Whittel & Melton, LLC

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  • Full service central Florida law practice with an emphasis on representing clients in all Personal Injury cases, Car Accident,Wrongful Death tragedies and Employment Law.

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About this firm

Whittel & Melton, LLC is a full service Florida law practice with three main offices located in Spring Hill, St. Petersburg and Boca Raton with an emphasis on representing clients in all Personal Injury, Auto Accident, Wrongful Death tragedies, as well as all serious Criminal & DUI Defense, and expert representation of all Employment and Labor matters, including unpaid Wage & Overtime, discrimination, wrongful termination, whistleblower, FMLA, Qui Tam and many other causes of action, in State and Federal Court. The firm was formed when Gainesville & Ocala Attorney Robert G. Whittel and Spring Hill & New Port Richey Lawyer Jason M. Melton joined their respective practices to better accommodate their clients. Recently, the firm has quickly become a leader in the Labor & Employment sector behind the leadership of recently acquired Tampa and St. petersburg partner and Board Certified expert attorney Jay Lechner.

Primarily working from the Hernando, Pinellas and Palm Beach County offices, full time injury law, criminal defense and employment law paralegals, legal assistants and administrative staff, as well as private investigators and experts who work on a case-by-case basis, assist the ten total Florida lawyers at Whittel & Melton.

Our lawyers include former State of Florida Prosecutors, retired Assistant Attorney General, retired military, former State Defenders, former law enforcement and experience in two of the largest white shoe law firms in the country. The two founding members of the firm are in fact also former nominees for State and Federal office. Our lawyers and staff are committed to meeting and exceeding our clients' needs.

Whittel & Melton's success and reputation has always been based on high quality legal work, performed by well-prepared lawyers who are devoted to their clients. The firm's growth is due in large part to the wide range of services and varied interests of our clients. Our attorneys are proud to deliver a personalized and focused counsel to our many clients in Florida. Whittel & Melton remains dedicated to developing and maintaining long-term relationships in the different communities where we practice.

Our firm routinely represents clients in the courthouses of Brooksville, Tampa, Bushnell, Gainesville, New Port Richey, Ocala, Orlando, Dade City, Inverness, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Bronson, Tavares, Bartow, Sarasota, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Key West and throughout the State of Florida.

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Areas of Practice (295)

  • Personal Injury
  • Automobile Accidents and Injuries
  • Criminal Defense
  • Criminal Law
  • DUI Defense
  • Wrongful Death
  • Traffic Offenses
  • Assault and Battery
  • Burglary
  • Capital Offenses
  • Civil Forfeiture
  • Criminal Antitrust
  • Crime Victims Compensation
  • Wiretapping
  • Wire Fraud
  • Weapons Charges
  • Victims Rights
  • Vehicular Homicide
  • Traffic Violations
  • Theft
  • Stalking
  • Shoplifting
  • Sexual Assault
  • Sex Crimes
  • Search and Seizure
  • Post-Conviction Remedies
  • Parole and Probation
  • Murder
  • Money Laundering
  • Misdemeanors
  • Manslaughter
  • Malicious Prosecution
  • Mail Fraud
  • International Extradition
  • International Criminal Law
  • Homicide
  • Hit and Run
  • Habeas Corpus
  • Grand Jury Practice
  • Forgery
  • Forensic Science
  • Forensic Medicine
  • Forensic DNA
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Felonies
  • Federal Criminal Law
  • Extradition
  • Extortion
  • Expungements
  • Electronic Surveillance
  • DUI/DWI
  • Driving While Intoxicated
  • Drivers License Suspension
  • Death Penalty
  • Criminal Prosecution
  • Criminal Investigation
  • Criminal Fraud
  • Criminal Forfeiture
  • Criminal Conspiracy
  • Criminal Appeal
  • Accidents
  • AIDS Litigation
  • Animal Attacks
  • Aquatic Injuries
  • Automobile Negligence
  • Bicycle Accidents
  • Boating Accidents
  • Bodily Injury
  • Brain Injury
  • Bus Accidents
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Commercial Vehicle Liability
  • Cumulative Trauma
  • Dog Bites
  • Electrical Injury
  • Electromagnetic Field Litigation
  • Head Injury
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries
  • Motorcycle Accident
  • Neurolaw
  • Pedestrian Injuries
  • Personal Injury Appeals
  • Personal Injury Arbitration
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Personal Injury Mediation
  • Plaintiffs Personal Injury
  • Power Line Contact Injury
  • Psychological Injury
  • Rental Vehicle Litigation
  • Repetitive Stress Injury
  • School Bus Accidents
  • Severe Burns
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Slip and Fall
  • Spinal Injury
  • Subway Accidents
  • Third Party Wrongful Death
  • TMJ Dysfunction
  • Tourist Injuries
  • Transfusion Associated AIDS
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Unintended Acceleration
  • Whiplash
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Admiralty Law
  • Boat Manufacturing Liability
  • Carriage of Goods by Sea
  • Charter Parties
  • Charter Party Arbitration
  • Cruise Ship Injuries
  • Diving and Offshore Injuries
  • Inland Marine Insurance
  • Inland Marine Law
  • International Maritime Law
  • Jones Act
  • Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act
  • Marine Cargo
  • Marine Environmental Law
  • Marine Insurance
  • Marine Insurance Defense
  • Marine Insurance Salvage
  • Marine Law
  • Marine Liability
  • Marine Oil Spills
  • Marine Pollution
  • Marine Salvage Rights
  • Marine Subrogation
  • Maritime Accidents
  • Maritime Administrative Law
  • Maritime Arbitration
  • Maritime Commercial Law
  • Maritime Contracts
  • Maritime Criminal Law
  • Maritime Finance
  • Maritime Law
  • Maritime Liens
  • Maritime Negligence
  • Maritime Personal Injury
  • Maritime Products Liability
  • Maritime Property Damage
  • Maritime Regulation
  • Recreational Boating Law
  • Seamens Claims
  • Ship Documentation
  • Ship Finance
  • Ship Foreclosure
  • Ship Registration
  • Ship Sales and Mortgages
  • Shipbuilding and Repair
  • Shipping
  • Shipping Regulation
  • Shipyard Litigation
  • Airbag Injury
  • Alcoholic Beverage Law
  • Alcoholic Beverage Control
  • Dram Shop Liability
  • Liquor Liability
  • Liquor Licensing
  • Local Liquor Options
  • Animal Law
  • Animal Rights
  • Animal Welfare
  • Canine Law
  • Equine Law
  • Police Canine Law
  • Veterinary Law
  • Veterinary Malpractice
  • Annulment
  • Appellate Practice
  • Civil Appeals
  • Assault
  • Avandia
  • Aviation and Aerospace
  • Aircraft Acquisitions
  • Aircraft Sales
  • Airplane Crash Litigation
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Helicopter Crash Litigation
  • Breast Implant Litigation
  • Business Law
  • Business Arbitration
  • Business Crimes
  • Business Fraud
  • Business Litigation
  • Business Mediation
  • Business Torts
  • Family Business Law
  • Small Business Law
  • Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Children
  • Adoption Law
  • Agency Adoptions
  • Child Abduction
  • Child Advocacy
  • Child Care
  • Child Custody
  • Child Custody Mediation
  • Child Dependency
  • Child Protection
  • Child Sexual Abuse
  • Child Support
  • Child Welfare
  • Childrens Rights
  • Day Care
  • Fathers Rights
  • Foster Care
  • Grandparents Custody
  • Grandparents Visitation Rights
  • Independent Adoptions
  • International Adoptions
  • International Child Abduction
  • International Child Custody
  • Interstate Adoptions
  • Interstate Child Custody
  • Juvenile Criminal Law
  • Juvenile Dependency
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Juvenile Law
  • Orphans Court Practice
  • Parental Kidnapping
  • Parental Rights
  • Parenting Time
  • Private Adoptions
  • Step Parent Adoptions
  • Surrogacy Law
  • Termination of Parental Rights
  • Third Party Custody
  • Visitation Rights
  • Civil Practice
  • Class Actions
  • Commercial Law
  • Bribery
  • Commercial Arbitration
  • Commercial Bad Faith
  • Commercial Constitutional Law
  • Commercial Crimes
  • Commercial Fraud
  • Commercial Liability
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Mediation
  • Commercial Torts
  • Commercial Transactions
  • Commercial Transfers
  • Commercial Trusts
  • Complex Commercial Litigation
  • International Commercial Arbitration
  • International Commercial Law
  • International Sale of Goods
  • Negotiable Instruments
  • Retail Liability
  • Sale of Goods
  • Secured Transactions
  • Uniform Commercial Code
  • Warehousing
  • Computers and Software
  • Computer Crime
  • Computer Fraud
  • Computer Law
  • Computer Security
  • Constitutional Law
  • Fifth Amendment Law
  • Fourth Amendment Law
  • First Amendment Law
  • Freedom of Information
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Media and First Amendment
  • Contracts
  • Breach of Contract
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Contract Fraud
  • Contract Litigation
  • International Commercial Contracts
  • International Contracts
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents
  • Divorce
  • Alimony
  • Divorce Arbitration
  • Divorce Mediation
  • Divorce Taxation
  • Domestic Partnerships
  • Domestic Relations
  • Domestic Torts
  • Domestic Violence
  • Equitable Distribution
  • Family Mediation
  • International Family Law
  • Car Accident
  • Truck Accident
  • Nursing Home Abuse
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Birth Injury
  • Social Security Disability
  • Pedestrian Accident
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People (5)

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Jason Melton
Founding Partner
4.4
12 Reviews
Boca Raton, FL , 
Bushnell, FL , 
Crystal River, FL , 
Gainesville, FL , 
Inverness, FL , 
Miami, FL , 
New Port Richey, FL , 
Ocala, FL , 
Spring Hill, FL , 
St. Petersburg, FL , 
Tampa, FL , 
The Villages, FL
+ 11 more

Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Wrongful Death, Social Security Disability, Motorcycle Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Slip and Fall, Federal Criminal Law, Labour and Employment, Sexual Abuse, DUI/DWI, Litigation, Nursing Home Litigation, Juvenile Law, White Collar Crime, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and Neglect, Trucking Accidents View More

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Robert G. Whittel
Partner
Not Shown
Boca Raton, FL , 
Bushnell, FL , 
Crystal River, FL , 
Gainesville, FL , 
Inverness, FL , 
Miami, FL , 
New Port Richey, FL , 
Ocala, FL , 
Spring Hill, FL , 
St. Petersburg, FL , 
Tampa, FL , 
The Villages, FL
+ 11 more

Criminal Law, Personal Injury, Trial Lawyers

Christopher M. Klemawesch, Esq.: Attorney with Whittel & Melton, LLC
Christopher M. Klemawesch, Esq.
Associate
3.7
2 Reviews
Spring Hill, FL

Criminal Trial Law, Litigation

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Tracee Ivins
Associate
No Reviews
Spring Hill, FL

Personal Injury, Nursing Home Litigation, Wrongful Death, Automobile Accidents, Slip and Fall, Motorcycle Accidents View More

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William Sheslow
Associate
5.0
1 Review
Spring Hill, FL

Advocacy, Constitutional, Criminal Law, Labor and Employment Law, Human and Civil Rights, Litigation, Trial, Trial Advocacy View More

Peer Reviews

4.6/5.0 (18 reviews)

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.7/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.7/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.2/5.0

  • Communication

    4.7/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.7/5.0
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