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Josh Melder
Josh grew up in North Louisiana before coming to Baton Rouge in 2003. He earned both a B.A. in Political Science and his J.D. from LSU.
Josh is licensed as an attorney and counselor at law to practice before the Louisiana Supreme Court, all Louisiana courts inferior thereto, the United States Dictrict Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Before A+M, Josh's career included practicing as an attorney in both the public and private sectors. Josh served Louisiana as Assistant Executive Counsel for the Governor and as counsel for the Commissioner of Administration. Josh's years of experience in the private sector have focused on personal injury, and commercial litigation.
Josh devotes himself to every case he works on to develop successful strategies and vigorously employ them for the benefit of his clients leaving no stone unturned.
Josh resides in Baton Rouge with his wife, Charlotte, and daughters, Camille and Penelope. In his free time, he enjoys travelling, running, and spending time with his family.
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When you hire Akers+Melder you get high-quality personal injury attorneys fighting hard to achieve justice for you.
You don't have to pay Akers+Melder anything until we get money for you, and when we do,our Beat-the-Fee Guarantee™ means you can get more and pay less attorney fees out of your recovery.
Beat-the-Fee Guarantee™We don't pay to staff a call center to answer the phone and screen your case. That means you don't have to pay for it either! You can call us at 855-LEGAL-88 any time and get straight through to Greg Akers or Josh Melder on their mobile phones. If we can't answer at the moment, we'll get back to you soon.
Akers+Melder is Honored to Serve Each Client
When you have been seriously injured, you suffer the time and cost of medical treatment, lost income, pain, suffering, and the inability to enjoy life like you used to. You also suffer the stress and difficulty of having to figure out how to deal with it all, make the most of what you have left, and recover as much of what you've lost as you can.