Throughout his professional journey, Jason Melton has built a strong reputation for crafting and implementing customized strategies for clients facing challenging and heartbreaking personal injury and wrongful death cases in Florida. He began his career advocating for victims in Florida’s criminal courts and has maintained that commitment to justice and accountability in the civil sector, taking on insurance companies and some of the nation’s largest corporations.
Jason is a life member of both the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, showcasing his success in securing significant settlements for his clients. Additionally, he has received an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized as a Florida Super Lawyer. As a founding member of the National Academy of Motorcycle Injury Lawyers, he was honored as one of the Top 20 Motorcycle Injury Lawyers in the United States in 2020. Furthermore, Jason was recognized among the top 100 High Stakes Litigators for his expertise in handling cases valued at over $2,000,000, a distinction held by fewer than 0.5% of litigators nationwide.
Locally, Jason is a past president and treasurer of the Hernando County Bar Association. In 200,8, Jason was nominated for State Representative and was endorsed by the Tampa Bay Times over the incumbent. In 2013, Jason was appointed by the chief judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit to the joint professionalism committee for Hernando and Sumter Counties. He is active in many local charities and has founded two annual college scholarships: one for incoming first-year college students from high school and the other for currently enrolled college students.
Education
- J.D., The Catholic University of America
- University of San Diego School of Law
Comparative Law Institute, Florence, Italy - B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1996
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
- Hernando County Bar Association
Member Since: 2005
President, 2007-2008 Executive Board Member, 2005-2007 - Hernando County | Sumter County Professionalism Panel
Appointed by Chief Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit, 2013 – Present - Teen Court Judge
- The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- American Association for Justice
- Traffic Court Rules Committee, Florida Bar
- Citrus County Bar Association
- Citrus-Hernando Inn of Court
- National Academy of Motorcycle Injury Lawyers
Founding Member - Florida Justice Association
Previous Experience
- Assistant State Attorney, State of Florida, 11th Judicial Circuit
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, Texas
- U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of General Counsel, Litigation, Washington, D.C.
- State Attorney’s Office, Montgomery County, Maryland
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