Background
Mello, Michael J. was born on March 28, 1946 in Bermuda.
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Michael J. Mello
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Saint Francis Xavier University, Canada (1968). Inns of Court School of Law (1972).
Career
Worked at Mello, Hollis, Jones & Martin (Hamilton) specializing in Banking, Corporate, Commercial, Trusts, Insolvency, Shipping, Insurance, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Constitutional, Estate Planning, Probate, Wills, Arbitration and Mediation, Immigration, Labour Relations, Conveyancing, Matrimonial, Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1972, England. 1973, Bermuda.
Member: Permanent Arbitration Tribunal (governing essential services), 1982.
Standing Law Reform Committee, 1975.
Chairman: Price Control Commission (utilities companies), 1984. Bermuda Telecommunications Commission, 1986.
Permanent Police Tribunal, Acting Magistrate, 1975-1983. Acting Registrar of Supreme Court, 1976.
Arbitrator, Bermuda Government (industrial disputes), 1976.
Corporate Legal Counsel, Holland Chemical International, 1979-1981. Partner, Mello & Jones, 1982-1990. Crown Agent in Bermuda for Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 1987.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Bermuda Bar Association. Honorary Society of Gray"s Inn (London, England).
(Senior Partner)
Mello, Hollis, Jones & Martin was formed by the merger in 1990 of the firm of Mello and Jones formed in 1981 and the firm of Hollis & Company formed in 1985. The merged firm offers an experienced and progressive partnership of Bermudian Barristers and Attorneys.
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Membership
Member: Permanent Arbitration Tribunal (governing essential services), 1982. Standing Law Reform Committee, 1975.
