Experienced Representation With Personal Attention

Melissa Lien

  • Attorney

Practice Areas:

  • Divorce and Family Law
  • Wills and Estate Planning
  • Civil Litigation
  • Dog Bite
  • Personal Injury

Biography

Melissa Lien has been practicing law in Waterloo, Iowa, and serving clients across Northeast Iowa since 2020. Melissa practices in areas of divorce, conservatorship and guardianship, business transactions, and wills and estate planning. She also has civil litigation experience in car accidents, dog bites, and other personal injury cases.

Melissa grew up in Gilbertville, Iowa and attended Don Bosco High School. She attended the University of Northern Iowa, where she earned her B.A. in Economics. While obtaining her Economics Degree, she authored a scholarly work entitled "The Gender Pay Gap in College Basketball Coaching: Is Discrimination the Driving Factor?", published at Major Themes in Economics, 19, 57-75. Melissa attended the University of Nebraska College of Law and earned her law degree with distinction in 2020. Melissa and her husband, Cory, are active members of the local run club and enjoy volunteering in the Cedar Valley. 

Melissa is a member of the Iowa Bar Association, Black Hawk County Bar Association, where she serves on the Executive Board, and is a member of the Young Lawyer's Division.

Education

  • University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska
    • J.D.
    • Honors: With Distinction
  • The University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
    • B.A.
    • Honors: cum laude
    • Major: Economics
    • Minor: Politics and Law

Bar Admission

  • Iowa, 2020
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2024

Professional Associations

  • Iowa State Bar Association, Member, 2020 – present
  • Iowa State Bar Association, Executive Committee, 2023 to Present
  • Black Hawk County Bar Association, Member, 2020 – present
  • Iowa State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Member, 2020 – present
  • Black Hawk County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Member, 2020 – present

Published Works

  • The Gender Pay Gap in College Basketball Coaching: Is Discrimination the Driving Factor?, Major Themes in Economics, 19, 57-75 (2017).