Melmer Law LLC - Miami, FL

Formidable Family Law Advocacy and Criminal Defense in Miami

When legal conflicts threaten your freedom, parental rights, or family future, having a trial-tested litigator in your corner makes all the difference. Established in 2011 and conveniently located in the historic Ingraham Building in downtown Miami, Melmer Law LLC is led by founding attorney Mark P. Melmer, Esq. Prior to dedicating his practice to matrimonial law and defense, attorney Melmer served as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County, prosecuting thousands of felony and misdemeanor cases. This intensive prosecutorial background equips him with an insider view of how the government builds cases, how judges evaluate evidence, and how to outmaneuver opposing counsel in high-stakes hearings. If you urgently need to hire an attorney or find a lawyer with true courtroom grit, Melmer Law delivers aggressive, strategic advocacy.

Comprehensive Divorce and Complex Asset Division

Dissolving a marriage often involves intense financial disputes and significant emotional stress. Serving as dedicated divorce lawyers, Melmer Law represents spouses in contested, uncontested, and complex matrimonial proceedings across South Florida. The firm vigorously protects client assets during equitable distribution, handles spousal maintenance and alimony negotiations, and resolves complex property claims. Furthermore, as trusted prenuptial agreement lawyers, attorney Melmer drafts and reviews comprehensive premarital and postnuptial contracts, ensuring individual financial interests and family legacies remain protected against future uncertainties.

Child Custody, Time-Sharing, and Child Support Enforcement

Preserving a strong, loving bond with your children is paramount during any marital breakdown or paternity dispute. Operating as zealous child custody lawyers, the firm crafts tailored parenting plans and time-sharing arrangements that reflect the best interests of the child while fiercely protecting parental rights. As knowledgeable child support lawyers, the practice guides parents through Florida statutory child support calculations, paternity determinations, enforcement of delinquent support orders, and post-judgment modifications when financial or relocation circumstances shift.

Domestic Violence Injunctions and Protective Orders

Domestic conflicts frequently result in civil restraining orders that carry severe personal and professional consequences. Functioning as experienced domestic violence lawyers, attorney Melmer represents clients on both sides of injunction proceedings. The firm swiftly helps victims of domestic abuse, stalking, and dating violence obtain immediate restraining orders for personal safety. Simultaneously, the firm provides aggressive defense for individuals wrongfully accused of domestic violence, ensuring that false allegations are exposed and do not jeopardize child custody or personal liberty.

Strategic Criminal Defense and Violent Crime Defense

Because family disputes often spill over into the criminal justice system, having an attorney who commands both arenas is a decisive advantage. Serving as tenacious criminal defense lawyers and violent crime defense lawyers, attorney Melmer defends clients charged with domestic battery, assault, stalking, violation of protective injunctions, and related offenses. Leveraging his extensive prosecutorial experience, he scrutinizes police procedures, challenges unlawful searches, negotiates with state prosecutors, and mounts powerful trial defenses to secure case dismissals or acquittals.

Why Choose Melmer Law LLC

• Extensive courtroom trial experience as a former Miami-Dade County Assistant State Attorney.
• Unique dual proficiency handling interrelated family court disputes and criminal allegations.
• Tenacious, battle-tested trial advocacy that never backs down from aggressive opposing counsel.
• Free, confidential consultations and dedicated client support in English and Spanish.