Melissa Ann D. Dizon

Melissa Ann D. Dizon focuses on estate planning law, probate and administration, guardianships, civil rights investigations, and workplace misconduct investigations at Dizon & Shedden, P.C. She works with colleges, universities, school districts, nonprofit organizations, employers, and individuals. She is certified by the Association of Title IX Administrators as a Civil Rights Investigator. She also serves as a hearing officer for school disciplinary proceedings and has chaired college hearing panels involving reported civil rights violations and misconduct matters.

Melissa earned her J.D., cum laude, from Albany Law School with a Health Law concentration. She earned her B.S., magna cum laude, in Public Health from Stony Brook University. She is admitted in New York, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the US District Court for the Northern District of New York. Her healthcare background also informs her work involving guardianship and investigations for diverse clients.

Melissa represents petitioners in guardianship proceedings under Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law and Articles 17 and 17-A of the Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act. She also serves as a Court Evaluator and attorney for allegedly incapacitated persons. Before co-founding her current practice, she defended healthcare providers and facilities in medical malpractice and negligence actions. She also handled healthcare employment contracts, regulatory matters, and compliance issues for physicians and other providers.

Melissa Ann D. Dizon also represents buyers and sellers in residential real estate transactions, often where those matters intersect with estate administration and guardianship. Her honors include Super Lawyers recognition, the Dutchess County Bar Association’s Amee Van Tassell Young Lawyer Award, and a Hudson Valley Top Forty Under 40 honor. She maintains memberships in state, county, women’s bar, workplace investigation, and Title IX professional organizations supporting her legal practice.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Dizon & Shedden, P.C.
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Mid-Hudson Women’s Bar Association
• Member, Dutchess County Bar Association
• Member, Association of Workplace Investigators

Licensed State

• New York

Education

• Albany Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Stony Brook University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)