Attorney Melaniece Bardley McKnight is originally from Gary, Indiana and the founding partner of Bardley McKnight & Associates, LLC.McKnight attended undergraduate school at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale on a full basketball scholarship where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science. Attorney McKnight earned a Juris Doctorate degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina.While pursuing her law degree, McKnight was Secretary of the Student Bar Association her second year and President her third year. McKnight was also a travelling member of the Mock Trial team and was active in the Criminal Defense Clinic.While at NCCU School of Law, McKnight interned with Couch and Associates, a general practice firm and the world-renowned civil firm Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson & Gary, PL in Stuart, Florida.After graduating from NCCU School of Law, McKnight began her legal career as an Assistant Solicitor General in Clayton County,
