With nearly three (3) decades of trial experience, and being no stranger to a jury, Attorney Melanie Roe has successfully tried nearly every kind of case.  From simple assault to DUI, possession for sale of controlled substances, meth labs, burglary, robbery, grand theft auto, receiving stolen property, sexual assault, domestic violence, sodomy, child molestation, rape, child abuse/endangerment, torture, home invasion robbery, vehicular manslaughter, murder and multiple murder/special circumstances, she has amassed an impressive list of courtroom victories.

Attorney Melanie Roe strives to develop a strong attorney-client relationship with each client putting her loyalty to the client first.  

Attorney Roe was selected for membership into The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers for the year 2013 based on her performance as an exceptional trial lawyer in the practice area of criminal defense law.  The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers is a premier group of attorneys who practice criminal defense or civil plaintiff law in California. Members exemplify superior qualifications, trial results, and leadership in their respective state or major geographical area.  She has maintained membership with them for the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Additionally, she has been named a Top Lawyer in the greater Palm Springs area by Palm Springs Life Magazine for the years 2013, 2104 and 2015.

In 2012, she was honored with the Lawyergist Clients' Choice Award for receiving 5 out of 5 stars on all client reviews and the Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award in 2012 and 2015 for having earned a Client Review Rating Score of 4.5 or higher on a scale of 1-5.  The latter award recognized her excellence in quality of service, communications ability, responsiveness and value for money.  Less than 4% of the 900,000+ attorneys listed on and have been accorded this Martindale-Hubbell honor of distinction.

 Attorney Melanie Roe understands there can be no greater degradation to one's reputation, position and standing in a community than to be falsely accused of a crime.   In a civilized society, a false accusation of a crime is, perhaps, far more hideous that the crime itself.   And because the accusation is made public via a felony complaint filing, and depending on the charges, the accused often becomes stigmatized and alienated in all of his/her dealings at work, school, or in the family.   In all cases, the accused must be represented by counsel who understands this and is prepared to pull out all the stops and wage battle on the accuser.   Attorney Melanie Roe believes in, and will honor, your Constitutional right to a trial by jury and your right to confront and cross-examine your accuser.   She attributes much of her trial success not just to her ability to expose falsehoods and inconsistencies in testimony and evidence brought by the government via the "crucible of cross-examination", but also with her ability to connect with jurors.