William Melton | Taylorsville Criminal Defense Lawyer

Melton Law was founded by William L. Melton. William has taken pride in serving his clients and his community for many years. After experiencing his own encounters with the legal system he decided to dedicate his career to the pursuit of law. William has been involved in proactively changing to improve the community in multiple ways throughout his career. In addition to fighting for his clients in the courtroom, William is also actively involved in making changes at the legislative level. In 2015, William helped lobby and successfully pass the alternative parent-time schedule. This new law substantially increased the amount of time that non-custodial parents receive with their children. Additionally, William is an appointed member by the governor to a state Child Support Guidelines Committee. The committee is responsible for making recommendations to the legislature for changes to the child support guidelines.

William has worked on hundreds of different cases from minor traffic infractions to major sex crimes and white-collar crimes. William is an experienced trial attorney with experience on all sides of a criminal case. During law school, William clerked for the Hon. Judge Parker in the Third Judicial District Court, he assisted clients in the Idaho Street Law Clinic and worked in the Utah County Attorney's Office prosecuting cases in both their misdemeanor and major crimes divisions. William loves working with his clients and doing everything in his power to help them resolve their cases with the absolute best possible outcome.

Mission statements – At Melton Law, PLLC, we provide intelligent, comprehensive legal representation to clients throughout Utah. We have an environment of accountability, organization, professionalism, respect, and proactivity. As soon as a client retains our firm, we start working to achieve a strategic advantage.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Founding Attorney	Melton Law	Taylorsville, UT	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Idaho College of Law	J.D.	Law School	N/A

State / Court	Date
Utah	2020

• Member | Utah State Bar Association
  Member | Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

• Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Salt Lake City | Expertise | 2021
  Clients' Choice Award | Avvo | 2020

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2020) Licensed as Attorney in Utah. Verified with Utah State Bar.	July 09, 2020

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