Melanie Cook

Melanie Cook is a Bountiful, Utah, family law lawyer who represents clients in legal matters involving families, children, property, and livelihood. Cook focuses on divorce, child custody, child support, paternity actions, adoption, civil litigation, contested guardianship, contract litigation, and estate litigation. Her practice helps clients understand legal options, protect important interests, and move through difficult disputes with supportive and practical guidance.

Cook received a Conflict Resolution Graduate Certificate from the University of Utah in 2009 and a Certificate in Advocacy and Problem Solving from Hamline University School of Law in 2012. During law school, she received a CALI award for writing in Law and Religion and was honored as Best Oralist. This training supports her work in negotiation, advocacy, problem solving, and clear legal communication.

Cook spent more than 15 years in a family law firm as a senior paralegal before becoming an attorney. Her experience includes helping clients with divorce litigation, amicable agreements, parenting disputes, protective orders, grandparent rights, alimony, high-asset property division, wills, trusts, and estate litigation. She serves clients in Bountiful, Davis County, Salt Lake City, the Wasatch Front, Summit County, Cache County, and Utah County.

Melanie Cook is licensed to practice law in Utah and Minnesota. She volunteers with the Domestic Violence Pro Bono Initiative in Davis County and teaches law to paralegals as an adjunct professor at Broadview University. She also mentors paralegal students and supports volunteer opportunities through law firms and pro bono clinics, reflecting a practice grounded in service, client support, and practical legal advocacy.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Melanie Cook Law
• Member, Utah State Bar
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Utah
• Minnesota

Education

• Hamline University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Utah
  Bachelor of Arts

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