Melita M.
Mullen

A shareholder in the firm’s litigation practice, Melita M. Mullen primarily focuses her practice on general liability defense, insurance coverage litigation, medical & professional malpractice defense, and employment litigation.

Before joining Bell, Moore & Richter, Melita practiced at another civil litigation firm in Madison, Wisconsin, with a focus on medical malpractice defense. Melita is member of the Dane County Bar Association, the James E. Doyle American Inn of Court, Wisconsin Defense Counsel, Wisconsin Society for Healthcare Risk Management, and the State Bar of Wisconsin.

Originally from the Boston area, Melita is a graduate of Vassar College, with honors, and the University of Wisconsin Law School, where she was a Note and Comment Editor for the Wisconsin Law Review. Melita comes to the legal profession with an extensive background in writing, editing, research and helping clients develop effective communication strategies.

Outside of work, Melita enjoys spending time with her daughters and dabbling in her husband's wholesale bead business, Hand of the Hills.