Melissa Turcios advises wireless and cable service providers, communications industry trade associations, media companies, and others regarding regulatory, legislative, and compliance issues. Ms. Turcios joined Wilkinson Barker Knauer in 2016, after working as a field organizer in key democratic primary states for a presidential campaign. Prior to that, she was a law clerk for the Honorable Thomas C. Miller, presiding judge of the civil division in the New Jersey Superior Court, where she focused on complex civil litigation and administrative appeals.

While in law school, Ms. Turcios served on the Editorial Board for Duke Law and Technology Review and the Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law.  Her legal experience also includes internships with the National Academies of Sciences, where she contributed research and content to reports on privacy and data citation, and the Texas Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, where she counseled clients on intellectual property protection, corporate formation, and employment issues. Additionally, while a visiting student at Rutgers University School of Law, Ms. Turcios participated in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court.  Before law school, Ms. Turcios worked in the media industry for various national publications.