Meet The Team | Newsome Melton

At Newsome Melton, we don’t just try cases, we get answers. With a team of the absolute top lawyers on the east coast, you can be sure that your case gets the attention it deserves.

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SENIOR PARTNER
SENIOR PARTNER Rich Newsome is the senior partner of the Newsome Melton law firm. He is a trial lawyer and represents people and families in complex civil litigation. After graduating from the University of Florida College of Law in 1989, […]Read more
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Frank Melton has earned a national reputation for professional integrity, unwavering commitment, and great compassion. Frank has successfully litigated numerous catastrophic tire defects and complicated products liability cases all over the United States to help make the public aware of dangerous situations and force those who are responsible to fix them. Frank and his team received one of the largest jury verdicts in Florida for a tread separation/rollover case. Frank has prosecuted products liability cases in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, New York, Iowa, Idaho, California, Alabama, Wyoming, Hawaii, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arizona, Illinois, New Mexico, Texas and Indiana.Read more
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ATTORNEY Alex Gillen has a passion to help people who have been hurt by bad products or bad acts of others. His ultimate satisfaction comes when helping people get their lives back together, while his true disdain is when people […]Read more
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ATTORNEY Milette Webber is a native Central Floridian, having graduated from Trinity Preparatory School and Rollins College before leaving the state to attend law school at the University of Memphis. Since graduating from law school in 1998, Milette has focused […]Read more
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ATTORNEY Attorney Will Ourand has dedicated his career to litigating against some of the nation’s most powerful companies while representing people who’ve suffered from catastrophic injuries caused by defective products. Will served for two years on the Editorial Board of […]Read more
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ATTORNEY Maegen Peek Luka practices law because she is driven by a desire for justice. When lives are torn apart, Ms. Luka takes great pride in compassionately helping families and individuals try to put the pieces back together while seeking […]Read more
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ATTORNEY Jesse Stern spent his formative educational years locally in the Orlando area. Jesse graduated from Rollins College magna cum laude receiving a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science. Jesse then graduated from Barry University School […]Read more
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ATTORNEY Melanie Penagos was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. She graduated from the University of Central Florida, receiving a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Melanie then graduated from Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas, School of Law. Since graduating law […]Read more
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ATTORNEY Michele L. Reed is a nurse attorney with extensive experience in medical malpractice and class action litigation. She has an active license in Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Michele is a graduate of Widener Law School in Wilmington, Delaware. […]Read more
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