LSBA Board of Governors

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Collin R. Melancon is a partner and co-owner at Mansfield Melancon Personal Injury Lawyers in New Orleans, where he represents injured clients across Louisiana. His practice is particularly focused on advocating for crime victims who have suffered sexual abuse.

Melancon earned his Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Louisiana State University in 2011, followed by his JD from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2015. During law school, he was an active member of the Loyola Law Review and was selected to serve on its Editorial Board. He graduated with high honors, receiving Loyola’s Spirit of St. Ignatius Award for Outstanding Law Graduate, the university’s highest distinction for a graduating law student. Additionally, he was awarded the LSBA Civil Code Award for graduating first in his class in the Louisiana civil law division.

A dedicated leader in the legal community, Melancon has served as Secretary and District 1 Representative for the Louisiana State Bar Association’s (LSBA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Council and will serve as the chair. He previously represented the YLD on the Louisiana Judicial Council for six years. An active speaker, he has presented at numerous legal conferences and continuing legal education (CLE) programs, including the Louisiana Young Lawyers Conference and the LSBA Professionalism CLE Program.

Melancon is a member of the New Orleans Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, and the Louisiana Association for Justice. His exceptional work in personal injury law has earned him recognition as a Louisiana Super Lawyers “Rising Star” from 2020 to 2024.

He and his wife, Jillian Melancon, have been married for six years and are the proud parents of a son and a daughter.