hidden Danger, Virginia Association of Community Services Boards, Inc. HR Committee, Richmond, VA, August 2019
- From Hugs and Kisses to Other Workplace Conduct: Understanding Sexual Harassment in 2018, Virginia Juvenile Detention Association, Charlottesville,, VA, March 2018
Representative Cases
- Hawkins v. Town of South Hill, __ Va. __, 878 S.E.2d 408 (2022)
- Western Star Hospital Authority, Inc. v. City of Richmond, et al., 986 F.3d 354 (4th Cir. 2021)
- Hanover County Unit of the NAACP v. Hanover County, et al., 461 F. Supp. 3d 280 (E.D. Va. 2020)
- Kessler v. City of Charlottesville, et al., 441 F. Supp. 3d 277 (W.D. Va. 2020)
- PBM Nutritionals v. Lexington Ins. Co., 283 Va. 624, 724 S.E.2d 727 (2012)
- Wintergreen Partners, Inc. v. McGuireWoods, LLP, 280 Va. 374, 698 S.E.2d 913 (2010)
Published Works
Articles
- Melissa Y. York, #MeToo—The Impact of a Social Movement on Employment Law in the Fourth Circuit, Journal of Civil Litigation, Vol. XXXI, No. 4 (Winter 2019 – 2020).
- Sandra S. Gregor & Melissa Y. York, The Imposition of Sanctions Against Attorneys after Ford Motor Co. v. Benitez, Journal of Civil Litigation, Vol. XXV, No. 1 (Spring 2013).
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Columbia
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Melissa Y. York |
| Firm | Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman |
| Address | Glen Allen, VA, 4951 Lake Brook Drive, Suite 100, Glen Allen, VA |
| Phone | 540-952-2312 |
| Phone | 804-747-6085 |
| Website | www.hccw.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |