Who We Are
Clark Law Firm, PLLC strives to provide each client with thorough, timely, and results driven legal representation. Beginning with an initial consultation when we discuss the particulars of why legal representation is being sought and what the goal is for the end result, we want to understand the client and the situation. Once this is understood, we develop a plan, discuss options if more than one exists, and walk alongside you towards achieving the desired result.
Are you:
- Buying, selling, or leasing real estate?
- Planning for the future for your family by way of wills and/or trusts?
- Contemplating undertaking a new business venture or altering an existing one?
- Exploring possible uses for a piece of property?
Whether you know the specific need you have or if you simply want to understand the options of a legal matter, Clark Law Firm, PLLC, would love the opportunity to determine if we can help you with your legal needs.
Areas of Practice
Melanie Clark Thornberry focuses her legal practice in the following areas:
Real Estate
title work/examinations for buyers and lenders, assistance with buying, selling, and leasing property, assistance with subdivision and development of property, deed and other document preparation for real estate related transactions, drafting of contracts, options, easements, restrictions, and other real estate related documents
General Business Law
assistance with the buying or selling of an existing business operation, assistance with the formation, set-up, operation, and dissolution of various business entities
Estate Planning
preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living will directives, and other tools of advance planning
Zoning & Land Use
assistance in development and use of land, representation for zone changes, conditional use permits, and other similar scenarios with Planning & Zoning Commissions and Board of Adjustments
General Civil Litigation
in both Circuit and District Courts as it relates to real estate, businesses, estates and probate, guardianship and disabilities, and collections
Probate & Estate Administration
representation in testate (with a will) and intestate (without a will) scenarios, assistance in dispensing with administration when appropriate, and representation in estate disputes during administration
Melanie Clark Thornberry
Melanie Clark Thornberry is a native of Danville, Kentucky. She is a graduate of Danville High School, Centre College, and Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University. Admitted to practice law in Kentucky in 2005, she began her legal career working with her father, Merle Clark, until his retirement at the end of 2012. Melanie then joined the firm of Sheehan Barnett where she practiced law from 2013 through 2018. In early 2019, she opened her own law office, Clark Law Firm, PLLC, at 145 North Third Street, Danville, Kentucky, where she concentrates her law practice in the areas of real estate law, general business law, estate planning, probate and estate administration, zoning and land use law, and general civil litigation as it relates to those areas. In addition to her private law practice, Melanie served as the Trial Commissioner in Boyle and Mercer counties from 2020 until 2023.
Melanie is active in the Danville Community where she lives with her husband, Frank, and their three children. She currently serves on the Board of Directors as President-Elect for the Danville Rotary Club of which she is a longtime member. She enjoys volunteering for activities and organizations in which her children are involved. She also dedicates time in her professional capacity to organizations and entities that serve and better the community.
Andi Williamson
Andi Williamson is originally from New Jersey. She graduated from Asbury University in 2002. Most of her adult life has been spent living in Ecuador, South America as a missionary. She speaks fluent Spanish. In 2020 she moved here to Danville, Kentucky along with her husband and 4 children.
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