Barry Melton

Barry Melton is a Lake County, California, attorney admitted to practice law before all the courts of the State of California since 1982; and he is admitted to practice before California's Central, Eastern and Southern U.S. District Courts. He is also qualified to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Barry has been admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court for more than 20 years. In addition to a broad range of general legal practice experience, Barry Melton is an attorney certified as a specialist in criminal law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California. He has the highest professional rating (AV) conferred by Martindale Hubbell's peer review rating system.

• Criminal Defense Law

• Free Consultation

California

Since 1982

9th Circuit

Since 1984

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1988

(Chief) Public Defender

Yolo County Public Defender's Office

2000 - 2009

1999-2000 Chief Deputy Public Defender, Yolo County; 1998-1999 Deputy State Public Defender, Office of the (California) State Pubic Defender; 1994-1998 Deputy Public Defender, Mendocino County, CA; 1992-1994 Solo practitioner, San Francisco, CA; 1983-1991 Partner, Melton, Duncan & Hirshbein, San Francisco, CA; 1982-1983 Solo practitioner, San Francisco, CA

La Salle Extension Univ

LL.B.

Autodidact

Ocean Univ

J.D.

Autodidact

California State Bar  # 104700

Member

1982 - Current

Activities: California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ); (Associate Member) California Public Defenders Association (CPDA); Yolo County Bar Association

California Public Defenders Association

President

2006 - 2007

Activities: President, Yolo County Bar Association (2004); Member, Board of Directors, California Public Defenders Association (1999-2010); Member, Yolo County Bar Ass'n (2000-present); Master, Schwartz-Levi American Inn of Court (2001-present); Member, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ)(1990-present)

Criminal Law Specialist

California State Bar