Practice Areas
- Commercial & Business Litigation
- Construction Contracts & Litigation
- Employee Defection (Trade Secret, Covenants Not To Compete) Litigation
- Business Ownership Divorce
- Wills and Estate Litigation
- Outsourced General Counsel
- Qui Tam / Whistleblower
- Mediation/Arbitration
Mr. Meynardie opened a solo practice in 2008, after 15 years practicing complex commercial litigation in two of the largest firms in North Carolina. He left the large firm in order to provide more flexible and affordable solutions to local governments, small businesses and individuals. Through the use of state of the art hardware and software solutions, Mr. Meynardie has been able to continue to serve clients in large and small litigation much more efficiently and cost-effectively by improving the ability to find and present key documents and testimony while at the same time reducing the number of timekeepers (and therefore overall cost) to effectively present his clients’ claims and defenses. In 2010, Joe Nanney joined the firm adding his nearly 30 years of commercial litigation experience.
Mr. Meynardie has been a certified civil court mediator since 2000 and has acted as an advocate or mediator in hundreds of civil cases. In 2011 Mr. Meynardie launched CarolinaMediations.com and “The Middle View,” a website and newsletter dedicated to improving advocacy in mediation and thereby improving mediation outcomes.
Mr. Meynardie has been active in the Construction section of the North Carolina Bar Association and has served as the Chairman of the Section Council. Mr. Meynardie is a sought after speaker having presented papers to trade groups, company retreats, and bar association groups on topics ranging from construction delivery systems and contracts to green or sustainable construction to electronic discovery and trade secret protection.
- Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
- J.D.
- Honors: With High Honors
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: Emory Law Journal, Law Review
- University of San Francisco
- M.B.A.
- Honors: National Honor Society
- Major: Finance
- Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- B.S.
- Major: Economics
- Major: Accounting and Finance
- Meynardie & Nanney, PLLC, 2010 – Present
- The Meynardie Law Firm, PLLC, 2008 to 2010
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Partner, 2003 to 2008
- Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, Partner, 2000 to 2003
- Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, Associate, 1993 to 2000
- U.S. Circuit of Appeals, 11th Circuit, Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Susan H. Black , 1992 to 1993
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Susan H. Black , 1991 to 1992
- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Bank Holding Company Inspector, 1986 to 1988
- Security Pacific Bank, Commercial Loans, 1982 to 1986
- LEED® Accredited Professional
- NC Bar Association, Construction Section, Chairperson, 2011 to 2012
- NC Bar Association, Construction Section, Vice Chairperson, 2010 to 2011
- NC Bar Association Construction, Section Council, 2005 to 2008
- ABA Forum on Construction Industry, Steering Committee for Division 2 (Contract Documents)
- Defense Research Institute (Commercial Litigation, Products Liability & Construction Law)
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Carolinas Associated General Contractors
- Construction Professionals Network of North Carolina
- Associated Building Contractors of the Carolinas
- North Carolina Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Contracting with Public Entities, LORMAN
- CPA Law Forum, Green Construction: Controlling Risks and Understanding Rewards
- Electronically Stored Information and the New Federal Rules, NC Bar Association, Construction Section Annual
- North Carolina Construction Law, Lorman Seminars
- Public Construction Law in North Carolina, Lorman Seminars
- Comparison of the AIA Form Contracts And The New ConsensusDOCS, Presentations to Carolinas AGC and AIA, 2007
- Contracting With General Contractors And Construction Managers To Avoid Or Reduce Exposure To Claims, NC Bar Association, Construction Section Annual Meeting
- Defending Delay, Acceleration, and Lost Productivity Claims, The Voice (DRI’s National Publication)
- Georgia, 1991
- North Carolina, 1994
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1994
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1994
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
