About
Melvin R. Welch was born and raised in a small farm metropolis in Minnesota. Following graduation, Melvin attended college on the University of Minnesota, Duluth, before joining the USA Navy in 1996. As a sailor, Melvin learned Russian and served aboard submarines. During his time in carrier, Melvin finished college after which worked as a translator within the NATO peacekeeping mission to Kosovo, translating for the US Army and the Russian 13th Tactical Group in Kamenica, Kosovo.
Melvin R. Welch attended the University of Minnesota Law School and graduated in 2007. Melvin s first appoint turned into with the Office of the State Public Defender as an appeals attorney, hard wrongful convictions and illegal sentences. After several years with the State Public Defender, Melvin switched aspects and prosecuted severe criminal crimes for Hennepin County for almost five years. Among the crimes he prosecuted have been: homicide, assault, theft, burglary, drug crimes, belongings crimes, gun crimes, child abuse, DWIs, and diverse different crimes. Melvin tried loads of constitutional demanding situations and dozens of cases. He left the Hennepin County Lawyer s Office to return to the criminal defense, working as an associate for a criminal protection law workplace for a 12 months before beginning his personal exercise of law at Welch Law Office. Melvin is licensed to exercise law inside the State of Minnesota and U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Melvin has treated severe felony and DWI subjects inside the five corners of Minnesota, and throughout inside.
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Location
Legal Issues
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- White Collar Crime
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Native American Law
Costs
Certificates
Languages
- Russian: Spoken, Written
- Serbian: Spoken
Accepted Jurisdictions


Experience
- Owner
Welch Law Office LLC
2014 - Associate
Appelman Law Office
2013 - Assistant County Lawyer
Office of the Hennepin County Lawyer
2008 - Postconvictions and Appeals
Minnesota State Public Defender
2006
Educations

Graduation year: 2004

Graduation year: 1998

Graduation year: 1997