Lisa Helfend Meyer is an American attorney specializing in divorce and well-known for her celebrity clients.

Early life and education

Meyer graduated from Loyola Law School and received her

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Degree in

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from the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

. Meyer was a member of Phi Delta Phi.

Career

In 2000, Meyer became a founding partner at Meyer, Olson, Lowy & Meyers, LLP (MOLM). Meyer initially gained national recognition after successfully representing a woman who suffered severe brain damage during the birth of her triplets and was granted visitation rights to see them. Meyer has handled a number of high-profile cases, including those for well-known clients including

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's alleged victim, Kelly Rutherford, Sergey Brin's ex-wife Nicole Shanahan,

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's ex-wife Nicole Young,

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, Cesar Millan's ex-wife Ilusión Millán,

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's ex-husband Brandon Blackstock,

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, Donna D'Errico, and Sebastien Izambard. After the verdict, Bauer publicly criticized Meyer's law firm on X which garnered over 70 million views. Following Bauer's video,

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questioned the law firm's integrity on X which received 11 million views, asking if the team withheld evidence and suggested a countersuit.

Personal life

Meyer's first marriage ended in divorce. She is now married to Ron Cherney. Their primary residence is in Encino, Los Angeles at

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's former home.

Awards and honors

Meyer is a contributor to the

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Divorce blog. She was a consultant to the TV show Family Law and has been quoted by

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, Today Show,

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, CSQ Magazine, and

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References

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