Melanie Bellah

Background

Bellah, Melanie was born on May 16, 1928 in New Orleans. Daughter of Earl Hyman and Josephine (Meyer) Hyman Taber.

Education

Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts). University of California Boalt Hall School of Law (Juris Doctor).

Career

Law clerk 3d Circuit Court Appeals, Trenton, New Jersey, 1972—1973. Private practice Berkeley, California, since 1974.

Achievements

• Melanie Bellah has been listed as a notable lawyer, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president Panoramic Hill Association, Berkeley, 1974—1976. Board directors Cambridge Nursery School, Massachusetts, 1959—1966. President Agassiz School Parent-Teachers Association, Cambridge, 1962—1963.

Member of American Civil Liberties Union, American Bar Association, Compassionate Friends, National Organization of Women, ASH, Women Lawyers Alameda County, Berkeley-Albany Bar Association, Alameda County Bar Association, Association Certified Family Law Specialists, Young Women’s Christian Association, University California-Berkeley Women's Faculty Club, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Robert Neelly Bellah, August 17, 1949. Children: Thomasin, Jennifer, Abigail, Hally.

Father:

Earl Hyman Taber

Mother:

Josephine (Meyer) Hyman Taber

Spouse:

Robert Neelly Bellah

child:

Thomasin Bellah

child:

Jennifer Bellah

child:

Abigail Bellah

child:

Hally Bellah