FLOYD LAW FIRM - Key Persons
Janet Murrell is a native of North Carolina, moved to Carroll County in 2013. She joined James W. Shortt & Associates, PC as an Associate Attorney in 2015 and became partner with James Shortt in 2021. Her practice areas include real estate transactions and other civil matters involving real estate.
She began her professional career as an engineer with a manufacturing plant in Hillsville. She then decided to attend law school and was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 2013.
She and her husband, Isaac, have two children.
Education:
Charlotte School of Law: Juris Doctor, 2012
North Carolina State University: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 2002
Practice Areas:
Real Estate
Jessie is a native of Floyd County, she currently lives in the Alum Ridge section of Floyd County. She is a 1998 graduate of Floyd County High School. Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Jessie was legal assistant for the firm of Stephanie Murray Shortt, P.C. Her father Robert Boswell, is a retired Floyd County attorney.
Jessie has more than 15 years' experience as a legal assistant and assists with litigation, both civil and criminal, and assists with wills, estates, and corporate, municipal and business work.
She and her husband, Matthew, have a son and a daughter.
Melissa is a Floyd County resident and graduate of Floyd County High School. She has 34 years of experience in the legal field. Before joining the firm in 2003, she worked as an Administrative Assistant to Warren G. Lineberry, Commonwealth's Attorney of Floyd County and as a Legal Assistant with the firm of Warren G. Lineberry, Attorney, Inc.
Melissa assists in real estate and loan closings, Commissioner of Accounts work, estates, wills, and corporate and business matters. She also assists in telecommunications and municipal work.
She and her husband, Robert, have three sons and seven grandchildren.