About me
Laura Melnick is the Lead Attorney for SMRLS’s Economic Justice (EJ) Unit and the supervising attorney of its Metro EJ unit in St. Paul. Laura helps clients resolve government benefit (cash, food, healthcare, and childcare assistance) problems and use civil remedies to address barriers to housing and employment. She has practiced in various administrative settings, state district and appellate court, and federal district court for 39 years. In her free time, Laura creates often-snarky crop (seed) art; she has won 9 purple (best-in-show) and 22 blue (1st place) ribbons for crop art at the Minnesota State Fair.
