Attorneys

David A. Melton

After receiving a B.A. in Communications from California State University at Fullerton, David pursued his J.D. at Western State University College of Law. During law school he received the American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Writing, Remedies, and Constitutional Law and made the Distinguished Honor Roll. He joined Porter Scott in September 1995 and was voted a shareholder in November of 2001. Over the last 15 years, David’s practice has focused on the areas of personal injury, products liability, premises liability, pharmacy malpractice, civil rights, employment, and business litigation. He has tried Superior Court cases in the counties of Butte, El Dorado, Fresno, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter and Yuba along with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. He has handled appellate cases in the California Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He also serves as a Judge Pro Tem, arbitrator, and mediator.

• Distinguished Honor Roll
• American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Writing, Remedies, and Constitutional Law
• Director's Scholarship Awards

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Business
• Contract Disputes
• Partnership Disputes
• Unfair Business Practices & Trade Secrets
• Personal Injury
• Auto Liability
• Catastrophic Injuries
• Industrial Injuries
• Liquor Liability
• Slip & Fall
• Wrongful Death
• Plaintiff Representation
• Premises Liability
• Products Liability
• Public Entities
• Civil Rights
• Federal Litigation
• Law Enforcement
• Real Estate

All California State Courts
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States District Court for the Central District of California
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California

AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Member
Northern California Association of Defense Counsel
Sacramento County Bar Association

1-Day Jury Trial, Porter Scott (2011)
Defending the Premises Liability Case, National Business Institute (2008)
Interviewing Tips, McGeorge School of Law (2007)

"Interviewing Tips Panel Discussion," McGeorge School of Law (2007)
"Defending the Premises Liability Case," National Business Institute (2008)

Brown v. Campa
Castelanelli v. Kulp
Capital Mountain v. Wal-Mart
Clark v. County of Sacramento
Clear Channel, Inc. v. Delta
Davis v. PV Holding
Dhabolt v. Sam’s Club
Freitas v. Modesto Auto
Hall v. County of Sacramento
Holsey v. Wal-Mart
Knippel v. Wal-Mart
Louie v. Farmers
Mayer v. Avis
McIntyre v. Wal-Mart
Niaz v. Redondo
Northern California v. Davis
Lang v. Geweke
Phillips v. Waste Management
Ramirez v. Wal-Mart
Robles v. Wal-Mart
Schaub v. CK & Sons
Shull v. County of Sacramento
Silva v. Wal-Mart
Thomson v. Schillizzi
Vargas v. Wal-Mart
Zimmerman v. Wal-Mart

Judge Pro Tem, Arbitrator, and Mediator