David Meyer

David G. Meyer is a member of our Maritime Emergency Response Team (“MERT”). David Meyer concentrates his practice in the areas of admiralty and maritime law and commercial litigation for clients in the maritime shipping and energy industries in matters that include:

• maritime casualties such as vessel collisions and allisions
• injury and wrongful death claims
• limitation of liability, arrest, and attachment actions
• cargo casualties on behalf of vessel owners, charterers, stevedores, cargo interests, and freight forwarders
• charter party and other complex contractual disputes
• bankruptcy, insolvency, and restructuring
• oil and hazardous materials spill incidents
• general commercial litigation in state and federal courts

He also assists clients with responding to and investigating shipboard and other workplace accidents and incidents, including overseeing and ensuring compliance with U.S. Coast Guard, Texas General Land Office, Flag State, OSHA, and other regulatory agency requirements.

When not working, David focuses on spending time with his wife and three young daughters, and when possible enjoys outdoor activities such as exploring the mountains of Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado, fishing anywhere he can, and roaming his family’s patch of land in the far northern part of the Texas Hill Country.

EDUCATION:

• University of Texas at Austin, BA
• University of Texas School of Law, JD

ADMISSIONS:

• Texas
• U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court – Southern District of Texas
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

MEMBERSHIPS:

• Houston Bar Association
• Houston Mariners Club
• Maritime Law Association of the United States
• State Bar of Texas
• Texas Bar Foundation