who is jack melvin attorney

by Reed Yundt MD 9 min read

Jack Melvin Age: 44 Address: Oconomowoc Occupation: Attorney/litigator, currently Wisconsin Division of Gaming administrator

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Heavy-hitters

Melvin is the choice of many heavy-hitters at the state level, leading off with Gov. Scott Walker.

Experience

The candidates also differ in experience in not only running a courtroom, but in the five areas of law circuit judges handle — criminal, civil, juvenile, family and probate. Judges rotate through each area.

Why running?

Lau said she feels it's time to run for judge because her children are now off on their own. She had been a single mother after losing her husband.

Laura Lau

Community involvement: Member of Waukesha Bible Church; on the boards of directors of the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Waukesha and Parents Place; volunteer class facilitator at WCTC for 10 years; formerly on the boards of The Women’s Center, Pro Health Care VNA & Hospice and Chosen Inc.

Jack Melvin

Community involvement: Holds the rank of major in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, three Middle East deployments; member and former commander and former judge advocate general of Oconomowoc VFW Post 2260; Oconomowoc American Legion Post 91; member National Rifle Association (NRA); formerly on the executive board of the Waukesha County Republican Party; Waukesha County Board of Canvassers (alternate during the presidential recount 2016); Oconomowoc Memorial Day parade marshal (2016); Oconomowoc Memorial Day featured speaker (2012); speaker at the UN Peace Symposium (2011); Disabled American Veterans; Milwaukee County Board of Elections Commissioners (chairman, 2003-2006); Milwaukee County Zoological Society (2002-2006).

Who was Melvin Belli?

Melvin Belli, an impresario of a lawyer who pioneered new techniques and huge settlements in personal injury cases and who defended Jack Ruby, the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, died on Tuesday at his home in San Francisco. He was 88.

Who wrote the book The Real Story of Jack Ruby and His Trial?

With Maurice C. Carroll, a journalist who had covered the trial for The New York Herald Tribune, he wrote a book called "Dallas Justice -- The Real Story of Jack Ruby and His Trial.". Mr. Belli's courtroom display was found unseemly by both the American Bar Association and the Texas Bar Association.

Where did Belli go to law school?

Still, he gained admission to Boalt Hall, the prestigious law school of the University of California.

Who is Melvin Belli?

Melvin Mouron Belli (July 29, 1907 – July 9, 1996) was a prominent United States lawyer, author, and actor known as "The King of Torts" and by insurance companies as "Melvin Bellicose".

Where did Belli go to law school?

Belli graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1929. After traveling around the world, he received his law degree from the Boalt Hall School of Law at Berkeley in 1933.

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