William Melton

Melton Law was founded by William L. Melton. William has taken pride in serving his clients and his community for many years. After experiencing his own encounters with the legal system he decided to dedicate his career to the pursuit of law. William has been involved in proactively changing to improve the community in multiple ways throughout his career. In addition to fighting for his clients in the courtroom, William is also actively involved in making changes at the legislative level. In 2015, William helped lobby and successfully pass the alternative parent-time schedule. This new law substantially increased the amount of time that non-custodial parents receive with their children. Additionally, William is an appointed member by the governor to a state Child Support Guidelines Committee. The committee is responsible for making recommendations to the legislature for changes to the child support guidelines.

William has worked on hundreds of different cases from minor traffic infractions to major sex crimes and white-collar crimes. William is an experienced trial attorney with experience on all sides of a criminal case. During law school, William clerked for the Hon. Judge Parker in the Third Judicial District Court, he assisted clients in the Idaho Street Law Clinic and worked in the Utah County Attorney's Office prosecuting cases in both their misdemeanor and major crimes divisions. William loves working with his clients and doing everything in his power to help them resolve their cases with the absolute best possible outcome.

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Utah

Utah State Bar

ID Number: 17422

Since 2020

Deputy County Attorney Intern

Utah County Attorney's Office

2019 - 2020

Responsible for prosecuting misdemeanor and felony cases. Successfully handled over a hundred cases including taking several cases to trial.

University of Idaho College of Law

J.D. (2019)

2017 - 2019

Utah State Bar  # 17422

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DUI Seminar, 2022 UACDL DUI Seminar, Salt Lake City

May 18, 2022

Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Presented at the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers annual DUI Seminar. Discussed the impacts of driver license hearings and DUIs. Addressed strategies to fight a driver license suspension at the hearings and procedural issues that can be raised.

Q. In Utah is there a certain amount of time in which you must be sentenced???on a Misdemeanor- case???

December 11, 2023

A: No, there isn't a certain amount of time. However, you have been sentenced. The judge sentenced you to jail, but you have been a fugitive. You should consult with an attorney to help you finish the case. If you've stayed out of trouble they may be able to use that to help with your sentencing.

Q. I got into a situation defending a friend that was being beaten up I have charges being filed on me

August 29, 2023

A: You contact an attorney immediately. It sounds like you are dealing with extremely serious charges. Contact an attorney for help. Do not talk to anyone about the case. Especially police.

Q. Utah-My son is fighting a ticket for failure to obey traffic control device, fighting it, additional charges added

July 13, 2023

A: It is a common practice for prosecutors to add charges that were given as a warning when someone fights their ticket. Sort of a way to strengthen their position. The prosecutor is ultimately the one who decides what charges are filed so they have the power to add or remove whatever charges they feel are appropriate. It happens all the time when someone was cut a break on a speeding ticket by the officer and when the person tries to fight it in court the prosecutor amends it back up to the original speed. Same concept.