After his call to the bar in 1990, Mr. Melville started his commercial litigation and employment law practice with a national law firm, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (as it was known then). In 1991, he moved his practice to Haney, Haney & Kendall, where he became a partner in 1995. Haney & Partners focussed on providing advice to the senior administration of local educational institutions as well as individuals, corporations (and included a large estates and trust practice, administrative advocacy and labour and employment law). In July of 2000, Mr. Melville moved his growing practice in order to concentrate on employment law and commercial, charitable/religious institution and estate litigation. Mr. Melville joined SorbaraLAW as counsel in January of 2026 where he continues his practice.
In October of 2015, Mr. Melville completed the Mediating Disputes (5 day program) delivered by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., USA.
Mr. Melville is a past member of the Legal Aid Area Committee (Waterloo - 1994-2010), the past member and Chair of the Wellington County Police Services Board (1999-2005), board member, Vice President, President and Past President of the Waterloo Region Law Association (2005-2015), and a past Director of LibraryCo. (2013-2015). He is currently the president of the Wellington-Halton Hills Ontario Progressive Conservative Riding Association and a director of Wellington-Waterloo Community Futures.
In April of 2023, Mr. Melville was honoured to be the recipient of the 2023 recipient of the Coulter A. Osbourne Award from the Waterloo Region Law Association.
Mr. Melville regularly appears as counsel in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and before various tribunals and arbitration panels. He is regularly called upon to conduct mediations and to act as an estate trustee or estate trustee during litigation. His practice in the areas of estate planning and estate administration continues to grow.