Melisa C. Zwilling

Melisa C. Zwilling


Carr Allison

Recognized since 2023

Birmingham, Alabama

Practice Areas

Litigation - Insurance

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

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Melisa Zwilling is a shareholder with Carr Allison and is a resident in its Birmingham (AL) office. Her practice focuses on labor and employment, insurance defense and Medicare compliance.

Melisa has published countless articles and spoken at numerous conferences and seminars across the United States. For her outstanding legal work, she earned an AV Preeminent® rating from the national lawyer ranking service Martindale Hubbell® and has been selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America® since 2023. In addition, she was selected as one of Fortune magazine’s Women Leaders in the Law and named a Top-Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law. She has also been recognized by Alabama Super Lawyers as one of Birmingham’s Top-Rated Lawyers and ranked one of the Top 100 Women Lawyers in Birmingham. In addition, Melisa was invited to Time magazine’s list of the Most Influential Women in America and Fortune’s List of Premier Lawyers.

Having graduated from Athens State University (AL), magna cum laude, Melisa earned bachelor's degrees in both Business Administration and Management of Technology. She received her Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the University of Alabama School of Law where she served as editor-in-chief of the Law and Psychology Review and Senior Editor of The Journal of the Legal Profession.

Location
  • 100 Vestavia Parkway
    Birmingham, AL 35216
Education
  • The University of Alabama, J.D., graduated 1998

Carr Allison
Birmingham, Alabama

37 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

16 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Workers' Compensation Law
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants

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