Melissa Desormeaux is an associate with Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC. Ms. Desormeaux graduated cum laude from Clemson University in 2003, with a degree in Sports Management and a minor in Sports Communications. She then returned home to Louisiana, where she attended Tulane University Law School, where she received both a juris doctorate and certificate in sports law in 2010.
Ms. Desormeaux is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and licensed to practice in all Louisiana state courts. Ms. Desormeaux practices in the areas of Products and Premises Liability and General Civil Litigation.
Born and raised in New Iberia, Louisiana, Ms. Desormeaux now resides in the Garden District in New Orleans.
Publications
- Melissa M. Desormeaux. When Your Rights Depend on Your Paycheck: The Scary Way Courts Are Deciding Right of Publicity Cases. 12 Tul. J. Tech & Intell. Prop. 277-292 (2009).
- Melissa M. Desormeaux. At the Direction of the User or Service Provider: The District Court of Northern California Takes a Stand on What Constitutes Creating a Copy Under DMCA Safe Harbors. 11 Tul. J. Tech. & Intell. Prop. 147-156 (2008).
- Bryan Denham & Melissa Desormeaux. Headlining the Head-Butt: Zinedine Zidane/Marco Materazzi Portrayals in Prominent English, Irish and Scottish Newspapers. Media, Culture & Society, 30.3 (May 2008) 375-392.
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