Scott R. Melton

Scott R. Melton


Gruel Mills

Recognized since 2018

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Scott has extensive experience in the areas of product liability, medical device defects, medical malpractice and birth trauma, personal injury, road design and construction site accidents, and complex litigation.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 99 Monroe Avenue, NW, Suite 800
    Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Education
  • University of Michigan, B.A., graduated 1982
  • Wayne State University, J. D., graduated 1982
Bar Admissions
  • Michigan, 1982
Affiliations
  • Grand Rapids Bar Association - Member, Executive Committee, Treasurer 2017-2019
  • Grand Valley State University, Legal Studies Advisory Board - Board Member
  • Kentwood Public Schools Educational Association - Past President; current Trustee
  • Michigan Association for Justice - Member
  • Michigan Justice Foundation - Fellow
  • State Bar of Michigan - Member
  • The American Association for Justice - Member
Court Admissions
  • All Michigan Courts
  • United States District Court, Western Dist. of Michiagn
  • United States Dist. Court, Eastern Dist. of Michigan
  • United States Dist. Court, Northern Dist. Ohio
  • United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Grand Rapids (2023)
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Grand Rapids (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • Founding Partner, Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman - 1985
  • Listed in Woodward/White, Best Lawyers in America (24th Ed)
  • “AV - Preeminent Lawyer” peer review rating through Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating available for legal ability and integrity
  • National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  • Selected to Michigan Super Lawyers®
  • Peer selected for inclusion in Leading Lawyers, a listing of the leading lawyers limited to 5 percent of licensed attorneys in the State of Michigan
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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