Allison Melton

COUNSEL

Allison Melton is a Counsel at Baughman Kroup Bosse. 

Education

  • George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, J.D. (2007)
    Contributor, Civil Rights Law Journal

  • George Mason University, B.A., Government & International Politics, Minor in English (2003) magna cum laude
    Dean’s List
    Oxford University, UK, (Fall 2000) Study Abroad Independent Research Program

Clerkships

  • The Honorable Mary Grace O’Brien, Circuit Court for Prince William County, Virginia, 2008

Bar & Court Admissions

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Virginia

  • District of Columbia


COURT ADMISSIONS

  • U.S. Court of Appeals (Fourth Circuit)

  • U.S. District Court (EDVA, WDVA)

  • U.S. District Court (DCC)

  • Supreme Court of Virginia

  • U.S. Court of Appeals (DCC)

Trade & Professional Memberships

  • American Bar Association

  • Virginia Bar Association

  • Civil Litigation

    • The court rejected a mortgagor’s challenge to a lender’s standing to foreclose without producing the original promissory note, one of the first appellate courts in the U.S. to do so.

    • Persuaded the federal court to hold that sending a notice of a nonjudicial foreclosure sale to a mortgagor does not make the foreclosing trustee a debt collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), distinguishing the relevant precedent at the time.

    • Represented a leading food and beverage manufacturer in product liability and business litigation.

    • Successfully defended financial institutions in class actions and individual lawsuits brought by consumers under various consumer protection statutes, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), and state unfair practices acts.

    Internal and Regulatory Investigations

    • Assisted clients with resolving complaints from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and state attorneys general.

  • Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Virginia Beach, VA (2016-2022)

    • Litigation Attorney

    BWW Law Group, LLC, Rockville, MD (2008-2016)

    • Managing Attorney