Melanie Crenshaw is an expert on magistrates (civil law), landlord/tenant issues, and small claims.
She joined the School of Government in 2022. Previously, she worked as a magistrate in Cumberland County. Before serving as a magistrate, Crenshaw was in private practice in Greensboro, where she represented clients in a variety of matters related to family law. While in private practice, she also worked as an adjunct professor at the Elon University School of Law in the areas of family law and moot court. In law school, Crenshaw was the research clerk for the NC Pattern Jury Instruction Criminal Subcommittee and spent a summer as an intern in the Clerk’s Office of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
She earned a bachelor's degree and J.D., summa cum laude, from Elon University. She served on the Elon Moot Court Board and as symposium editor on the Elon Law Review. She is a member of the North Carolina State Bar.
