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Employees Institute for Justice William Mellor

William Mellor

OfficerTrustee/director

Chairman and Founding GEN Counsel at Institute for Justice

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Published on January 25, 2026.

$61,481
2023

Total compensation

William Mellor has been listed as an employee of Institute for Justice in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for William Mellor has decreased by 89.4% from 2016 to 2023.

Annual compensation details

$61,481
+34.3%
Chairman and Founding GEN Counsel
2023
$45k org
40 hrs/wk
$18k other
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$45,786
-19.4%
Chairman and Founding General Counsel
2022
$42k org
40 hrs/wk
$5k other
--

Total compensation by year

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2023

Other employees at Institute for Justice

Scott G Bullock
President and Chief Counsel
$711,345
$658,378 from orgNo related comp$52,967 other
Dana Berliner
Senior Vice President and Litigation Director
$610,249
$567,476 from orgNo related comp$42,773 other
Daniel Knepper
CFO and GEN Counsel/Sec. and Treas.
$524,749
$470,411 from orgNo related comp$54,338 other
Deborah Simpson
Chief Operating Officer
$484,072
$418,937 from orgNo related comp$65,135 other
John Kramer
Vice President for Strategic Relations
$466,066
$397,761 from orgNo related comp$68,305 other
Robert Gall
Managing Vice President and Senior Attorney
$402,133
$338,976 from orgNo related comp$63,157 other
Beth Stevens
Vice President, Development
$377,831
$321,545 from orgNo related comp$56,286 other
Robert McNamara
Deputy Litigation Director
$361,076
$297,742 from orgNo related comp$63,334 other
Robert Johnson
Senior Attorney
$320,500
$268,575 from orgNo related comp$51,925 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2023 Institute for Justice 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Institute for Justice 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2021 Institute for Justice 990 published

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