Day Pitney’s Miami office is adding a new partner to its private client department who formerly practiced at Akerman.

Melissa Rodriguez spent five years at Akerman as an associate before making the jump to Day Pitney, where she’ll serve as a partner focused on trusts and estates work. She originally started her career in 2016 at Central Florida-based Shuffield, Lowman & Wilson as an estate planning attorney. She moved to Akerman in 2019, where she also did trusts and estates work.