Steven Meyer
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Steven Meyer has more than 30 years of experience defending clients in all types of civil litigation and has tried more than 25 cases to verdict.
Steve’s courtroom experience involves products, environmental, toxic tort, real estate, and business litigation, as well as other litigation matters. For decades, he has represented a deep, diverse client base defending designers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of automotive, industrial, and mechanical machinery; consumer products; and chemicals. Among his many trial wins, Steve won a case while serving as lead trial counsel for an international client in a complex ground contamination case alleging $400 million in damages and also won a judgment of nearly $27 million in legal fees in that case.
Steve orchestrates and leads winning strategies in motion practice and at mediations, arbitrations, and trials, all of which positively impact client goals and profitability. Steve’s science and engineering background paired with his experience form the foundation for his work with experts and stellar cross examinations.
Steve also has substantial – and – successful appellate experience in both writing and oral arguments in the courts of appeal.
- Education
- Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989)
- University of California, Los Angeles (B.S. in Economics/Systems Science (Engineering) and B.A. in Political Science, 1984)
- State Admissions
- California, 1989
- Federal Admissions
- United States District Court, Central District of California
- United States District Court, Eastern District of California
- United States District Court, Southern District of California
- Service Areas
- Mass Tort & Product Liability
- Environmental & Renewable Energy
- Life Sciences Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Industries Represented
- Automotive
- Machinery Manufacturing
- Medical Devices
- Pharmaceutical & Medicine
- Chemical
- As lead trial counsel for an international client in a complex ground contamination case, secured a defense verdict against claims in excess of $400 million and obtained a judgment for nearly $27 million in legal fees from the plaintiff
- As lead trial counsel for an international automotive client, has secured numerous defense verdicts and obtained cost award judgments against plaintiffs
- As trial and appellate counsel for an international automotive client, established aesthetics as a component of the client’s risk/benefit analyses
