About Our Firm

We aim to provide superior legal services to each client
and help each client successfully cross
the threshold to a new life.

Practicing law since 1992, Melissa Brown founded her family law firm in 1999 to serve clients throughout South Carolina. Our cases typically involve complex issues, including . . .

• Division of substantial marital assets.
• Valuation of businesses.
• Calculation of alimony and child support.
• Resolution of custody and visitation arrangements.
• Multistate jurisdictional disputes.
• International child abduction cases involving the Hague Convention.

We understand the unique challenges surrounding complex family law cases and utilize systems and procedures to cut costs without sacrificing the quality of our work. We limit our caseload to remain committed, focused and available to each client. In addition, duties are distributed to the firm member best equipped to perform a task at the least expense to the client. Finally, every client signs a commitment to become an active participant so he or she is an integral part of our team.

Our office is located in the King and Queen building, steps from the Charleston County Courthouse.

Use of Technology

We take a novel approach to the use of technology in the Family Court arena. When preparing a client’s case, we use multiple software programs to create . . .

• Timelines.
• Strategy plans.
• Alimony projections.
• Child support calculations.
• Asset division planning.
• Trial exhibit illustrations.

Providing clients with these comprehensive materials helps simplify complex matters into understandable visuals. This approach enables us to illustrate to mediators, experts, and the courts the unique nature of the client’s case.

Experts and Other Legal Support Professionals

We work closely with an extensive network of experts and legal support professionals to provide access to resources that best protect our client’s interests. Such professionals include, but are not limited to . . .

• Contract attorneys.
• Forensic divorce accountants.
• Certified public accountants.
• Business valuation experts.
• Forensic computer specialists.
• Real estate appraisers.
• Licensed private detectives.
• Psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, and counselors.
• Custody evaluators and physicians.
• Certified vocational specialists.
• Court reporters.
• Process servers.
• Guardians ad litem.
• Technology experts.

Contact Melissa Brown to discuss your family law issue.