Background
Meyer, Martin Jay was born on August 1, 1932 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Max and Rose (Wruble) Meyer.
Meyer, Martin Jay was born on August 1, 1932 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Max and Rose (Wruble) Meyer.
Bachelor, Wilkes College, 1954. Postgraduate, University Miami, 1956—1957. Bachelor of Laws, Temple University, 1959.
Worked at Meyer and Swatkoski Associates, A Professional Corporation (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) specializing in Civil Trial Practice, Personal Injury Claims, Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Pennsylvania. 1961, United States. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania.
1966, United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1978, United States. Supreme Court. Tau Epsilon Rho. Member, Temple University Law Reporter, 1958-1959.
Listed in Who"s Who in American Law and Who"s Who Among American Professionals.
Author: Weekly legal article for Times Leader, 1984-1990 and Sunday Independent, 1990-1993. President, Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association, 1984-1985.
Former Member, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Disciplinary Hearing Committee, 1986-1990 (Chairman, 1990-1992). Alternate Member, Disciplinary Hearing Committee, 1994.
Mediator, United States.
Arbitration and Mediation Services. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Luzerne County (Chairman, Committee on Public Relations, 1978.
Chairman, Court Rules Committee, 1990.
Member, Executive Committee, 1980-1982. Lecturer, 1980; Vice President, 1981-1982.
President, 1984-1985) and Pennsylvania (Member, Family Law and Insurance Negligence Section) Bar Associations. Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
National Conference of Bar Presidents. Fellow, Pennsylvania Bar Foundation.
Chairman Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1960. Co-chairman March of Dimes, 1962. Trustee Temple Israel Wilkes-Barre.
Board directors Jewish Home Scranton, Family Service Association. Arbitrator United States Arbitration and Mediation of Northeast, Inc., Million Dollar Advocates Forum. With United States Army, 1955-1956.
Fellow Pennsylvania Bar Foundation. Member DAV, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, American Arbitration Association (arbitrator), Association for Conflict Resolution, American Board Trial Advocates, Pennsylvania Society, Pennsylvania Bar Association (former co-chairman, adoption committee family law section, alternate dispute resolution committee), National Conference Bar President's, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (lecturer), Luzerne County Bar Association (president 1984-1985, chairman Court Rules Committee 1994-2000), Northeast Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Elks (trustee), Masons (32 degree), B'nai Brith (president 1967), Tau Epsilon Rho.
Married Joan Rosenthal, August 24, 1954. Children: Leah, Gary.