Practice Areas:
Land Use
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Estate Planning
Business Succession Planning
Real Estate
Business Transactions
Business Entity Formation
Mediation Services

Charles W. Meibeyer, Attorney/Mediator

Charles W. Meibeyer Attorney-Mediator

Specialty Areas

Real Property, Winery and Land Use, Partnership and Limited Liability Companies, Business Transactions; Mediation.

Licenses/Certifications

State Bar of California, 1982,
State Bar #107487

Education

  • Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, J.D. 1982

  • Hastings College of the Law, University of California, 1979-80

  • University of Michigan, Bachelors Degree with distinction, 1975

Legal Experience

  • Owner, Meibeyer Law Group, 1989 – present

  • Associate and Partner - Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty, Napa, 1983-89

  • Associate - Morrison & Foerster, San Francisco, 1982-83

  • Extern for Justice Mathew Tobriner, California Supreme Court, Spring 1981

Mediation Training

  • Advanced Mediation Training, Pepperdine University’s Institute for Dispute Resolution, 1996 (18 hours)

  • Real Estate Mediation certification, California Association of Realtors, 1995 (12 hours)

  • Training in interest-based bargaining procedures, Napa Valley School Board (while President)

  • Since 1992, conducted 350+ mediations with 2-to-8 parties in all forms of disputes with 98% settlement rate

  • Basic mediation training, Lemmon Mediation Institute, May 1992 (40 hours)

  • Advanced Public Policy/Environmental Mediation, CONCUR, 1992 (32 hours)

  • Numerous additional training sessions through local bar associations and Northern California Mediation Association (in conjunction with JAMS)

Awards and Honors

  • Recipient, Milton D. Green Top Ten Scholars Award, 1980

  • Associate Editor, Industrial Relations Law Journal, 1980-81

  • Recipient, Paul Harris Award, St. Helena Rotary Club, 2006

Publications

  • "Numerous Benefits of Mediation", Napa Valley Register

  • "Dealing with Partnership Disputes Before They Arise By using Buy-Sell Agreements", The Business Journal

  • "There Is A Better Way", The Business Journal

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