J.D., magna cum laude, Penn State Dickinson Law, 2025
B.A., cum laude, Theater and Media Studies (Film & Television Production), Scripps College, 2017
KC Read-Fisher joined HMS Legal LLP as an Associate in August 2025. She works on administrative, regulatory, and cannabis law, with work encompassing both transactions and litigation, as well as appellate advocacy.
KC brings litigation experience from her work as a Certified Legal Intern with Penn State Dickinson Law’s Children’s Advocacy Clinic, where she served as court-appointed counsel and guardian ad litem for children in dependency proceedings. KC also externed with the Pennsylvania Office of General Counsel, Department of Labor and Industry, Unemployment Compensation Review Board, and gained additional experience as a law clerk at firms handling general practice, family law, and personal injury matters.
Pennsylvania
HMS Legal Melissa Chapaska had a substantive win in New Jersey for one of CLS’s cannabis clients. The case involves a CLS cannabis client’s efforts to hold a construction contractor accountable for negligence and fraud in the construction of a cannabis facility. Following Melissa’s successful oral argument on the merits of these claims, the judge denied the construction company’s attempts to dismiss these claims. The case will proceed to adjudicate whether the construction company can be held liable for damages resulting from the claims alleged.