ATTORNEY ROBERT MELLINGER
Robert L. Mellinger, has over 33 years of experience as an attorney, having been admitted to practice law in California, New York, Pennsylvania and Florida as well as several U.S. Federal Jurisdictions, including the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
Mr. Mellinger is the former managing partner of the law firm of ROUTMAN & MELLINGER, owner of his own practice of ROBERT L. MELLINGER, P.A. and is currently an associate with CASERTA & SPIRITI, PLLC. with offices in Doral, Florida. Mr. Mellinger’s practice is concentrated in the areas of Personal Injury, Probate, Guardianship, Basic Estate Planning(Wills, Advance Directives, etc.) and Family Law as well as General Practice and Civil Litigation.
He has received the prestigious “AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review” rating from the Martindale-Hubbell legal network since 2001, which is a reflection of having achieved the highest levels of professional skill and integrity as established by the confidential opinions from members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell’s “AV” rating is its highest, and indicates very high to preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards.
The ratings take into consideration the standard of ability for the area where the lawyer practices, the attorney’s expertise, nature of practice, and qualifications relevant to the profession. They also cover the lawyer’s adherence to professional standards of conduct and ethics, reliability, diligence, and other criteria relevant to the discharge of professional responsibilities. The Martindale-Hubbell ratings are accepted as exceptionally valuable benchmarks by members of the legal community.
In addition, Robert L. Mellinger is a candidate for listing in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. The Bar Register is a unique guide to the legal community’s most eminent professionals. It includes only those select law practices that have earned the highest rating in the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory and that have been designated by their colleagues as preeminent in their field.
Throughout the years, Mr. Mellinger has been recognized as one of the Top Lawyers in Florida by The Legal Network, one of America’s Top Honored Professionals-Top 1% by American Registry, Top 100 Lawyers by The National Advocates as well as the Nation’s Top 1% of Attorneys by The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, among others.
In 2009, he was recognized by Florida Trend Magazine as a Florida Legal Elite in the legal industry. In 2007, he participated in the internationally televised Broward County Court cases (Florida Paternity, Probate & Appellate proceedings) involving the late actress Ana Nicole Smith, her daughter, Dannielynn, and biological father, Larry Birkhead, among others.
Mr. Mellinger worked in association with lead counsel & celebrity California Attorney, Debra Opri, as well as several other distinguished Florida lawyers. He was also interviewed on CNN’s Larry King Live & Court TV now TruTV.
According to Robert Mellinger’s Avvo Page, Mr. Mellinger is the proud recipient of the following awards
Awards
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Award name |
Grantor |
Date granted |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell® |
2020 |
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Top Lawyers of South Florida |
Daily Business Review |
2020 |
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Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award For Excellence |
The Marquis Who’s Who Publications Board |
2019 |
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America’s Most Honored Professionals |
The American Registry |
2019 |
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AV Preeminent |
Lawyer.com |
2019 |
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TOP-RATED LAWYER |
AVVO |
2019 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2019 |
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Top 100 |
Association of American Trial Lawyer |
2019 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell® |
2018 |
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Top Lawyers in Florida |
The Legal Network |
2018 |
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American Registry |
America’s Most Honored Professionals-Top 1% |
2018 |
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Top 100 Lawyers |
The National Advocates |
2018 |
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Top Rated Lawyer |
Avvo & American Registry |
2018 |
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10 Best Client Satisfaction Award |
American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys |
2017 |
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Top 100 Lawyers |
The National Advocates |
2017 |
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Top Lawyers in Florida |
The Legal Network |
2017 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2017 |
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Top Lawyers in Florida |
The Legal Network |
2016 |
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America’s Most Honored Professionals-Top 1% |
American Registry |
2016 |
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Top 100 Lawyers |
The National Advocates |
2016 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2016 |
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Top Lawyers of South Florida |
Daily Business Review |
2016 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2015 |
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TOP LAWYERS OF SOUTH FLORIDA |
DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW |
2015 |
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Top Rated Lawyers-South Florida’s Legal Leaders |
Miami Herald |
2015 |
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NATION’S TOP 1% OF ATTORNEYS |
The National Association of Distinguished Counsel |
2015 |
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Top Lawyers in Florida |
The Legal Network |
2015 |
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2015 Edition of Who’s Who. |
GLOBAL Who’s Who |
2015 |
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Who’s Who among Executives and Professionals |
Who’s Who among Executives and Professionals |
2014 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2014 |
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Top Legal & Business Professionals |
GLOBAL WHO’S WHO |
2014 |
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Top Lawyers in Florida |
The Legal Network |
2014 |
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South Florida’s Top Rated Lawyers |
The Miami Herald & The Wall Street Journal |
2013 |
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Top Lawyers in Florida |
The Legal Network |
2013 |
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Top Lawyers of South Florida |
National Law Journal |
2013 |
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LEGAL LEADERS: SOUTH FLORIDA’S TOP RATED LAWYERS |
Martindale-Hubbell & ALM |
2013 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2013 |
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Legal Leaders: South Florida’s Top Rated Lawyers |
Martindale-Hubbell & ALM |
2012 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2012 |
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SUPERB RATING |
Avvo |
2011 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2011 |
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FLORIIDA LEGAL ELITE |
Florida Trend Magazine |
2011 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2010 |
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Florida Legal Elite |
Florida Trend Magazine |
2010 |
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Florida Legal Elite |
Florida Trend Magazine |
2009 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2009 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2008 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2007 |
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2006 |
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Humanitarian Award |
Charity Magical Foundation For Children, Inc. |
2006 |
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AV Peer Review Rating |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2005 |
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AV Peer Review Rating |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2004 |
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AV Peer Review Rating |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2003 |
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AV Peer Review Rating |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2002 |
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AV RATED |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2001 |
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Who’s Who In American Law |
The Marquis Who’s Who Publication Board |
1994 |