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Paul Melo
A military brat from birth, I moved around a bit in my early years until we were stationed Fort Huachuca. When my father retired, our family stayed in the Sierra Vista area. I attended elementary and middle school on Ft. Huachuca, and then High School at Buena. After graduating from Buena, I moved to Tucson and attended Pima Community College and the University of Arizona.
During my time in Tucson, I fell in love, got married and finished my undergraduate studies in business management. After college, I worked as a Manager in Training with a wholesale supply company for the construction industry. Following a few years of work experience, I decided to pursue a career as an attorney. Our family had added the sweetest little baby girl and the 3 of us moved to Michigan to attend Thomas M. Cooley school of law.
While working towards a JD, I was selected to participate in a legal clinic under the supervision of a professor, I was able to gain hands on experience working directly with clients. This clinical experience led to a job with a firm in Las Vegas, Nevada. While living in Nevada, our family size increased with the addition of our second darling baby girl.
Having been admitted to the Arizona bar, we then moved back to Arizona where I worked with estate planning attorney, Mr. Michael L. Holdsworth, who continues to practice in this field in Prescott, Arizona. This mentoring gave me a solid foundation and understanding of Estate Planning.
Moving back to Sierra Vista, I started my own firm in January of 2011 and then joined with Nathan Williams in August of 2013. We have been grateful to our clients that support our firm and have allowed us to serve the community.
Since being back in Sierra Vista, our family added a precious third baby girl. All 3 girls have continued to participate in local schools and community activities as they have grown up. Currently, I participate with the Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation, as a means of supporting community while being involved with economic development, a topic I enjoy. I have previously been on boards with the Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce (now Sky Islands Regional Partnership), Salvation Army Sierra Vista Corps, and the Arizona Community Foundation of Cochise.
I am grateful to live in beautiful Sierra Vista with a terrific family where we can enjoy great year round weather, especially those evenings to get out and play soccer or watch the stars.
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nathan Williams
A true Arizona native, Nathan was born and raised in Thatcher, a small farming community located in the Gila Valley of southeastern Arizona. Despite being the fifth of eight children, Nathan developed a sense of individual identity and purpose through church youth programs and scouting, school governance and church missionary service. As the son of a Rotarian and career prosecutor, Nathan experienced first-hand the importance of service to the community and the legal system.
Nathan received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, majoring in political science and minoring in psychology. Immediately after graduating, Nathan moved his small family to Missoula, Montana, where he completed his legal training at the University of Montana School of Law. While in law school, Nathan worked as an extern for the United States Attorney’s Office, where he learned research and courtroom skills, including prosecuting federal misdemeanor cases under the supervision of the Assistant U.S. Attorney.
After graduating law school in 2005, Nathan returned home to Arizona and became a member of the Arizona Bar later that year. He is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District court for the State of Arizona. Nathan’s practice has varied from criminal prosecution to real estate litigation, to probate, wills and trusts. For the past fifteen years, Nathan’s private practice has focused primarily on estate planning, probates, guardianships and conservatorships. Nathan truly enjoys helping others and their families navigate the sometimes complex legal system and plan for the future.
Nathan has been actively involved in community service, belonging to the Sierra Vista Rotary Club, serving on the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, serving in his church and Scouting, and supporting many local organizations and causes. Nathan enjoys spending time with his wife and children, and tries to maintain an active lifestyle by running, cycling, hiking, and spending time outdoors.
andrew Carlson
Andrew is a native of Grantsburg, Wisconsin. He attended college in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He completed graduate study programs in New Jersey and Minnesota, including his Juris Doctor degree from the University of St. Thomas in 2011. He had a general solo law practice in the Minneapolis area from 2011-2019. In late 2019 he started at Williams Melo. His practice areas with the firm include probate, tax lien foreclosures, real estate, estate planning, landlord-tenant, and general civil litigation. He is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and Arizona.
In his free time he enjoys cycling, hiking, hunting, traveling, and reading, and generally enjoying life in the beautiful Sierra Vista area. Andrew served as the Vice President of the Cochise County Bar Association for the 2024 calendar year and volunteers at the Good Neighbor Alliance Homeless Shelter in Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Jarom Shaver
Jarom is a native of Sierra Vista, Arizona having attended local schools all the way up through graduation from Buena High School in 2009. After graduation, Jarom served a two-year mission for his church in Spain. While there he quickly learned that serving others was going to be the basis for meaningful happiness in his life.
Upon return from Spain, Jarom attended Brigham Young University, Provo, where he graduated in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in communications and a minor in Spanish. Shortly thereafter, he enrolled at the University of Utah Law School, graduating in 2021 with a Juris Doctorate degree and a certificate in business law.
After graduation, Jarom accepted a job as a Deputy County Attorney at the Mohave County Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted high level felonies winning multiple jury trials. After a few years, he decided to return home with his wife and kids to Sierra Vista and join Williams Melo, where he focuses on estate planning, probate, contract drafting and review, and real estate issues.
In his free time you will find him cheering on the Phoenix Suns or BYU football team, or finding the next family adventure with his wife and kids. Jarom is involved in the local community as the current Vice President of the Cochise County Bar Association, church service, and coaching youth soccer and basketball.
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