About Us

BELL & MELAMED, LLC is a Florida civil litigation, product liability and insurance defense firm committed to providing a high quality of legal representation to institutional and corporate clients, individuals and insurers in multiple areas of the law. The Firm recognizes that you may be faced with an increasing number of lawsuits which involve frivolous or defensible claims, and it is our goal to provide personal attention to you while utilizing the requisite degree of skill and competence to defend the claims against you.

General Firm Information and Philosophy

Though relatively small in size, the Firm has successfully stared down challenges posed by the large plaintiff law firms, relying upon our experience and knowledge of the law as it applies to your case. We do what most big law firms fail to do – think about the core legal issues involved and strategize an aggressive yet cost effective defense. Our attorneys and legal staff work together as a team to cover all aspects of your legal defense as our goal is to procure a resolution of the claim against you on the most favorable and cost efficient terms possible.

BELL & MELAMED handles litigations throughout Florida at all levels of proceedings, including all Florida appellate courts. In addition, we litigate in federal courts, and know how to successfully prepare cases for mediations and arbitrations. The Firm defends businesses and their insurers from all types of liability claims, including through Commercial General Liability policies, Architect & Engineer, Directors & Officers, Errors & Omissions, Excess & Surplus Lines, Property & Casualty, Professional Liability, and Liquor Liability claims.

The Firm has practiced in all fields of civil litigation, including medical and hospital malpractice, products liability, premises liability, construction litigation, mass tort litigation, nursing home and assisted living facility claims, commercial litigation claims and all areas of insurance practice, including defense of insureds and insurance companies. In addition, the Firm represents property owners and real estate company interests in various communities throughout Florida who seek to preserve the rights which accompany property ownership as local government seeks to restrict and encroach upon a property owner’s rights.

Jeff Bell and Doug Melamed have over 35 years of litigation experience. We enjoy close, long-standing relationships with our clients, and strive to nurture and strengthen those relationships every day, with every case. As a family oriented law firm based on core principles of trust, respect and honor, the Firm is committed to producing the highest quality of work product in the best interests of our clients.