He was born in 1947, in the early postwar period, when Western European legal and economic institutions were being rebuilt. His professional life developed in Switzerland, where the legal profession combines private practice with the separately licensed role of the public notary.
He holds the doctorate in law, indicated by the title Dr. iur. This degree is awarded by law faculties in Switzerland and other German-speaking countries, and it is the qualification on which his practice as a Swiss attorney rests.
Meisser practices law in Klosters, a mountain resort municipality in the Prättigau valley of the canton of Graubünden. He works as a partner of the firm that now operates under the name Meisser & Partners AG, based on Bahnhofstrasse in Klosters. Earlier, he practiced as a partner under the office name Legal Office Dr. Meisser.
Meisser & Partners was founded in 1979 and describes itself as a trademark team specialized in trademark work and related areas. The firm's services include trademark clearance searches, registration and administration of trademarks and designs, opposition and litigation proceedings before Swiss courts and authorities, and the drafting and negotiation of licence and coexistence agreements. It has also described itself as regularly ranking among the ten largest trademark agents in Switzerland by national filings.
The firm also offers notarial services, such as notarizing affidavits and powers of attorney, and Meisser is identified as a Rechtsanwalt and public notary. Swiss attorneys must be admitted to practice, and a public notary carries out certifying functions that go beyond ordinary legal advice.
