Stuart Meissner

Stuart Meissner (born 1962) is a well known American attorney, whose Meissner Associates opened in 2001 with offices in Manhattan NY, Nyack NY and across the country focuses on the securities industry, investment disputes, FINRA attorney representation, whistleblower matters, and criminal defense. In 2016 his client was awarded over 22 million dollars from the SEC as a result of the Dodd Frank SEC Whistleblower program, which was the largest award given to any US citizen in the history of the program http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/11/business/for-monsanto-whistle-blower-a-22-million-award-that-fell-short.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FMonsanto%20Company&action=click&contentCollection=business®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection&_r=2 He is a former state prosecutor and was an independent candidate for U.S. Senate from the US state of New Jersey. Stuart David Meissner pulled in a minority of votes in 2013 NJ special election for US Senate, falling behind 2, but ahead of 3, other independent candidates. Meissner, born in 1962, graduated with bachelor's and J.D. degrees from Hofstra University and received a master of laws degree in corporate law from New York University. He is a son of George Meissner of Lawrence, NJ.