Melanie I. Stewart is an Associate in the Chicago, Illinois, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She represents management in all areas of employment and labor law.

Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Ms. Stewart completed an in-house counsel fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Health System Legal Department, focusing on labor and employment law matters for the health system, an organization with over 20,000 employees across states and the District of Columbia. At Hopkins, Ms. Stewart later worked as an EEO Compliance Consultant where she conducted internal investigations and provided trainings on EEO related matters. She also served as a Legal Intern at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor and as a Human Resources Intern at a Fortune 50 company.

While attending law school, Ms. Stewart served as a Staff Editor for the Human Rights and Globalization Law Review and a Student Attorney in the Fair Housing Clinic. She was a recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Award.