Why We Beleive We Are One of The Best & Top Law Offices In the Area for Car and Truck Accidents, Med Mal and DUI.

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Jeffrey Meldon founded The Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon and Associates in 1971 in a small office in downtown Gainesville, Florida. Mr. Meldon's  main office is still located in downtown Gainesville; however they are a regional Law Practice serving Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Inverness, and the entire North Florida and North Central Florida region.  They are a Trial Lawyers-Litigators Law Firm that concentrates in Personal Injury (accident cases), Medical Malpractice, and DUI/Criminal Defense.

Some of the TOP reasons WHY Jeffrey Meldon and Associates is  highly recommended for your legal representation: 

Since founding his practice in 1971, Jeffrey Meldon:

Has become a proud memeber of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States.  Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million dollar verdicts and settlements. Fewer than 1% of lawyers in the country are members.  Also, Jeffrey Meldon:

• Has gained an encyclopedic knowledge of subjects that are crucial to a successful case result. These include accident reconstruction, biomechanics, economics, vocational rehabilitation, engineering and medicine.
• Has become known throughout Florida by both trial lawyers and insurance company lawyers as a tough negotiator with exceptional trial skills. Having him as your lawyer puts insurance companies on notice that their standard delays and lowball settlement offers will not work here.
• Has hired only the best associates with many years of practical courtroom experience to work at his practice; and the best and most experienced legal assistants to assist in the process. 
• Has kept his practice up-to-date with the latest in legal research, accident reconstruction and technology.
• Has made it a point to confer with the best and most distinguished experts in medicine, vocational rehabilitation and accident reconstruction to help him prove his cases.
• Has every case thoroughly researched and investigated. There will be no "courtroom surprises" when Jeffrey Meldon is your lawyer.

Jeffrey Meldon and Associates is an established regional law firm that is dedicated to giving every single one of our clients the resources, expertise, and time that they deserve.

To that end, we don't accept every single case that walks through our door. Larger firms that spend millions on advertising are often no more than "settlement factories," with crucial negotiations being handled by first year associates with barely any practical legal experience or even paralegals. That does not happen here.

Every case that is accepted by Jeffrey Meldon and Associates is given our full attention and the benefit of our years of experience.

Justice for the victims of accidents, who through no fault of their own were injured or killed from: car, motorcycle, pick-up truck, tractor trailer (semi trucks), bicycle, or pedestrian accidents, and from medical malpractice, or wrongful death, also from negligence in slip and falls and dog bites and serious injuries.

The Rights of individuals charged with DUI and other criminal charges.

Jeffrey Meldon and Associates has grown!

I now have two other attorneys working with me (one with 22 years of experience and the other 33). Between the three of us we have a combined 92 years of legal experience that we regularly utilize, collaborating together to develop optimum strategies to win our client's cases.  I also have nine support staff; each case manager has an average of 20 years of legal experience My office and I work as a team to fully prepare each and every case.   See what some of our clients have to say about us. 

I am very fortunate to have such a cohesive team of dedicated, talented, and caring people working with me.

We are:  Big enough to provide effective, efficient, quality and timely representation AND Small enough to offer personal service, caring, compassion and communication.

• Only lawyers negotiate with insurance adjusters, not paralegals or secretaries.
• I am personally involved in every case in my office. Each Personal Injury case is assigned to an experienced case manager that assists me in collecting all the essential information I need.
• Everyone has the most up to date legal research, technology, and training available.
• Clients are not in the dark about their case.
• The client comes first.
• I do not take short cuts.
• I hire the best people in our field.
• I spare no expense hiring the best experts to prove the cases that I work on.
• I do not accept every personal injury case that comes through my door.  Doing this allows me the time needed to give my full attention and necessary resources to get the best possible result for each case.
• We are dedicated to treating people with the respect and dignity that they deserve.

For Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice: 

My office accepts cases on a contingency fee bases: "no recovery, no fee".  Initial consultations and case evaluations are free.  Not only do we only get paid an attorney fee if the case is won, but we advance all the costs in preparing, investigating, and prosecuting a case.  Sometimes these costs can amount to $50,000 to $100,000 or more.   We accept clients from all over Florida.  Remember:  If you can't come to us, we will come to you.

For Criminal Defense:

We accept DUI and other criminal cases in Gainesville and Alachua County.  The fee we charge for our services allows us to invest enough of our time and resources to give our clients the full assistance of our experience.  Our fee includes the Formal Hearing Review, and University of Florida's Hearings for students.  Financing is available.

Contact us at 1 800 373 8000

Jeffrey Meldon and Associates are active in the Community.

Here is a summary of our Community Service Projects:

***As a community service and to educate my personal injury clients I have written:  The Essential Consumer Guide for Accident Cases in Florida: The Seven Biggest Mistakes That Can Wreck your Florida Accident Case.  This Consumer Guide has valuable information for everyone on the road in Florida, whether you have been in an accident or not. Call my office to get your complimentary copy or request it now on line. This book is based upon my 37 years of legal experience in helping injured people get their lives back together after an accident. 

***Tom Copeland and I wrote another community service book recently: The Florida DUI Survival Guide for Gainesville and Alachua County:  How to Avoid or Survive a DUI Arrest.  This is an informative book if you find yourself charged with driving under the influence or if you want to know how to avoid drinking and driving in Gainesville and what it takes to be over the limit. (this book is currently being revised and is unavailable)

***The Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon & Associates has sponsored the Scholar-Athlete Program since 1997. Every week of the school year, a high school senior in the North Central Florida area is chosen as the Scholar-Athlete of the Week and given a $100 scholarship and a plaque.  At the end of the school year we hold a banquet for all the winners and their families. Last year nearly 200 people attended the Scholar-Athlete Banquet, where one male and one female is chosen as The Scholar-Athlete of the Year.  The winners receive a $1,000 scholarship plus a beautiful glass trophy commemorating their achievement. Starting in 2003 the Law Offices of Jeffrey Meldon & Associates teamed up with TV 20/WCJB to promote the event widely on TV 20.

***Since 2001 The Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon hosts the Law Talk Live radio show every Saturday morning at 10:30 on The Sky/97.3 FM. This program discusses a broad range of legal issues (and sports!) along with answering individual legal questions from callers.