Our Attorneys
Melissa C. Hasso
Licensed in Kansas & Iowa
Education:
- Undergraduate Degree - B.A. International Relations, German (1990), Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, summa cum laude
- Law Degree - University of Kansas School of Law (2006), Lawrence, Kansas
Judicial Clerkships:
- Hon. David Waxse, 2005, United States District Court, District of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas
- Hon. Kevin Moriarty, 2006, Johnson County District Court, Olathe, Kansas
Professional Memberships & Awards:
- Section Chair, Iowa State Bar Association Labor & Employment Section, 2020 - Present
- Member of ISBA Employment Litigation Committee, 2020 - Present
- Recipient of ACLU Iowa's Dan Johnston Cooperating Attorney Award, 2018
- President of Iowa NELA, the Iowa affiliate of the National Employment Lawyers Association, 2014-2018
- Secretary of Iowa NELA, 2019 - present
- Member of National Employment Lawyers Association since 2009
- Member of Iowa State Bar Association & Polk County Bar Association
Areas of Special Interest: Disability discrimination, transgender rights, gender stereotypes (including stereotypes against working mothers), wage theft, and whistleblowers