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Kari A. Metzger

Partner
Tampa Office
813.223.4253
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  • Casualty Litigation
  • Trucking
  • Professional Liability
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    Kari Metzger has 30 years of experience in civil trial and appellate litigation and is also a certified mediator in both state and federal courts. She focuses her practice in the areas of mediation and arbitration, casualty litigation, transportation, insurance coverage and appellate litigation.  In her casualty practice, Kari defends clients in matters including automobile liability, premises liability and general casualty defense litigation. She also represents insurers in first and third party coverage matters.

    To access Kari’s mediation National Association of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) calendar for availability to schedule mediation please click here.

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    • Transportation
    • Insurance
    • Retail and Hospitality

    • National Association of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN)
    • Council on Litigation Management (CLM)
    • Hillsborough County Bar Association

      Former Section Chair, Mediation and Arbitration Section

    University of Miami School of Law — J.D., cum laude, 1992

    • Order of the Coif.
    • Moot Court Board
    • Executive Editor, University of Miami Entertainment & Sports Law Review
    • Magistrate of Phi Delta Phi Honor Society

    University of Notre Dame

    • Florida — 1992
    • Massachusetts — 1992

    • U.S. District Courts of Florida (Middle, Southern)

    • Certified County and Circuit Court Mediator by Florida Supreme Court
    • Certified United States District Court Middle District of Florida Mediator

    • Author, "Managing Your Client's Expectations At Mediation," Daily Business Review, May 2025
    • Author, "Nonbinding Arbitration: Finding a Way to Resolution," Daily Business Review, May 6, 2024

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    Offices

    Orlando

    300 South Orange Avenue
    Suite 1400
    Orlando, FL 32801

    407.872.7300

    Miami

    80 Southwest 8th Street
    Suite 3000
    Miami, FL 33130

    305.358.5577

    Tampa

    100 North Tampa Street
    Suite 2000
    Tampa, FL 33602

    813.223.4253

    Tallahassee

    101 North Monroe Street
    Suite 1050
    Tallahassee, FL 32301

    850.222.6550

    Birmingham

    2001 Park Place North
    Suite 1300
    Birmingham, AL 35203

    205.327.5550
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