Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
  Prior to establishing her own firm, Ms. Savarese joined the forces at Mathews & Rager, LLP where she litigated numerous cases involving discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, disability, age, and gender. Her cases also included instances of retaliation and other violations of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California Family Rights Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. In addition to employment cases, Ms. Savarese successfully litigated business disputes and other personal injury matters.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  MELANIE RASIC SAVARESE is admitted to practice in the State of California before the United States District Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a graduate cum laude from Villanova University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Philosophy and Sociology. She received her law degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles in 2001. Ms. Savarese started her legal career in 1997 at Girardi & Keese. She worked at Girardi & Keese until March 2002 focusing on product liability, professional negligence, personal injury and toxic torts. Upon the successful conclusion of an intensely litigated case against the Walt Disney Company, Ms. Savarese moved to Gancedo & Nieves, LLP to further her career as a litigator.

Trusts and Estates

• Wills
• Trusts