2026, State of Florida

St. Thomas University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2026)

Florida International University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2023)

Melody M. Blanco

Melody M. Blanco is an associate in the Miami office of Wicker Smith, where her practice focuses on estates, trusts, probate and guardianships.

Melody is a graduate of St. Thomas University College of Law, where she ranked in the top 5% of her class, received the CALI Book Award for Torts and Advanced Legal Writing, served as President of the Student Bar Association and Articles Editor of the Law Review, and was an award-winning member of the trial team. She holds a B.A. in Psychology, magna cum laude, from Florida International University, where she was named to the Dean’s List all four years and inducted into Phi Kappa Phi.

Melody’s legal experience includes a judicial clerkship in the chambers of the Honorable Judge Stuzin in the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building and a summer clerkship with Wicker Smith. Throughout college, Melody worked as a legal assistant at a Miami firm specializing in labor and employment law, where she supported discovery and trial preparation and managed client and case logistics.

Melody is an outdoor enthusiast and a lover of the ocean. In her free time, she can most often be found fishing or spending a day on the boat with her friends and family.

The Florida Bar

Cuban American Bar Association