Meyer Wilson
Courtney Werning is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in investor claims and civil litigation. Since January 2011, Courtney has held various positions at Meyer Wilson, including Principal, Lead Counsel, Associate Attorney, and Law Clerk. In addition, Courtney has contributed to the legal field as a Pro Bono Student Assistant at Capital University Law School and completed externships at Franklin County Municipal Court and the Federal Public Defender's Office. Courtney earned a Juris Doctor degree from Capital University Law School from 2009 to 2012, following a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The Ohio State University from 2005 to 2009.
Meyer Wilson
Founded in 1999, the law firm of Meyer Wilson is a boutique firm devoted solely to investor claims and class/mass actions. With offices in Ohio, California, Michigan and Louisiana, we practice nationwide, and have successfully represented over 1,000 individual and institutional investors. We represent clients with investor claims in federal and state courts, and in arbitration through the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and private arbitration. As a niche firm, our investment fraud attorneys have the ability to focus their time on what they do best: recovering losses for investors with claims against financial advisors, stockbrokers and brokerage firms. Our class action practice group has served as lead and co-lead class counsel in numerous consumer class actions. David Meyer served as lead counsel for hundreds of retirees in a class action against Prudential Securities and won a jury verdict in excess of $261 million, believed to be the largest jury verdict in Ohio's history. He and Mr. Wilson have also been appointed lead or co-lead counsel by state and federal courts throughout the country in numerous consumer class actions. Mr. Meyer is listed in the Best Lawyers in America®, a distinction limited to just 1% of the practicing attorneys in the country as voted upon by other lawyers. David Meyer has also achieved the peer review rating of "AV-Preeminent (5.0/5.0)" (the highest rating available) under Martindale-Hubbell's rating system for legal ability and ethical standards.