Melissa Rocco
Associate
New York
Health Care, Trusts & Estates
education
J.D. | New York Law School J.D. (2023)
M.S. | St. John’s University (2020)
B.S. | St. John’s University (2019)
bio
Melissa Rocco is an associate in the firm’s Trust & Estates and Health Care practices. She brings a diverse legal background with experience spanning corporate law, real estate, wills, trusts and estates, in-house counsel work, sports law, and entertainment law.
Ms. Rocco earned her J.D. from New York Law School in 2023. During law school, she served as President of the Latin American Law Students Association and as Entertainment Chair of the Media, Entertainment & Fashion Law Association. She also received a Certificate from the Center for Real Estate Studies. In recognition of her leadership and service to the law school community, she was awarded the Dean’s Leadership Award for the Class of 2023 at commencement.
Ms. Rocco earned both her Bachelor of Science (2019) and Master of Science (2020) degrees from St. John’s University through its five-year combined degree program in International Communications, with a concentration in Public Relations and Advertising