Attorneys

Leonard J. Meyberg, Jr

Leonard J. Meyberg, Jr.

Of Counsel

Law School: U.C.L.A. School of Law, J.D., 1965.

College: Claremont Men's College, B.A., 1962.

Admitted to California State Bar: January, 1966

Current Position: Sole Practitioner

Teaching:

  • 1979-1986 - Lecturer, Annual Family Law Symposium, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • 1981, 1983, 1985 - Lecturer, "Representing Clients in Spousal and Child Support Matters" for Continuing Education of the Bar
  • 1982 - Lecturer, Family Law, Second Annual Update of the Law Program, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • 1982 - Lecturer and Panel Member on Dividing Community Property at CJER for State Family Law Judges
  • 1982, 1984, 1985 - Lecturer on Dividing Community Property and Appraisals to the Kern County Bar Association Family Law Section and Family Law Judges
  • 1984 - Lecturer, "How to Handle Short Cause Matters in Department 2" for Joint Symposium of the Los Angeles County Bar and Beverly Hills Bar Association Family Law Sections
  • 1987 - Lecturer for Continuing Education of the Bar, Family Law Institute on "Complex Property Division Problems"
  • 1988 - Consultant - Continuing Education of the Bar; revised edition of "California Marital Termination Agreements"
  • 1989, 1991 - Lecturer annual Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Symposium "Recent Developments"
  • 1991 - Lecturer Continuing Education of the Bar (three locations) "How to Value Community Property"
  • 1991, 1992 - Consultant - Continuing Education of the Bar publication of Action Guide "Approaching a Marital Dissolution"
  • 1993 - Consultant - Revision of Continuing Education of the Bar publication of Action Guide "Approaching a Marital Dissolution"
  • 1993 - Author, "Move Away Cases--An Overview" for the Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Section Child Custody Colloquium
  • 1993 - Lecturer, Annual Beverly Hills Bar Family Law Symposium on "Cross Over Cases--Dependency and Family Law Custody"
  • 1994 - Lecturer, Los Angeles County Bar Association Child Custody Colloquium - "Trial of a Move-Away Case"
  • 1995 - Lecturer, Los Angeles County Bar Association Child Custody Colloquium - “Cross Examination of Experts"
  • Co-author with Commissioner (Ret.) John Dickey - "Drafting Orders and Judgments" for the Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Seminar
  • Lecturer - Family Law Institute - "Ethics of Custody Litigation" - sponsored by University of Southern California and Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section
  • 1997 - Lecturer - Los Angeles County Bar Association Child Custody Colloquium - “Pendente Lite Orders”
  • 1998 - Lecturer - Los Angeles County Bar Association Child Custody Colloquium - “The Lawyer as Story Teller”
  • 1999 - Lecturer - Los Angeles County Bar Association Child Custody Colloquium - “Approaching the Millennium”
  • 1999 - Lecturer - Joint Los Angeles County/San Fernando Bar Association Family Law Sections Program - “Imputing Income - Using an Earning Standard in the Determination of Child and Spousal Support”
  • 2000 - Lecturer - Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section - “Handling a Contempt Proceeding - Mock Trial”
    Lecturer - Los Angeles County/San Fernando Bar Association Family Law Sections Program - “Contempts From Both Sides”
  • 2001 - Lecturer - Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Section/Los Angeles County Psychological Association Program - “Alienation In High Conflict Divorce: Validity Issues, Ethical, and Clinical Management”
  • Lecturer - Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section “Everything You Wanted to Know About Family Law But Were Afraid to Ask”
  • Moderator - Thirty Third Family Law Symposium/Los Angeles County Bar Association - “Advanced Advocacy Issues: A Practical and Realistic Demonstration of Evidence”
  • Lecturer - Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Program - “Prenuptial Agreements After Senate Bill 78”
  • 2002 - Lecturer - CEB - Beverly Hills and Los Angeles - 20th Annual “Recent Developments in Family Law - 2001”
  • One of lecturers at 34th Annual Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Symposium: “Tax Returns - Authentication, Presentation, Articulation, and Judicial Interpretation”
  • One of lecturers at Joint Los Angeles County Bar Association/Los Angeles County Psychological Association Seminar “Comparative Models of Child Custody Evaluation: Referral Criteria, Validity Issues, and Limits of Expert Opinion”
  • Moderator of panel “Presenting the Child’s Evidence in Custody Disputes” at 24th Annual Los Angeles County Family Law Section Child Custody Colloquium “How to Successful Handle A Custody Dispute”
  • 2003 - Moderator of panel discussions at Joint Seminar of Los
  • Angeles County Bar Association/Los Angeles County Psychological Association “Separating Families in Child Custody Decisions: Infant Overnights, Move-a-ways, and Other Critical Issues”
  • - Panel member, Los Angeles County Bar Association 25th annual Child Custody Colloquium, “Overcoming an Adverse Evaluation”
  • 2004 - Panel member, Joint Los Angeles County Bar Association/Los Angeles County Psychological Association Symposium, “Court Ordered Counseling as a First Step”.
    Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section annual symposium.
  • 2005 - Panel member, The Seminar Group seminar “Relationship Agreements”, on “Marital Settlement Agreements”.
  • 2006 - Panel member, “Challenging an Unfavorable Custody Evaluation”.
    Panel member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Child Custody Colloquium, “ Advanced Issues in Child Custody Cases - Presenting Children’s Testimony”.
  • 2007 - Panel member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section, “Family Law Trial Institute 101 - Commencement and Trial Underway”.
  • 2008 - Panel member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Inns of Court, “Handling the High Profile Divorce”.
    Panel member and moderator, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law 40th Annual Symposium panel, “Fiduciary Duties”.
    Panel member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law 2nd Annual Trial Advocacy Program
  • 2009 - Panel member, Continuing Education of the Bar Program, “Financial Discovery in Family Law Cases”.
    Panel Member and moderator, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law 41st Annual Symposium panel, “Fiduciary Duties and the Effect of Mediation Confidentiality”.

Bar Association Activities

  • 1978 to current - Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • 1978-1990 - Delegate, State Bar Conference
  • 1979-1983 - Chair, Legal Specialization Committee, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • 1980-1983 - Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Committee, Committee on Legal Specialization
  • 1980 - Member, Conference Committee on Specialization, Conference of Delegates of the State Bar
  • 1981 - Chair, Conference Committee on Legal Specialization of the Conference of Delegates of the State Bar
  • 1980-1981 - Vice Chair, Family Law Section, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • 1981-1982 - Chair, Family Law Section, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • 1982-1987 - Member, Board of Governors, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • 1983-1987 - Member, Executive Committee, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • 1983-1984 - Treasurer, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • 1984-1985 - Secretary, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • 1985 - Member, Nominating Committee for Trustees, Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • 1985-1986 - Vice President, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • 1986-1987 - President-elect, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • 1987-1988 - President, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • Member--Nominating Committee for District 7 Representative to Executive Committee of Conference of Delegates
  • 1989-1991 - Chairperson--California Lawyers Political Action Committee
  • 1994-Present - Member--Executive Committee, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section
  • 2002-2003 - Secretary–Vice Chair, respectively. Executive Committee, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section.
  • 2004 - Chair-elect Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section.
  • 2005-2006 - Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section.

Other Bar Activities:

  • 1980-1986 - Volunteer Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and Van Nuys Municipal Courts
  • 1980-present - Volunteer Mediator, for Family Law Departments, Central and West Districts, Los Angeles County Superior Court
  • 1987-1988 - Member, ad hoc, Malpractice Insurance Committee, State Bar of California
  • 1992-present - Volunteer Judge Pro Tem, West District, Department "J", Los Angeles County Superior Court

Miscellaneous:

  • 1993 - Counsel for Petitioner in Trial Court and Respon¬dent on Appeal in In Re Marriage of Roe 18Cal.App.4th 1483.
  • 2000 - Counsel for Petitioner in Trial Court and on Appeal in In Re Ivey 85 Cal. App.4th 793.
  • 2003 - Counsel for Petitioner/Appellant in Trial Court and on Appeal in Marriage of Pidduck (unpublished decision).