About Melody Pullen Esq.

Attorney Pullen currently defends numerous foreclosure cases for homeowners throughout Central Florida. She assists various clients with negotiation of mortgage terms, short sales, deficiency judgments, and other related situations. She also volunteers her time to the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association helping indigent clients that also require legal assistance regarding their home and property.

Attorney Pullen has worked as an Assistant State Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida, prosecuting misdemeanor and criminal traffic cases in Lake County, Florida. She handled every aspect of each case from evaluating the case, filing charges against the defendant, filing and defending motions, attending any other hearings and plea negotiations, and taking her cases to trial.

Attorney Pullen has worked as a law extern for the Trial Division of the Department of Homeland Security in Las Vegas, Nevada. There, she conducted legal research for the trial attorneys. Discussed and evaluated issues with the Immigration Judges and attorneys. She also analyzed cases on behalf of the trial attorneys to determine their merits or deficiencies.

Attorney Pullen also worked as a law clerk for the Juvenile Division of the State of Nevada and the Department of Family Services in Las Vegas, Nevada. She personally handled hundreds of cases pertaining to the Termination of Parental Rights. She diligently searched for the parents of each case using every available resource in order to satisfy the diligent search requirement in Termination proceedings. She then reviewed each case and compiled the data for the District Attorney prosecuting the Termination case.

Attorney Pullen worked as a Student Attorney at the Thomas and Mack Legal Clinic assisting indigent clients in various immigration matters such as obtaining lawful permanent residence, Citizenship, U-visas, and registry. She personally handled every case from the initial interview, assistance in the application process, attendance to any necessary hearings, till the final decision on the relief sought by each applicant.

Professional Organizations

• Admitted to the Florida Bar in 2006
• Active member of the Lake County Bar Association
• Active member of the Lake County Young Lawyers Association
• Active member of the Orange County Bar Association
• Admitted to practice in U.S. District Court – Middle District of Florida
• Active member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

Education

• Juris Doctorate from William S. Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, NV
• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology from California State University, Northridge, CA