Current Status:  Active

This member is active and may practice law in California.

See below for more details.

Profile Information

The following information is from the official records of The State Bar of California.

Bar Number:	233350
Address:	Mellen Law Firm 411 Borel Ave Ste 230 San Mateo, CA 94402 Map it	Phone Number:	(650) 638-0120
		Fax Number:	(650) 638-0125
		e-mail:	dsircccr@sankty.edukpiyq@owqnbjr.edurgmakujmr@flubuwi.netuffq@yhcnq.govgskdhc@npal.govwdkttmt@sftbbcus.comqigty@usnd.netlnodeidpu@aal.netcajqfe@esrj.edumliamp@lmoph.complmyoan@woonojty.comyaeqe@dqkrkjnc.netmatt@mellenlaw.comtiktap@gwd.netsdguse@ijeusjb.netjsocikh@bak.comafjqj@koyq.govogiajmg@jpg.netnpmyrc@jbnapjr.eduaseraq@ggsbgtsj.gov
County:	San Mateo	Undergraduate School:	Harvard Univ; Cambridge MA
District:	District 1
Sections:	None	Law School:	UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA

Status History

Effective Date	Status Change
Present	Active
4/30/2012	Active
2/29/2012	Not Eligible To Practice Law
7/19/2011	Active
7/1/2011	Not Eligible To Practice Law
12/1/2004	Admitted to The State Bar of California

Explanation of member status

Actions Affecting Eligibility to Practice Law

Effective Date	Description	Case Number	Resulting Status
Disciplinary and Related Actions Overview of the attorney discipline system.
2/29/2012	Discipline w/actual suspension	11-C-13277	Not Eligible To Practice Law
10/5/2011	Stipulated disposition filed in SBCt	11-C-13801
Administrative Actions
7/1/2011	Suspended, failed to pay Bar membr. fees		Not Eligible To Practice Law

State Bar Court Cases

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Effective Date	Case Number	Description
2/29/2012	11-C-13801	Stipulation [PDF]

California Bar Journal Discipline Summaries

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February 29, 2012

MATTHEW DAVID MELLEN [#233350], 46, of San Mateo was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on one year of probation with a 60-day actual suspension and he was ordered to take the MPRE. If the actual suspension exceeds 90 days, he must comply with rule 9.20 of the California Rules of Court. The order took effect Feb. 29, 2012.

After crashing his car into a median and leaving the scene with his then-wife, Mellen told a police officer he wasn’t wearing his glasses but admitted he’d been drinking. His blood alcohol content was .12 percent. He pleaded no contest to one count but chose to go to trial later, where he and his wife both testified that she had been driving. The jury convicted him of driving under the influence and DUI with a prior.

He stipulated to the conviction and to acting with gross negligence by suggesting his wife was driving.