Paul Meyer '68, J.D. '71

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Paul Meyer '68, J.D. '71, received the Legend of the Law Award 2024 from the Orange County Bar Association recognizing exceptional contributions to the Orange County legal community. Meyer remains in active practice of criminal defense and judicial administrative defense.

Following 10 years as a senior prosecutor with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, where he supervised the Homicide Panel, Meyer founded his own firm in 1981. His practice includes both state and federal criminal defense, involving such matters as the successful defense of Merrill Lynch during the Orange County bankruptcy in 1996, the defense of members of the Orange County Board of Supervisors and judges of both the Los Angeles and Orange County Superior Courts.