Bradford W. Melson

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Phone: 603.223.9189
Email: bmelson@orr-reno.com
Fax: 603.223.9089

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Brad brings a business-minded approach to advising and counseling investors, entrepreneurs, and privately-held companies on a wide range of general corporate, commercial, and transactional matters, including entity formation, governance issues, mergers and acquisitions, private offerings of debt and equity, search fund transactions, and business succession planning.  Having his MBA gives him a unique skill set and a pragmatic approach as a lawyer working with business clients.

Brad joined Orr & Reno in 2018 from the Corporate Department of a large regional law firm. In law school at Northeastern University, Brad participated in the J.D./M.B.A. dual degree program, served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Northeastern University Law Journal, and cut his teeth in a series of full-time legal internships that included the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office Transportation and Construction Bureau, the chambers of the Honorable Norman H. Stahl, Senior Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the office of the general counsel of a large Massachusetts-based retailer.

Hobbies

Brad enjoys spending his spare time with his wife and kids on adventures throughout the Lakes Region and White Mountains of New Hampshire, boating, hiking, skiing, and, occasionally, working on a hopeless golf game.

Professional & Community Involvement

Professional Involvement

  • American Bar Association – Business Law Section
  • New Hampshire Bar Association – Corporation, Banking & Business Law Section

Community Involvement

  • Past Secretary and Executive Board Member, New Hampshire Lakes Association (NH LAKES), 2019 – 2023
  • Leadership Lakes Region, Class of 2020
  • Leadership Greater Concord, Class of 2019
  • New Hampshire Society of CPAs Young Professionals Leadership Program, Class of 2016
  • Past Executive Board Member, The Majestic Theatre, 2016 – 2017
  • Proud member and supporter of NH LAKES, the Squam Lakes Association and the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center

Honors & Distinctions

  • Cited in The Best Lawyers in America for Business & Organizations, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers & Acquisitions Law, since 2024
  • Recipient of New Hampshire Union Leader 40 Under 40 Award, 2023
  • Recognized as a Rising Star by New England Super Lawyers, 2018 – 2023
  • Past Co-Editor-in-Chief, Northeastern University Law Journal
  • Eagle Scout

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Phone: 603.223.9189
Email: bmelson@orr-reno.com
Fax: 603.223.9089

Practice Areas

Education

  • Northeastern University School of Law, J.D., 2014
  • Northeastern University, M.B.A., 2014
  • Boston College, B.A., Economics, 2009
  • St. John’s Preparatory School

Bar Admission

• New Hampshire
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
• Massachusetts

Publications

• Know the Law: Is Crowdfunding Right for My Business? – Union Leader, November, 2015
• Know the Law: Do I Need to Maintain a Corporate Record Book? – Union Leader, March 2015

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