Atty. Melissa Brooke Runsten
Ms. Melissa Brooke Runsten is a lawyer practicing environmental and natural resources, public finance & tax exempt finance.
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About Melissa Brooke Runsten at a glance
Melissa Brooke Runsten is an Associate based in Washington, District of Columbia, practicing at Debevoise And Plimpton Llp. They have 11+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2015. Their practice focuses on tax and environmental. Admitted to practice in California (2015) and District of Columbia (2016). Educated at Stanford Law School J.D. (—) and Stanford Law School B.A. (—). Serands clients in Washington, DC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Ms. Melissa Brooke Runsten is a lawyer practicing environmental and natural resources, public finance & tax exempt finance
- Melissa received a B.A. degree from Stanford Law School, and has been licensed for 11 years
- Melissa practices at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in Washington, DC
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Melissa Brooke Runsten's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Melissa Brooke Runsten handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
Melissa Brooke Runsten is one of 56,434 environmental attorneys indexed nationally. Browse environmental attorneys in District of Columbia →
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Why local counsel matters in District of Columbia
Practicing law in District of Columbia. Legal matters in District of Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Washington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate District of Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in District of Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in District of Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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