Gene Melchionne is a native of Waterbury, Connecticut, and currently resides and practices there.  He is an avid boater, amateur musician, and MacUser, spending every weekend on his boat with his guitar and iPad. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and its Vice President. He graduated from Drake University School of Law in 1980, receiving the American Jurisprudence Award for academic excellence.  In 2007, he was appointed to the Connecticut Supreme Court’s Commission on Foreclosures. Formerly, Melchionne was Vice President of the Waterbury Credit Bureau and a member of the Northwestern Regional Council of the American Institute of Banking, and the only attorney to receive its prestigious Ken Kovel Award.  He has also been repeatedly recognized by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Pro Bono service to needy consumers. Gene is a long-time member of NACBA and a national speaker on bankruptcy law, consumer representation, and the use of technology in the law office. He has been featured on the PBS show “NOW“, and appeared on a segment of “Your Money” on CNN and the CBS Evening News. The New York Times, Business Week, the Connecticut Law Tribune, and numerous Connecticut newspapers have interviewed him.  He has testified before the Connecticut legislature and in court as an expert in bankruptcy law issues.