Eric S. Meyer, Esq.

The first thing that you should know about me and my practice of the law is that I’m a personal injury lawyer through and through. I exclusively handle personal injury cases, but many attorneys that handle personal injury cases do not. This is significant.

My success as a personal injury lawyer really begins as a teen.  I have a blue-collar mentality that I bring to a white-collar world.  This is because I grew up working on the family farm, working at my friend’s ranch, and working various construction jobs. This blue-collar mentality sets me apart from others in my profession.

The journey to becoming a personal injury lawyer traces back to when I was a sheriff’s cadet in high school. This is where I fell in love with the law and really found the inspiration that propelled me to eventually become a prosecutor. I eventually went to law school to do just that – become a prosecutor – and while still in law school, I became a certified law student, allowing me to appear in court with supervision.

Even at this stage in my life, I found considerable success before officially starting my career. I stopped counting the number of trials I had at a whopping 150. To be fair, these were not jury trials, but bench trials where people waive their right to a jury. Little did I know that these experiences would lay the foundation for my future as a personal injury attorney.

I continued to build off this foundation once becoming an attorney, something I am proud of and grateful for. After becoming an attorney, I hit the ground running! Immediately after being sworn in as an attorney, I walked out of the courtroom and my boss at the time was waiting for me with a case file. He tossed me the documents and said, “Jury selection’s in a week. Go have fun.” On my first day as an attorney, he threw me out of the boat to see if I would sink or swim. Needless to say, I was ready to swim.

I’ll never forget the first day of my first jury trial. I had only been a licensed lawyer for about a week. Before the trial, I was in the bathroom dry heaving, even though I hadn’t eaten in three days. My heart raced, my palms were clammy, and I could feel the weight of the courtroom staring at me as I stood before the jury for the first time. I broke through this self-induced pressure about halfway through that first day. At one point, I remember thinking, “I’ve got this.” Since then, I’ve never looked back.

Over time, as I took on several trials as a prosecutor, my skills and successes caught the attention of a major insurance company in the United States. I was headhunted and became its trial counsel, representing people causing injuries to others in car crashes.

At the time, my wife was working and in law school, and we didn’t have any children, so I figured I might as well maximize the time I was working too. In fact, I worked my tail off. This afforded me much trial experience, allowing me to work my way up the corporate ladder. I was the youngest attorney in the company’s history to be in the position I was in. I was working on significant cases and representing major corporations. I felt like the main character in my own movie, navigating the complexities of high-stakes litigation to envied success.

Despite this success, I ultimately found myself unfulfilled and burnt out. That’s when I made a drastic change and decided to become partners with my wife and start our own practice. Instead of continuing to represent big interests, I started representing victims. I was able to use my experience on the other side to help the people who truly needed it and found so much more fulfillment in it. Today, as a personal injury lawyer, I have handled cases representing people who suffer from minor accidents to those who die wrongful deaths.

It’s funny, had you told me while I was in law school that I would eventually become a personal injury lawyer, I would have laughed at you. I remember constantly making fun of civil lawyer, but you truly never know where God will send you. I genuinely believe I am on the path He has for me, doing what I’m supposed to do. I am so grateful and absolutely love what I do. I am very passionate about fighting for my clients and getting them what they deserve. I love helping people and making a difference, and being a personal injury attorney is a way I can do that.

Contrast this with insurance companies and claims adjusters, who essentially work to screw people over, focused only on saving a company money. They have completely stripped the human element out of the process. This infuriates me and was the main reason I left that side. Having been a trial attorney for an insurance company in the past means I learned their playbook. I know their strategies and tactics like the back of my hand. This has given me a unique perspective on how I fight for victims of their game. This is how I beat them to help those who would otherwise be denied being made whole just for others to profit more.

I am married to the love of my life and business partner, Ashley. Together, we have three wonderful children. When I’m not fighting for my clients, you will find me spending time with my family, hunting, fishing, and enjoying the outdoors. I also enjoy helping Ashley run our private school, Freedom Academy.