George Anthony Melendez | Tampa Divorce & Family Lawyer

George A. Melendez, Esq., is an alumni of Tampa’s Jesuit High school, attended law school at Nova South Eastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center. Prior to pursuing his law degree, Mr. Melendez received his bachelors degree in fine arts from Furman University in Greenville South Carolina. After college Mr. Melendez developed his interest in the law while working as a volunteer Guardian Ad Litem for four years advocating for children caught in dependency court and subject to allegations of abuse and neglect.

While Mr. Melendez attended law school he took advantage of Nova’s respected clerkship in Environmental law where he worked directly under Richard Grosso, Esq. and fought to save the critically endangered ecosystems of the everglades and South Florida.

Upon receiving his Juris Doctorate or his law degree, Mr. Melendez began his legal career as a law clerk for a very well respected Tampa criminal defense appellate attorney. After this experience, Mr. Melendez worked under a seasoned and respected local probate and estate planning attorney in Hyde Park. Having gained a basic understanding of both litigation and transactional law, Mr. Melendez pursued his direction as a criminal defense attorney at the office of the Public Defender in New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida. At the Public Defender’s office Mr. Melendez defended those charged with misdemeanors, including batteries and DUI’s, felonies and capital felony charges including sex crimes.

After life as a Public Defender Mr. Melendez ventured from being a government attorney to entering the private world of civil litigation where he began practicing in areas such as Family and Domestic Relations Law, Dependency Law, Civil Litigation, Land Lord Tenant, Foreclosure Defense in addition to Criminal Defense and Juvenile Delinquency. Mr. Melendez proudly created the Melendez Law Office in 2010 and continues to practice in all of the above areas of law.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
President and Managing Attorney	The Melendez Law Office		October 2010 – Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University	J.D.	Law School	2003
Furman University	Bachelor's Degree	Fine Arts	n/a

State / Court	Date
Florida	2005

• Hillsborough County Family Law Inn of Court | Attorney/Member | 2008 - Present
  Carrollwood Community Bar Association | Attorney/Member | 2008 - Present
  Hillsborough County Bar Association | Attorney/Member | 2005 - Present
  Florida Bar Association        | Attorney/Member | 2005 - Present

• Member of the Florida State Bar since 2005.

• Blog Entries: (http://melendezlawoffice.com/blog/)
  
  "5 Things You Need to Know About Hiring a Child Support Attorney" - July 25, 2016
  "3 Tips for Selecting the Best Family Attorney" - July 25, 2016
  "How Much Child Support Should I Be Paying?" - July 22, 2016
  "Getting Divorced: 7 Things You Need to Know" - July 15, 2016
  "ODESSA FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY" - April 28, 2016
  "Parenting Coordination and Collaborative Divorce Have Moved to Carrollwood" - February 2, 2015
  "PARENTING COORDINATION IN SOUTH TAMPA AND IN CARROLLWOOD FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN" - September 10, 2014
  "COLLABORATIVE; CAN YOU HAVE A REAL DIVORCE?" - August 20, 2014
  "COLLABORATIVE LAW: ATTORNEY NOT JUST AS COUNSELOR BUT OF ROLE MODEL AND HEALER" - August 19, 2014
  "NEW CARROLLWOOD LOCATION" - June 19, 2014
  "Collaborative Law is coming to Carrollwood!" - May 12, 2014
  "POINTS FOR SELLING A HOUSE FOR PEOPLE GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE AND AFTER A DIVORCE" - May 6, 2014
  "Religious and Cultural Sensitivities; A Collaborative Ideal" - April 15, 2014
  "Lent and the Collaborative Process" - April 8, 2014
  "The Peace Prayer of St. Francis" - April 8, 2014
  "CARROLLWOOD DIVORCE LAWYER AND FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY" - April 7, 2014
  "Tampa Personal Injury Lawyer & Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney" - April 7, 2014
  "CABA: Carrollwood Area Business Association" - April 3, 2014
  "Attorney of The Month" - March 26, 2014

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