Mel C. Orchard, III Partner
Mel tries cases around the country and has record breaking verdicts in many jurisdictions including Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, and Iowa - with settlements and verdicts over the past 33 years in the hundreds of
millions of dollars. Mel has been inducted into several invite only organizations that celebrate legal excellence and ethical integrity including the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, International Society of Barristers, the Inner Circle of Advocates, The American College of Trial Lawyers, and The Summit Council.
Mel also devotes significant time to pro bono work through Lawyers and Advocates for Wyoming, and many local and national charities. Mel is a senior faculty member at The Trial Lawyer’s College where he has taught for more than 15 years and a founding member of Trial School. Mel’s mission is realized in large part by helping to improve the skills of trial lawyers across America.
Mel’s
affiliations
- Board of Governors for AAJ
- President of ABOTA (Wyoming Chapter)-( American Board of Trial Advocates)
- Faculty Member of Trial School
- Member of International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Member International Society of Barristers
- Member of Summit Council
- Member of the National Board of Trial Advocates - Certified in Civil Trial Practice
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If you are struggling with a serious injury, or are fighting against seemingly impossible odds against big corporations, insurance companies or the government, call us to speak with our team of trial lawyers who will fight for you. We take no fee unless we earn it by winning your case.