Charles meeker biography
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Charles Carpenter Meeker (born July 27, ) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 34th Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina. He was first elected in over RepublicanPaul Coble, and reelected for a fifth two-year term in A fifth term tied Meeker with Avery C. Upchurch as Raleigh's longest-serving mayor.[1][2]
Quick Facts 37th Mayor of Raleigh, Preceded by
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He is the son of Leonard C. Meeker, who served as United States Ambassador to Romania from to , and brother of architect Sarah Meeker Jensen
Meeker is a Raleigh-based lawyer whose firm focuses on local government issues, including public transportation and development. In his five terms as mayor and during previous service on the Raleigh City Council (–89 and –95), Meeker, living and raising his family in Boylan Heights, advocated downtown redevelopment and the creation of a light rail system connecting Raleigh to Durham, Research Triangle Park, and Chapel Hill under the auspice
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Charles Meeker
American politician in North Carolina (born )
Charles Carpenter Meeker (born July 27, ) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 34th Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina. He was first elected in over RepublicanPaul Coble, and reelected for a fifth two-year term in A fifth term tied Meeker with Avery C. Upchurch as Raleigh's longest-serving mayor.[1][2]
He is the son of Leonard C. Meeker, who served as United States Ambassador to Romania from to , and brother of architect Sarah Meeker Jensen
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[edit]Meeker is a Raleigh-based lawyer whose firm focuses on local government issues, including public transportation and development. In his five terms as mayor and during previous service on the Raleigh City Council (–89 and –95), Meeker, living and raising his family in Boylan Heights, advocated downtown redevelopment and the creation of a light rail system connecting Raleigh to Durham, Research Triangle Pa
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Dr. Charles (Chuck) Meeker holds advanced degrees and training in the life sciences, including biochemistry, molecular biology, oncological sciences, and biotechnology. Clients appreciate Dr. Meeker’s deep knowledge in these areas to help them understand and navigate the unique challenges of IP prosecution in these and other fields. In the U.S. and overseas, clients rely on his experience to counsel and execute on issues related to the procurement and protection of intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, and copyrights, as well as strategic legal and business decisions related to IP monetization, licensing, enforcement, and defense, and IP-related acquisition and due diligence.
Dr. Meeker’s work includes patents for pharmaceutical drugs and drug delivery systems, kemikalie compositions and systems, plant science and cell culture technology, PCR technologies and DNA melting curve analysis, fluorescence and luminescence imaging and moni