Melanie Buckmaster

Attorney

Chicago, IL

Bar admissions

Illinois

Awards and recognition

012024 Super Lawyers Rising Star
02CALI Award - Trial Advocacy II: Persuasive Techniques
03Phi Alpha Delta Brotherhood Award (2019)

Memberships

American Bar Association
Women's Bar Association

Publications

No Snow? No Problem! Ski Statutes Still Provide Legal Protection (with Sarah J. Young), The Physical Educator 75, no. 2 (2018): 321-25

Background

Melanie Buckmaster is an associate attorney at Staver Accident Injury Lawyers, P.C. in Chicago, Illinois, where she represents clients injured in car accidents, semi-truck accidents, Uber and rideshare collisions, and other personal injury matters. She emphasizes persistence in confronting insurance companies and prioritizes client recovery and healing throughout the litigation process. Melanie was named a 2024 Rising Star by Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers and earned the CALI Award in Trial Advocacy II during law school. She also served on the Phi Alpha Delta Mock Trial Team, where she received the Brotherhood Award. Prior to her legal career she worked as a group fitness instructor and co-authored an academic article on ski statutes published in The Physical Educator.

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