| Ten Best Customer Satisfaction – Elder Law Division | American Institute of Legal Counsel | 2019 |
| Top Attorneys in Birmingham | Birmingham Bar Association & Birmingham Magazine | 2019 |
| Top Flight Attorney | B-Metro Magazine | 2019 |
| Top Elder Law Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2018 |
| Top Trust Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2017 |
| 10 Best Elder Law Attorneys | American Institute of Legal Counsel | 2017 |
| Top Elder Law Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2016 |
| Top Trust Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2016 |
| 2023 People’s Choice for Best Attorney in Jackson County | 2024 | |
| Ten Best Customer Satisfaction – Elder Law Division | American Institute of Legal Counsel | 2019 |
| Top Attorneys in Birmingham | Birmingham Bar Association and Birmingham Magazine | 2019 |
| Top Flight Attorney | B-Metro Magazine | 2019 |
| Top 100 – Wills, Estates, Trusts & Probate | The National Advocates | 2019 |
| Women Attorneys to Watch | B-Metro Magazine | 2018 |
| Top Elder Law Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2018 |
| Top Flight Attorney | B-Metro Magazine | 2018 |
| Attorneys to Watch in 2018
| Attorney At Law Magazine – North Alabama edition | 2018 |
| Top Women Attorneys | B-Metro Magazine | 2017 |
| Top Lawyer: Stars of the Bar | B-Metro Magazine | 2017 |
| Top Probate Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2017 |
| Top Elder Law Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2017 |
| 10 Best Elder Law Attorneys | American Institute of Legal Counsel | 2017 |
| Top Elder Law Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2016 |
| Top Trust Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2016 |
| Top Lawyer: Stars of the Bar | B-Metro Magazine | 2016 |
Melanie speaks frequently to local groups and to attorneys for CLE conferences. The following is a sample of the presentations she has given: