John E. Melton

Mr. Melton was the public defender in my case. He was thoroughly professional in every interaction we had, whether in person or by phone. He helped me understand everything that was happening within my case. He is also a very pleasant person to interact with. Thank you so much for all the work you di...d.

I am a 4th habitual drug offense offender from the west side of Michigan and have been out of the Saginaw area for over three years. Recently I was accused of a very serious crime here in Saginaw that I did not commit and I had no idea where to turn or what to do. My family contacted Mr. Melton who f...rom the very start, made me feel like a human being and listened to my side of the story. Mr. Melton took my case and was adamant about my innocence and was very decisive and clear on the best course of action. Mr. Melton was in constant communication with my family back home and was always available via email and text. His knowledge of the law is impressive and he communicates it back in a way that my family and I could comprehend so we could make the appropriate decisions. Mr. Melton was always on time and at every scheduled court appearance. He recommended us to a highly reputable polygraph examiner and with those results and a subsequent State polygraph; Mr. Melton was able to get the entire case dismissed before trial. Without John Melton, my life would basically be over. I highly recommend Mr. Melton and am happy to be his client. Sincerely, Ryan

Mr.Melton is the second lawyer I had hired to represent me in the DUI case that has finally ended after 4.5 years.I am discouraged that I spent well over two years with the previous lawyer,who basically got me no where. I first hired Mr. Melton to represent me for violations that were noted on my Int...erlock device which I did not commit, they were violations from the malfunction of the device not anything I did wrong or tampered with.I notified him as soon as I received the letter from SOS ,which only gave me a few days to take action starting at the circuit court for a stay (which stops any action on my restricted license until a hearing at the Michigan SOS) and request a hearing with SOS before my restriction was revoked. Mr. Melton reacted immediately and took me on as a client without question,within 24 hours he was at the circuit court and got the stay granted on my restriction,which allowed me time to request a hearing at SOS. Mr.Melton is well prepared,extremely knowledgeable and confident.That hearing went well the violations were dropped and I continued my restricted driving as indicated.I kept in touch with him then hired Mr. Melton to represent me in the case for my full license reinstatement hearing with the Michigan SOS hearing officer which was up coming(this would be my third time for this hearing and I had also been twice to the circuit court with the previous representation with no result)Once again Mr. Melton was well prepared,I work out of state all year round,and he worked very well with me and my situation he was very accommodating.Mr.Melton let me know well in advance on how to get paperwork prepared and submitted in proper time and sequence. (dated paperwork and time line for submission to Michigan SOS can be tricky) I was pretty unsure of what the out come of my hearing would be since I had been thru this multiple times at this point and had been told every time that every thing should go well,which ended up not being the case.At this last hearing with Mr.Melton I did get my full license privilege reinstated. In conclusion my experience working with Mr.Melton was great he was easy to contact by e-mail or phone and if necessary to leave a message I did receive a call back every time in that same day, I had several questions all the time since work out of state year round, I was in phone or email contact with him often communication and information was never an issue. He is very confident,you can trust his knowledge and experience. Very satisfied with his representation, and would definitely recommend him. Thank You Mr. Melton