Richard H. Melnick, Esq.

Richard H. Melnick, Esq.

Richard Melnick owns and operates The Law Office of Richard H. Melnick, LLC, in Rockville, MD, which is registered in the County’s Local Small Business Program. The practice focuses on law, legal consulting, and dispute resolution, representing small and medium-sized businesses, as well as governments, in matters involving procurement, commercial, IT, and IP transactions, as well as related disputes. Richard advises clients to ensure data security and privacy, system efficiencies, transparency, and legal compliance, and provides Mediation and Arbitration services to help parties resolve disputes.

Prior to opening his practice, Richard was the City Attorney for Annapolis, Maryland, where he was the department director of that City’s Office of Law. This role followed a distinguished 30-year career as an Associate County Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland, and a shorter period addressing and prosecuting legal ethics matters as Senior Assistant Bar Counsel to the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission.