Background
Fletcher Allaman, Melissa was born on December 5, 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
Fletcher Allaman, Melissa was born on December 5, 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
Florida State University (Bachelor of Arts in History, 1974. Juris Doctor, with honors, 1976).
Worked at Ervin, Varn, Jacobs and Ervin (Tallahassee, Florida) specializing in General, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Real Estate, Corporate, Environmental and Bankruptcy Law. Administrative, Professional Licensure, Government, Antitrust, Trade Regulation, Criminal, Family, Labor, Real Property, Eminent Domain, Taxation and Estate Planning and Probate.
Admitted to the bar, 1977, Florida and United States. District Court, Northern District of Florida. 1980, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1981, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar and United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1988, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida.
Alpha Lambda Delta; Phi Alpha Theta. Phi Delta Phi. Member, Florida Bar Journal, Committee of Administrative Law Section, 1985-1986. Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Second Judicial Circuit, 1993-1996.
Member: Tallahassee Bar Association. The Florida Bar; Tallahassee Women Lawyers Association. Robert Ervin began practicing law in Tallahassee in 1947.
Wilfred C. Varn joined Mr. Ervin in 1961, Joseph C. Jacobs in 1965, and Thomas M. Ervin, Junior, in 1968. Today the firm consists of twelve attorneys and represents clients throughout Florida, the nation, and the world.
The firm's primary focus has traditionally been on litigation, with an emphasis on business, commercial, governmental and administrative litigation. The firm has also had extensive experience in state and federal appellate courts, often serving as appellate co-counsel with trial lawyers throughout Florida. The firm also engages in the representation of clients before the Florida Legislature, and provides a full range of services relating to commercial transactions, personal legal affairs, and governmental regulatory matters.
Member, Florida Bar Journal, Committee of Administrative Law Section, 1985-1986. Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Second Judicial Circuit, 1993-1996. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association.
The Florida Bar; Tallahassee Women Lawyers Association.