Faculty
Melissa Giggenbach
Director of the West Virginia Innocence Project Teaching Associate Professor
Email: melissa.giggenbach@mail.wvu.edu
Email: melissa.giggenbach.wvip@gmail.com
Phone: 304-293-8286
Office: Room 263, WVU College of Law
Education
- Criminal Law
- Innocence Project Clinic
Biography
Melissa Giggenbach has been affiliated with the West Virginia Innocence Project since 2013, when she joined the clinic as an adjunct lecturer. After graduating from WVU College of Law, Melissa initially had a general solo practice until joining the Preston County Public Defender’s Office to focus on criminal law. Melissa now exclusively handles post-conviction matters in both state and federal court. Since joining the clinic, Melissa and the clinical law students have been successful in overturning convictions for clients wrongfully convicted of shaken baby syndrome and murder.
Education
- J.D., West Virginia University College of Law
- B.A. (Phi Beta Kappa), Sweet Briar College