About Melissa L.
Melissa L. Wheaton is a Trusts and Estates Attorney at Killgore Pearlman Semanie & Squires, P.A. in Orlando, Florida. She has been licensed to practice law in Florida since 2003.
A 5th-era Florida local from Jacksonville, Melissa earned her Bachelor’s and Juris Doctor degrees with honors from the University of Florida. During law program, she served as a Teaching Assistant for Legal Research and Writing and Appellate Advocacy, and advocated for children in schooling matters through Gator Team Child. After law school, she obtained a Master of Science in Management from Troy University. Her interest in taxation and estate making plans led her to earn a LL.M.
in Taxation from Boston University School of Law, the place she received an Estate Planning Certificate. Before joining Killgore Pearlman Semanie & Squires, P.A. in 2023, Melissa founded and led a property making plans company in South Florida. She additionally spent over 12 years with a Fortune 260 company, serving as Director of Labor Relations, Arbitration & Strategy, the place she led a team in dealing with agreement disputes, negotiating agreements, and settling high-legal responsibility instances.
At Killgore Pearlman Semanie & Squires, P.A., Melissa leads the Estate Planning and Probate Practice Group. Her practice makes a speciality of property making plans, guardianships, estate administration, and trust management. Melissa is a member of the Florida Bar and has been working as an attorney in Florida since 2003.
