Mike Piluso

Mike joined Melone Hatley, PC as a litigation attorney in 2024. Mike previously spent 14 years as in-house legal counsel to the former Portsmouth City Treasurer, James L. Williams, from June 2003 to December 2017. He also served as a Special Assistant City Attorney, having been designated as such by former Portsmouth City Attorney, G. Timothy Oksman, in 2003.

During his time in Portsmouth, Mike was primarily responsible for the legal enforcement of the Treasurer’s revenue collection efforts, which included civil prosecution for delinquent personal property and real estate taxes; criminal prosecution for delinquent trustee and business license taxes; protecting the City’s rights as a creditor in the bankruptcy courts; monitoring State Code changes affecting the Treasurer; assisting the Treasurer’s Association of Virginia (TAV) in drafting desired legislative modifications and conducting tax sale auctions for specific delinquent real estate parcels.

Mike’s time in Portsmouth allowed him to gain valuable experience as a civil litigator. Since returning to private practice in early 2018, he has focused his litigation experience heavily on domestic relations and his deep understanding of all aspects of divorce law will assist the firm’s family law clients.

Originally from New York, Mike received his undergraduate degree at SUNY Stony Brook in 1989. He eventually moved to Virginia to attend Regent Law School where he received his JD degree in 1995. Mike was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in June 1996 and has been practicing law in the Hampton Roads area ever since.