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I grew up on a dairy farm in the town of Steuben in upstate New York, and during my teen years was active in the Future Farmers of Amercia and Remsen Central School marching band.  I went to Brazil as an exchange student for my Senior year of high school, where I met lovely people, learned to speak Portuguese and eat unfamiliar foods, and traveled far and wide throughout Brazil.. Starting fall of 1983 I attended community college at Mohawk Valley Community College, studying Chemistry then Biology, then in 1986 went on to Plattsburgh State University where I graduated with a BS in Biology.. I worked in Puerto Rico as an intern in the Carribbean National Forest for about six months from March 1990 until August 1990.  I then worked as a paralegal at Davis Polk and Wardwell in New York City from 1990 until 1993 when I left to attend law school.  Starting the fall of 1993 I attended Vermont Law School, graduating in 1996.. I began my career as an attorney with Robert Gensburg, Esq. in St. Johnsbury in the fall of 1996, passing the bar and being sworn in in June, 1997.  I became a partner in the firm in 2000, then we became Gensburg, Atwell and Broderick from 2001 until 2009.  In 2011 the firm changed to Gensburg, Atwell and Greaves, which lasted until 2017.  After Bob Gensburg's death in November of 2017, I went out on my own as an attorney on January 1, 2018.. As a person, I love a good adventure, whether traveling, taking on an unusual project (I built my own house) or starting a business (I have an active tree business in addition to my law firm).  I also enjoy a good challenge -- I lift weights and compete as a strongman and in 2106 I won the US Strongman National Championship title for Lightweight Master's Division.

Being an attorney is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream forMelissa C. Platt.  As a fourth grader,Melissa wrote of her desire to help others with her knowledge of the law.  Today, she finds great satisfaction in helpingher clients give their loved ones a legacy of peace and prosperity.. Although Melissa dreamed of being an attorney since she wasyoung, the road that has brought her to her current status was not a direct path.  While attending law school, Melissathoroughly enjoyed the study of the law but became increasingly disenchantedwith the actual practice of law for many reasons.  When, within days of taking the bar exam,Melissa discovered she was expecting her first child, she decided to put asidepracticing law to pursue her other childhood dream of being a mother.. Several years later, when her husband was starting his ownpractice, Melissa was thrilled to discover it was possible to establish lastingrelationship with clients and help them preserve and protect what matters mostto them.. Melissa graduated with honors from Brigham YoungUniversity's J. Reuben Clark Law School where she was a writer for theprestigious BYU Law Review.  She is amember of the Utah State Bar.  As amother herself, Melissa is uniquely situated to understand the desires andconcerns of her clients.. Melissa is married to her best friend, RobRoy, and has threebeautiful children.