Melissa Cruthirds Lawyer Reviews & Ratings - Saint Simons Island

I am a trial attorney. I help people navigate the courts through a very stressful time. I focus primarly on helping guide people through divorce and issues of child custody, visitation, and child support.. Originally from South Carolina, I received myBachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2002 from the University of South Carolina and my Juris Doctor degree in 2010 from the University of South Carolina School of Law.  During law school, I clerked for the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee and The Honorable Lisa A. Kinon, a family law judge in South Carolina.  I was a paralegal in a general litigation practice for several years prior to attending law school.. I served as President of the Glynn County Bar Association, previously serving as its Social Co-Director and Treasurer. For the past several years, I have served on the iCivics Commitee for the State Bar of Georgia, bring civics education to middle and high schools in Georgia. I am a past president for the Glynn County Young Lawyer’s Division, a 2014 Georgia State Bar Young Lawyer’s Division Leadership Academy graduate, and a previous Southern District Representative for the Georgia State Bar Young Lawyer’s Division Executive Council.. I also served as Website and Social Media Director for the Literary Guild of St. Simons Island and as Vice President of the Brunswick Junior Woman's Club.