Scott R. Melton

Scott R. Melton has extensive expertise in the areas of product liability, personal injury, road design and construction litigation, medical malpractice and complex litigation.

EDUCATION University of Michigan (B.A. 1979) Wayne State University Law School (J.D. 1982)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Grand Rapids Bar Association (Executive Committee of the Alternate Dispute Resolution Section); State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Michigan Trial Lawyers Association; and former member of the American Inns of Court.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Achieved an "AV - Preeminent Lawyer" peer review rating through Martindale Hubble, the gold standard in rating services for lawyers and law firms. Selected a Michigan Super Lawyer®. A contributing author and lecturer in the areas of product liability and Michigan no-fault law and medical malpractice. A featured speaker at Citizens Law School and the engineering program at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Contributing author to Handling Medical Negligence Cases in Michigan, NBI, 2005. Contributing author to Avoiding Environmental Liability in Michigan, NBI, 1991. He also serves as a mediator.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Legal Studies Advisory Board of Grand Valley State University; Kentwood Public Schools Educational Foundation, President and Board Member. Has been an active member of the boards of for-profit and nonprofit organizations as well as taking an active role in the leadership of his church. Mentor through the Kentwood Public Schools mentoring program. Sponsor and coach, Kentwood Baseball League.

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