Of
Counsel
 Leonard J. Meyberg, Jr.
Born: June 10, 1940
Admitted to California State Bar: January, 1966
Current Position: Sole Practitioner
Education:
1962 - Claremont Men's College, B.A.
1965 - U.C.L.A. School of Law, J.D.
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 Respondent 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). 
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