DRI member Joseph T. Metzger , founding partner of the Metzger Law Group, P.A. in Tampa, Florida won a defense verdict in a sinkhole claim with DRI member Fredric S. Zinober, a partner in the Tampa office of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. The plaintiff, Brian Francis, brought a claim against Universal Insurance Company of North America “Universal” in 2009 when he started to notice cracking in the home that was built in 2004. The damage got progressively worse and he made a claim on Universal for sinkhole coverage. Universal contracted SDII-Global (SDII), an engineering ...

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Metzger Law Group, P.A. is pleased to welcome new attorney Victoria Smith. Victoria received a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Politics & Social Work from NYU. She then graduated from Stetson University College of Law with her Juris Doctor and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2008. Prior to joining the firm, Victoria was a public defender in Hillsborough County, where she managed and litigated  over 150 misdemeanor cases.

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Metzger Law Group, P.A. is pleased to announce that Kari Metzger has been invited to join the prestigious Council on Litigation Management.  The Council is a nonpartisan alliance comprised of thousands of insurance companies, corporations, Corporate Counsel, Litigation and Risk Managers, claims professionals and attorneys.  Through education and collaboration the organization’s goals are to create a common interest in the representation by firms of companies, and to promote and further the highest standards of litigation management in pursuit of client defense.  Selected a...

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Metzger Law Group, P.A. is pleased to announce that Joseph Metzger has been invited to join the prestigious Council on Litigation Management.  The Council is a nonpartisan alliance comprised of thousands of insurance companies, corporations, Corporate Counsel, Litigation and Risk Managers, claims professionals and attorneys.  Through education and collaboration the organization’s goals are to create a common interest in the representation by firms of companies, and to promote and further the highest standards of litigation management in pursuit of client defense.  Sel...

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Joseph T. Metzger of Tampa, Florida, is among the laywers who recently earned Florida Bar board certification. Board certification evaluates attorneys' special knowledge, skills and proficiency in various areas of law and professionalism and ethics in practice. Joseph T. Metzger is board certfied in Civil Trial. Certified attorneys are the only Florida lawyers allowed to identify or advertise themselves as specialists or experts. "Florida's board certification program is one of the leaders in the nation in maintaining the highest standards for excellence and professionalism while adding pra...

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