Background
Thorme, Melissa Anne was born on December 20, 1963 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Robert X. and Sonia Thorme.
Thorme, Melissa Anne was born on December 20, 1963 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Robert X. and Sonia Thorme.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1985; Master of Science in Ecology, University of California, Davis, 1988; Juris Doctor, University of California, Davis, 1990; Master of Laws in Energy and Environment, Tulane University, 1992.
Law clerk Dana, Dehart, Chaffin, Price, Shade & Stein, Sacramento, summer 1987. Volunteer legal intern Defenders of Wildlife, summer 1988. Law clerk Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, San Francisco, summer 1989.
Teaching assistant University California, Davis, 1988-1990. Volunteer legal intern Remy and Thomas, Sacramento, spring 1990. Environmental law fellow Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, New Orleans, 1990-1992.
Legal counsel, environmental scientist Larry Walker Associates, Davis, 1993—1999. Counsel Beveridge & Diamond LLP, Sacramento, 1999—2000. Counsel, partner Downey Brand LLP, since 2000.
Committee member Barrataria-Terrebonne National Estuary, Baton Rouge, 1992. Chair clean water subcommittee Association California Water Agencies, 1998-2003. President Riparian Improvement Organization, 1994-1996.
Committee member Louisiana Safe Drinking Water Task Force, Baton Rouge, 1990-1992. Working group member Louisiana Solid Waste Regulations Committee, Baton Rouge, 1991-1992. Member American Bar Association, Riparian Improvement Organization (incorporator, president 1994-1996), California Association of Sanitation Agency (legal affairs and water quality committees).
Married Robert Truman Kingsley, July 15, 1995. 1 child, Jamie Thorme Kingsley.