About Melanie
Melanie Skenian, a member of Jones Foster’s Trust & Estate Litigation team, focuses her practice in the areas of trust litigation, probate litigation, and guardianship litigation. She represents fiduciaries, creditors, and individuals in all probate, trust, and guardianship settings, including will and trust contests, breach of trust actions, personal representative and trustee removal and accounting actions, will and trust reformation and modification proceedings, contested guardianships, exploitation, and tortious interference litigation.
Mel is a Class VII graduate of the prestigious Florida Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), a rigorous education program designed to cultivate future leaders in trust and estate law. She is actively involved in several bar and industry organizations, including The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate & Trust Law (RPPTL) Section. She has been recognized by peer-reviewed publications, including on The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch list for Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and on Palm Beach Illustrated’s “Top Lawyers” list for Trusts and Estates.
Mel graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She received a CALI Book Award for Federal Income Taxation and was awarded the Fredric G. Levin Ethos of Excellence Scholarship. During her studies, she served as a research assistant and was an active member and coach of the Florida Moot Court Team. Mel gained valuable experience as an intern for Judge Michael G. Williamson of the United States Middle District Bankruptcy Court.