Melanie Berkowitz, Esq. has over thirteen years experience as both a traditional attorney and a legal and business writer. She is co-founder of The Ghostwriters, Ltd., which provides legal and business writing and client communications consulting services to law firms and businesses nationwide. She began her legal career specializing in litigation and labor and employment. Ms. Berkowitz graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in International Relations and obtained her law degree from New York University School of Law, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif. She lives with her family in the Chicago area. Follow her on Google+.