H. Web Melton III

Mr. Melton focuses on assisting association officers, directors and property managers with corporate operations, including litigation, arbitration, mediation and transactions. His practice concentrates primarily on civil litigation involving condominiums, homeowner associations, real estate disputes, employment, foreclosures, insurance disputes, deed restriction enforcement, contract disputes, regulatory takings, eminent domain, construction defects, land use disputes and condominium and homeowner association collections. Mr. Melton also has an active transactional practice involving condominiums, homeowner associations, real estate transactions, real estate development, golf and social clubs, non-profits and businesses. Before joining Bush Ross, Mr. Melton worked in Washington D.C. for U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, and also for MTV Networks in New York City.

The Florida Bar

• Condominium Planned Development Committee 
• Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division (2013-2020)
• Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division (2014-2019)
• Pro Bono Legal Services Committee
• Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

Hillsborough County Bar Association

• President, Young Lawyers Division (2016 - 2017)
• Board of Directors, Hillsborough County Bar Association (2016-2017)
• President-Elect,  Young Lawyers Division (2015 - 2016)
• Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division (2010-2018)
• Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
• Former State Court Trial Seminar Chair

American Bar Association

Federal Bar Association

Tampa Connection, Class of 2012

Community Association Institute

University of Florida, Law Alumni Council

• Tampa Regional Chair

Named top “Community Association Law Lawyer” in Tampa Bay by Tampa Magazine in 2016, 2018-2020, and 2022.

AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated, by Martindale-Hubbell®

Named as Florida's "Legal Elite" by Florida Trend magazine

Recognized in Best Lawyers in America® since 2018
   • Land Use and Zoing Law
   • Community Association Law

Named the Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in Tampa for Land Use and Zoning Law (2022)

Recognized as a "Super Lawyer" by Florida Super Lawyers magazine (2022-2024)

Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Florida Super Lawyers magazine (2010-2021)

Speaking Engagements

Numerous Condominium and HOA Board Certification Courses

Moderator, "Practicing with Professionalism" The Florida Bar, Tampa, FL (September 9, 2016)

Moderator, "Practicing with Professionalism" The Florida Bar, Tampa, FL (September 3, 2015)

Moderator, "Basic Real Property" The Florida Bar, Tampa, FL (April 20, 2015)

Moderator, “Basic CLE: Probate, Guardianship and Elder Law,” The Florida Bar, Tampa, FL (February 27, 2014)

Presenter, “The Marketable Record Title Act: Someone’s Idea of a Good Idea at the time,” The Florida Bar, Advance Level CLE, Orlando, FL (April 5, 2013)

Co-Presenter, “Preparing Effective Attorneys’ Fee Affidavits,” Hillsborough County Bar Bench Bar Conference, Tampa, FL (October 30, 2012)

Moderator, “State Court Trial Seminar,” Hillsborough County Bar Association, Tampa, FL (June 11, 2010)

Mr. Melton was born in Sarasota, Florida and raised in Orlando, Florida.

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