Upon graduating with honors from the College of Idaho in 1969, Bill went on to do graduate work in public administration at George Washington University under a Scottish Rite Fellowship before attending law school at the University of Denver.

Bill received the 1999 & 2002 Special Recognition Award from Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the 1995 Annual Judicial Award from the Colorado Correctional Association, the 1995 Annual Judicial Award from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center on Addiction and Research Treatment and the 1991 Judicial Excellence Award from the Denver Bar Association.

Following graduation from law school, Meyer accepted a position as Deputy District Attorney in Denver where he tried in excess of 100 cases. Between his stint as a prosecutor with the Denver District Attorney and a position with the Colorado Attorney General as First Assistant Attorney General in 1982, Bill went into the private practice of law where he specialized in complex commercial litigation.

While with the Attorney General s office, Bill was deputized as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado and a Deputy District Attorney in the twenty-two Colorado judicial districts. He handled complex civil and criminal litigation in both state and federal courts. During his sixteen years on the Denver District Court, Bill Meyer tried numerous negligence, employment and commercial disputes. He was director of the Denver District Court Early Neutral Evaluation Project and personally handled scores of settlement conferences. He was Presiding Judge of the domestic relations division from 1996-1998.

While on the bench, Bill Meyer regularly taught evidence courses to Colorado judges, as well as to judges nationally. He currently teaches evidence for the Colorado Judicial Branch and the National Judicial College as well as Dispute Resolution Skills. In addition, he is the Senior Judicial Fellow for the National Drug Court Institute.

After serving sixteen years as a judge in the Denver District Court (2nd Judicial District of Colorado), Bill Meyer joined the Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc. in the Fall of 2000 and has practiced full-time as a neutral since then.

IN-STATE: $410 per hr, OUT OF STATE: $440 per hr.