Burr & Forman LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of Summer J. Melton, Robert C. Graham, and Katherine "Kiki" R. Rogers to the firm.

Robert C. Graham joins the Jacksonville office as Counsel in the firm's General Commercial Litigation practice group. Prior to joining Burr & Forman, Rob acquired over 10 years of in-house counsel experience with two of the nation’s largest real estate title insurers. In his role as a senior claims counsel, he managed a variety of matters, to include title claims, escrow disputes, defalcation, recoupment efforts, and direct suits against the insurer. As a senior litigation counsel, he worked with law firms across the country to develop initial case strategies and litigation budgets. He also served as regional claims manager with supervisory responsibility for title claims and other matters originating within several Southeastern states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Rob also has significant litigation experience representing national lenders and servicers of residential mortgage loans in state and federal courts throughout Florida.

Summer J. Melton, Nashville Associate, joins the Construction & Project Development practice group. Her practice focuses on civil litigation, complex construction litigation, and labor and employment law. Summer has experience representing residential and commercial general contractors, architects, engineers, project managers, business and property owners, and subcontractors of various trades. She is a graduate of Belmont College of Law where she coaches two undergraduate Mock Trial teams and teaches inaugural undergraduate trial advocacy classes.

Katherine "Kiki" Rogers, Nashville Associate, joins the Financial Service Litigation practice group. She represents banks, credit card companies, and other financial institutions in consumer lawsuits involving federal and state laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. She also has experience guiding employers in numerous industries on labor and employment including issues related to Title VII, ADEA, FMLA, and FLSA. Kiki is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, cum laude, where she was the Publications Editor of the Tennessee Journal of Law and Policies.