Jon Meyer

As a partner and an attorney at Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP, Jon Meyer is dedicated to representing clients in Manchester and across the state of New Hampshire. A well-versed litigator, he primarily focuses his practice on employment law, handling both plaintiff and appellate cases. He also takes on cases requiring knowledge of personal injury law, business law and criminal defense law. 

Mr. Meyer graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut before going on to earn a Master of Arts in history from the University of Connecticut in 1973. He then received a Juris Doctor and graduated with high honors from Harvard Law School in 1975.

With nearly 40 years of representing employees, companies and individuals, Mr. Meyer brings a wealth of knowledge of various areas of the law to the table. He works closely with clients to ensure he understands their goals for their cases. Mr. Meyer gained valuable experience early in his career as a clerk for a judge and working on civil rights cases for the American Civil Liberties Union in New Hampshire. For his successes, he was rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell and has been named one of The Best Lawyers in America.

Always enthusiastic to share his knowledge and legal acumen with others, Mr. Meyer served as an instructor for the University of Miami School of Law and as a lecturer for Notre Dame College. He is active in the legal community and holds memberships with the New Hampshire Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law and Business Litigation sections, the American Bar Association, the Manchester Bar Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, The Lawyers' Committee and the National School Boards Association's Council of School Attorneys.

Mr. Meyer is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.