Taunton Melville
Of Counsel
318-934-0288
tmelville@bwor.com
Taunton Melville
Of Counsel
318-934-0288
tmelville@bwor.com
Mr. Melville has appeared at Offices of Workers’ Compensation (OWC), juvenile court, city courts, state district courts, and the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. He has filed pleadings at OWCs, juvenile, city, state, appellate, state supreme, and federal courts, including a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Louisiana, as well as the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Shreveport Bar Association.
He is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. Mr. Melville is married to Christy Canady Melville. In his spare time, he enjoys writing and listening to music, and reading books on history.
Mr. Melville may be reached at (318) 934.0288 and tmelville@bwor.com.

Mr. Melville has appeared at Offices of Workers’ Compensation (OWC), juvenile court, city courts, state district courts, and the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. He has filed pleadings at OWCs, juvenile, city, state, appellate, state supreme, and federal courts, including a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Louisiana, as well as the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Shreveport Bar Association.
He is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. Mr. Melville is married to Christy Canady Melville. In his spare time, he enjoys writing and listening to music, and reading books on history.
Mr. Melville may be reached at (318) 934.0288 and tmelville@bwor.com.

Mr. Melville has appeared at Offices of Workers’ Compensation (OWC), juvenile court, city courts, state district courts, and the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. He has filed pleadings at OWCs, juvenile, city, state, appellate, state supreme, and federal courts, including a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Louisiana, as well as the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Shreveport Bar Association.
He is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. Mr. Melville is married to Christy Canady Melville. In his spare time, he enjoys writing and listening to music, and reading books on history.
Mr. Melville may be reached at (318) 934.0288 and tmelville@bwor.com.
Mr. Melville has appeared at Offices of Workers’ Compensation (OWC), juvenile court, city courts, state district courts, and the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. He has filed pleadings at OWCs, juvenile, city, state, appellate, state supreme, and federal courts, including a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Louisiana, as well as the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Shreveport Bar Association.
He is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. Mr. Melville is married to Christy Canady Melville. In his spare time, he enjoys writing and listening to music, and reading books on history.
Mr. Melville may be reached at (318) 934.0288 and tmelville@bwor.com.

He earned his undergraduate degree at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana (summa cum laude; Phi Kappa Phi) and his law degree at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he was a member of the Louisiana Law Review.
Mr. Adkins was admitted to practice in 1984 and joined Blanchard Walker in 1988. He has practiced in numerous state courts throughout the State of Louisiana and in all Louisiana federal district courts, and has appeared before both the Louisiana Supreme Court and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the American, Louisiana and Shreveport Bar Associations and the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, as well as the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association. Mr. Adkins also serves on the Louisiana State Law Institute Mineral Law-Legacy Disputes Committee.

He earned his undergraduate degree at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana (summa cum laude; Phi Kappa Phi) and his law degree at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he was a member of the Louisiana Law Review.
Mr. Adkins was admitted to practice in 1984 and joined Blanchard Walker in 1988. He has practiced in numerous state courts throughout the State of Louisiana and in all Louisiana federal district courts, and has appeared before both the Louisiana Supreme Court and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the American, Louisiana and Shreveport Bar Associations and the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, as well as the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association. Mr. Adkins also serves on the Louisiana State Law Institute Mineral Law-Legacy Disputes Committee.
Mr. Melville has appeared at Offices of Workers’ Compensation (OWC), juvenile court, city courts, state district courts, and the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. He has filed pleadings at OWCs, juvenile, city, state, appellate, state supreme, and federal courts, including a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Louisiana, as well as the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Shreveport Bar Association.
He is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. Mr. Melville is married to Christy Canady Melville. In his spare time, he enjoys writing and listening to music, and reading books on history.
Mr. Melville may be reached at (318) 934.0288 and tmelville@bwor.com.

He earned his undergraduate degree at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana (summa cum laude; Phi Kappa Phi) and his law degree at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he was a member of the Louisiana Law Review.
Mr. Adkins was admitted to practice in 1984 and joined Blanchard Walker in 1988. He has practiced in numerous state courts throughout the State of Louisiana and in all Louisiana federal district courts, and has appeared before both the Louisiana Supreme Court and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the American, Louisiana and Shreveport Bar Associations and the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, as well as the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association. Mr. Adkins also serves on the Louisiana State Law Institute Mineral Law-Legacy Disputes Committee.

He earned his undergraduate degree at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana (summa cum laude; Phi Kappa Phi) and his law degree at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he was a member of the Louisiana Law Review.
Mr. Adkins was admitted to practice in 1984 and joined Blanchard Walker in 1988. He has practiced in numerous state courts throughout the State of Louisiana and in all Louisiana federal district courts, and has appeared before both the Louisiana Supreme Court and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the American, Louisiana and Shreveport Bar Associations and the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, as well as the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association. Mr. Adkins also serves on the Louisiana State Law Institute Mineral Law-Legacy Disputes Committee.
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