Melissa Dragone is a domestic relations attorney who takes a hands-on approach to helping her clients with divorce; child custody and visitation; child and spousal support; settlement negotiations; and other family-law-related matters, including premarital agreements. Admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia, she regularly practices in Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax and Loudoun. She joined Masterman Krogmann PC as an associate attorney in August 2019 after acting as the firm’s law clerk for two years.
She is a member of local and national bar organizations, including the American Bar Association, the Virginia State Bar—Young Lawyer’s Conference, the Virginia State Bar—Family Law Section, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and Northern Virginia Chapter of the Virginia Women Attorneys Association. Ms. Dragone is actively involved in the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, previously acting as the Chair of the Family Law Section, and she currently serves as a co-chair of its Diversity and Inclusion Alliance.
She graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University in 2015, and she graduated with her Juris Doctor from George Mason University Law School in 2019. Upon graduation, Ms. Dragone received the Virginia State Bar Law Student Book Award for family law. This award is given to the top graduating student from each of the eight Virginia law schools who has demonstrated the most promise and potential for the practice of family law.
She resides in Virginia with her husband and son, and when she’s not helping her clients, she enjoys running and spending time with her family.
Ms. Dragone has been recognized as a Best Lawyers Ones to Watch (2022-2024), Super Lawyers Rising Star (2022-2024), Virginia Business Legal Elite Young Lawyer (2021-2023) and Washingtonian Top Divorce Lawyer (2023).