Harold "Hal" G. Melville
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 51 years of experience
Civil Litigation, Land Use & Zoning, Business Law, Eminent Domain, Appellate, Construction
3333 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960
About Harold "Hal" G. Melville
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Land Use & Zoning
- Business Law
- Eminent Domain
- Appellate
- Construction
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 1972J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Outstanding Law Student, 1972
- Law Review: University of Miami Law Review, Editor, 1971 - 1972
- Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1969B.S., Bachelor of Science
- Major: Economics and Finance
- Honors: cum laude
Representative Cases
- Atlantic Gulf Communities Corp. v. City of Port St. Lucie, 764 So.2d 14 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999)
- City of Port St. Lucie v. Zlinkoff, 821 So.2d 1130 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)
- Sherman v. Red Bay Stronghold Foundation, 942 So.2d 1033 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006)
- Okeechobee Utility Authority v. Kampgrounds of America, Inc., 882 So. 2d 445 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004)
- Indian Harbor Citrus, Inc. v. Poppell, 658 So.2d 605 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995)
- Jensen Beach Land Co., Inc. v. Citizens for Responsible Growth of the Treasure Coast, Inc., 608 So.2d 509 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982)
- 99 Broadcasting Co., Inc. v. Crider, 493 So.2d 462 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985)
- U.S. Life Ins. Co. in the City of New York v. Town and Country Hospital, Inc., 390 So.2d 71 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980)
- Atlantic Gulf Communities Corp. v. City of Port St. Lucie, 764 So.2d 14 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999)
- City of Port St. Lucie v. Zlinkoff, 821 So.2d 1130 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)
- Sherman v. Red Bay Stronghold Foundation, 942 So.2d 1033 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006)
- Okeechobee Utility Authority v. Kampgrounds of America, Inc., 882 So. 2d 445 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004)
- Indian Harbor Citrus, Inc. v. Poppell, 658 So.2d 605 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995)
- Jensen Beach Land Co., Inc. v. Citizens for Responsible Growth of the Treasure Coast, Inc., 608 So.2d 509 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982)
- 99 Broadcasting Co., Inc. v. Crider, 493 So.2d 462 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985)
- U.S. Life Ins. Co. in the City of New York v. Town and Country Hospital, Inc., 390 So.2d 71 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1972
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1973
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1977
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1978
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
Other Affiliations
- St. Lucie County Bar Association, 1992 - 1993 (President)
- Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, 1998 - 2001 (Member)
- Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, 2000 - 2001 (Chairman)
- The Florida Bar, 2003 - 2007 (Member, Board of Governors)
- Judicial Nominating Commission, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Member 2008 - 2012; Vice-Chairman, 2009 - 2010; Chairman, 2010 - 2011)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Sigma Phi Epsilon
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Personal Injury, Business Law, Construction
Nearby Lawyers
- Civil Litigation
- Land Use & Zoning
- Business Law
- Eminent Domain
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