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D. Stephen Melchior

5.0
Rating: 7.2

Licensed for 34 years

Family Lawyer at Cheyenne, WY
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Adoption ... +3 more

2010 Warren Ave, Cheyenne, WY

About D.

Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Adoption 18%

Adopting a Child or Children, Adoption as a Parenting Solution

18%
Divorce and Separation 18%

Divorce, Custody, Child Support, Parenting Plan

18%
Family 18%

Custody/Child Support/Parenting Plan Modifications, Guardianship, Adoption, Divorce, Last Will, Living Will

18%
Personal Injury 10%

Injury due to no fault of your own.

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in Wyoming for 34 years

State: Wyoming

Acquired: 1991

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Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2012

Location

Melchior Law Firm, P.C.

2010 Warren Ave, Cheyenne, WY, 82001-3726

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D. Stephen Melchior's Reviews

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2 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | March 14, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Successful adoption across state lines

Mr. Melchoir was the first attorney we contacted who knew exactly how to handle an adoption from Nebraska. This was a relative, whose mother was unable to care for her son and whose birth father had never met him. He handled every step with integrity and respect, ensuring that both birth parents full...y understood their individual decisions to relinquish their rights AND had their own separate legal representation so there could be no challenges against the adoption in the future. Handling an adoption across state lines is particularly cumbersome, and he made it seem easy (after multiple other attorneys seemed confused and muddled). Mr. Melchoir made it possible for a lost little boy to be adopted into our loving home.

Posted by Kevin | April 26, 2015

Best lawyer in the state

I hired Steve when my ex wife moved out of state and expected to take our children with Her. I appreciated the fact that Steve had a plan from the beginning, he clearly knew how to win and did so with integrity. He was always responsive to my questions and in the end, he helped me gain full custody o...f my three children. He was very expensive, but he was worth it. I can never thank him enough.

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Experience

Rating:  7.2 (Very Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2012.

Publicly Censured issued in WY, 2012

updated on 09/16/2013

Censure means the attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State censures the lawyer in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.

Honors

2017

AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Education

2012

University of Wyoming

J.D.

N/A

University of Northern Colorado

B.A.

Languages

English

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