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Nathan D. Meyer
SHAREHOLDER
Nathan Meyer is a litigator whose diverse practice
encompasses commercial, tort liability, professional liability, insurance bad
faith, insurance coverage, and government entity litigation.
Nate has earned Martindale-Hubbell's "Preeminent
AV®"
peer review rating, the highest attorney rating awarded by that publication.
Nate has achieved excellent results for his
clients through creative arguments. As an example, he recently litigated and
settled a quadriplegia claim against a global corporation with alleged clear
liability for less than plaintiff’s estimate of future medical expenses and
less than a third of plaintiff’s mediation demand. Nate achieved this
favorable result by creating a scope of employment issue and arguing that the
plaintiff assumed the risk of his catastrophic spinal injury by failing to wear
a neck protector used by motocross riders.
He also recently obtained summary judgment in a
legal malpractice matter by creatively arguing that the plaintiff lacked
standing and that the legal malpractice claim became the property of the
plaintiff’s bankruptcy estate after the plaintiff filed a bankruptcy petition
that fraudulently failed to disclose the claim.
Nate represents a variety of clients: lawyers,
insurance agents and real estate agents in professional liability cases;
insureds in tort liability cases; a general contractor, a subsequent purchaser
of a commercial property, and a home/business owner in commercial litigation
cases; insurers in declaratory judgment actions and bad faith litigation; a
medical device manufacturer in product liability litigation; a nursing home in a
wrongful death case; and government entities in religious discrimination and
abuse of process cases.
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PRACTICE
AREAS |
Commercial Litigation
Professional Liability
Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Government Entity Defense
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS |
Defense Research Institute, the Voice of the
Defense Bar: Member, 2010-present
Association of Professional Responsibility
Lawyers: Member, 2010-present
State Bar of Arizona: Fee Arbitration Program
Arbitrator, 2007-present
Arizona Association of Defense Counsel: Member,
Board of Directors (2007-2010)
Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Young Lawyers Division:
President (2005-2006), Vice President (2004-2005), Charity Co-Chair (2003-2004)
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COURT
ADMISSIONS |
Arizona, 2000
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona,
2000 |
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ARTICLES |
"Arizona Bad Faith Quick Reference," 2005
"Continuing Bad Faith: Theory of Liability or Rule
of Evidence," Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Quarterly,
Winter 2002 |
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PRESENTATIONS |
"Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Arizona," CLE
Seminar, 2009
“Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Arizona," CLE
Seminar, 2008
"Bad Faith: What It Is and Isn’t," CLE Seminar,
2005
"Examining the Discovery Process," CLE Seminar,
2004 |
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EDUCATION |
J.D., with distinction, University of Iowa, 2000
B.A., Central College of Iowa, 1997 |
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT |
Through the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
(AADC), Mr. Meyer consulted with attorneys subjected to Bar Complaints and referred
them to qualified attorneys for a pro bono consultation and potential
representation.
Through the AADC Young Lawyers Division, he assisted in raising over $30,000 for the Devereux Foundation, a national
not-for-profit entity that
provides shelter and services to children with special needs.
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