Christopher R. Meyer

Partner

Mr. Meyer graduated summa cum laude from the Honors Program at The Ohio State University in 1974, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1977.

Mr. Meyer has been with Reese, Pyle, Drake & Meyer since 1977, working primarily in the area of litigation, and has accumulated extensive jury trial experience in Licking, Franklin, and other central and southeastern Ohio counties over the course of more than three decades. He has handled a wide variety of cases including personal injury and wrongful death claims, the defense of professional negligence claims (for hospitals, physicians, nurses, dentists, attorneys, and veterinarians), construction law claims (for developers and general contractors), probate litigation (will contest and will construction cases), complex divorce cases, and employment law claims (sexual harassment, age discrimination, and wrongful termination claims).

Mr. Meyer also maintains an active general practice, representing individuals, businesses, non-profit corporations, and the local healthcare system on a wide variety of matters that do not involve litigation. He also holds the current appointment as Outside Counsel to the Ohio Attorney General for Central Ohio Technical College.

Mr. Meyer has been active in civic and volunteer activities for many years in the Licking County community, and is a member of the Newark Rotary Club and the Licking County Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Meyer and his wife reside in Newark and have three grown children.