Attorney Nathan Meloon provides a full range of litigation services to businesses and individuals. He focuses his legal practice on the areas of land use and development, bankruptcy, real estate, local government law, employment law and property rights protection.
Nathan represents individuals and businesses in all phases of litigation in Florida State Courts, the Division of Administrative Hearings, the United States Court for the Middle District of Florida. He also advocates for clients before local governmental bodies.
With experience related to eminent domain legal matters, Nathan serves as legal counsel for landowners in eminent domain proceedings. He also represents landowners in inverse condemnation cases – where the government has taken land but has not paid the landowner just compensation for the use of that land. Additionally, Nathan represents clients during litigation in drafting and arguing motions, both procedural and dispositive.
Nathan is very active in the professional community, and he was recently appointed to serve on The Florida Bar Eminent Domain Standing Committee for 2020-2021.
Prior to joining Widerman Malek, Nathan was the director of policy and government affairs for the Melbourne Regional Chamber and the deputy legislative affairs director for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. He completed a legal externship in the Brevard County Attorney’s office. He also served as an intern for the Florida House of Representatives for both Representative Seth McKeel, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and Representative Eric Eisnaugle, chair of the Civil Justice Subcommittee.
Nathan is a fifth-generation Floridian. When not practicing law, you’ll find Nathan running with his wife, fishing or reading on the beach.
On behalf of the undersigned individually and for the applicant business:
I/We authorize my/our insurance company, bank, financial institution, or other creditors to release to SBA all records and information necessary to process this application.
If my/our loan is approved, additional information may be required prior to loan closing. I/We will be advised in writing what information will be required to obtain my/our loan funds.
I/We hereby authorize the SBA to verify my/our past and present employment information and salary history as needed to process and service a disaster loan.
I/We authorize SBA, as required by the Privacy Act, to release any information collected in connection with this application to Federal, state, local, tribal or nonprofit organizations (e.g. Red Cross Salvation Army, Mennonite Disaster Services, SBA Resource Partners) for the purpose of assisting me with my/our SBA application, evaluating eligibility for additional assistance, or notifying me of the availability of such assistance.
I/We will not exclude from participating in or deny the benefits of, or otherwise subject to discrimination under any program or activity for which I/we receive Federal financial assistance from SBA, any person on grounds of age, color, handicap, marital status, national origin, race, religion, or sex.
I/We will report to the SBA Office of the Inspector General, Washington, DC 20416, any Federal employee who offers, in return for compensation of any kind, to help get this loan approved. I/We have not paid anyone connected with the Federal government for help in getting this loan.
CERTIFICATION AS TO TRUTHFUL INFORMATION: By signing this application, you certify that all information in your application and submitted with your application is true and correct to the best of your knowledge, and that you will submit truthful information in the future.
WARNING: Whoever wrongfully misapplies the proceeds of an SBA disaster loan shall be civilly liable to the Administrator in an amount equal to one-and-one half times the original principal amount of the loan under 15 U.S.C. 636(b). In addition, any false statement or misrepresentation to SBA may result in criminal, civil or administrative sanctions including, but not limited to: 1) fines and imprisonment, or both, under 15 U.S.C. 645, 18 U.S.C. 1001, 18 U.S.C. 1014, 18 U.S.C. 1040, 18 U.S.C. 3571, and any other applicable laws; 2) treble damages and civil penalties under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729; 3) double damages and civil penalties under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, 31 U.S.C. 3802; and 4) suspension and/or debarment from all Federal procurement and non-procurement transactions. Statutory fines may increase if amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.
I/we authorize Widerman-Malek PL to process my loan application/s based on the information provided. I certify that:
Applicant is not engaged in any illegal activity
No principal of the Applicant with a 50 percent or greater ownership interest is more than sixty (60) days delinquent on child support obligations.
Applicant is not an agricultural enterprise (e.g., farm), other than an aquaculture enterprise, agricultural cooperative, or nursery.
Applicant does not present live performances of a prurient sexual nature or derive directly or indirectly more than de minimis gross revenue through the sale of products or services, or the presentation of any depictions or displays, of a prurient sexual nature.
Applicant does not derive more than one-third of gross annual revenue from legal gambling activities.
Applicant is not a state, local, or municipal government entity and is not be a member of Congress.
