Orlando Truck Accident Attorney
Melvin B. Wright was born in Albany, Georgia, in 1959. He grew up on a family farm Warwick, Georgia; the farm is still in operation today. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in 1981. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, in 1985. That same year he was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia, and began practicing with an emphasis on personal injury and wrongful death.
Mr. Wright moved to Central Florida in 1985. He is licensed to practice law in Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee. His areas of practice include trucking accidents, product liability, motor vehicle accidents, personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, insurance law, trial practice, and contract and business law. Mr. Wright exclusively represents injury victims and their families.
Mr. Wright is admitted to practice before all Florida state courts, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the Supreme Court of Florida, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He has handled numerous appeals to several Florida district courts of appeals, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in a federal case, and to the Supreme Court of Florida.
He has also handled cases in Arkansas, Mississippi, New York, and North Carolina, in association with firms located in or near those states when his help was requested due to his reputation and expertise.
Mr. Wright has obtained multiple seven and six figure settlements on behalf of his clients. He has extensive experience in all types of personal injury and wrongful death cases including those resulting from auto accidents, defective products, nursing home neglect, negligent security, medical malpractice, work-related injuries, child care negligence, drowning and other premise liability accidents.
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by in a truck accident in Orlando or anywhere in Florida, please call the Orlando truck accident attorneys of Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation with our truck accident attorneys is free, and if we agree to represent you, we will work for a contingent fee, which means we won’t get paid for our services unless you receive a settlement or an award. In Florida, a truck accident lawsuit must be filed before the expiration of the statute of limitations. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.