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Meyer counsels for Bracewell and Giuliani in complex commercial litigation and appeals in the areas of [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]], [[telecommunications]], [[intellectual property]], consumer finance, banking, employment disputes, [[real estate]], landlord/tenant issues, construction, equipment leasing, and [[bankruptcy]] proceedings. Since 2004, he has been repeatedly named by Thomson Reuters among ''Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars."<ref name=bracewell/>
Meyer counsels for Bracewell and Giuliani in complex commercial litigation and appeals in the areas of [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]], [[telecommunications]], [[intellectual property]], consumer finance, banking, employment disputes, [[real estate]], landlord/tenant issues, construction, equipment leasing, and [[bankruptcy]] proceedings. Since 2004, he has been repeatedly named by Thomson Reuters among ''Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars."<ref name=bracewell/>
In his bid for the state House, Meyer on May 27, 2014 handily defeated private equity partner Chart Hampton Westcott (born 1985) of Dallas, his intraparty runoff opponent, 8,551 votes (74.4 percent) to 2,935 (25.6 percent.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican Runoff Election Returns, May 27, 2014.</ref> The campaign was heated and personal; in July, two months after the runoff voting, a flyer, signed by [[Dallas Cowboys]] [[football]] star [[Troy Aikman]], was mistakenly mailed to voters asking for support for Westcott, a spokesman for the [[conservative]] Traditional Values Coalition. Westcott apologized for the mistake and said that he fully endorsed Meyer in the [[general election]] despite their primary rivalry.<ref name=campaignflyer>{{cite web|url=http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/failed-texas-house-candidate-chart-westcott-says-campaign-mailer-was-sent-in-error.html/|title=Former Texas House candidate Chart Westcott says campaign mailer was sent in error|author=Melissa Repko|date=July 29, 2014|publisher=''The Dallas Morning News''|accessdate=December 8, 2014}}</ref>
In his bid for the state House, Meyer on May 27, 2014 handily defeated private equity partner Chart Hampton Westcott (born 1985) of Dallas, his intraparty runoff opponent, 8,551 votes (74.4 percent) to 2,935 (25.6 percent.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican Runoff Election Returns, May 27, 2014.</ref> The campaign was heated and personal; in July, two months after the runoff voting, a flyer, signed by [[Dallas Cowboys]] [[football]] star [[Troy Aikman]], was mistakenly mailed to voters asking for support for Westcott, a spokesman for the [[conservative]] Traditional Values Coalition. Westcott apologized for the mistake and said that he fully endorsed Meyer in the [[general election]] despite their primary rivalry.<ref name=campaignflyer>Melissa Repko, "Former Texas House candidate Chart Westcott says campaign mailer was sent in error," ''The Dallas Morning News,'' July 29, 2014}}</ref>
In the 2014 general election, Meyer defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] attorney Leigh Bailey, 24,973 votes (60.7 percent) to 16,182 (39.3 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 4, 2014.</ref>
In the 2014 general election, Meyer defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] attorney Leigh Bailey, 24,973 votes (60.7 percent) to 16,182 (39.3 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 4, 2014.</ref>