Mr. Luke Harrison Metzler, Partner

As a Partner Attorney at Van Wey, Metzler & Williams, Luke Metzler plays a pivotal role in the firm’s operations and success. His profound involvement in complex litigation, especially catastrophic birth injury, reflects his deep commitment to justice and patient safety.

Since gaining his law license in 2011, Luke has developed a specialty in birth injury litigation, handling cases with exceptional skill and compassion. His remarkable track record includes achieving one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in Texas in 2019. His comprehensive understanding of the legal nuances in such complex cases is a valuable asset to the firm.

Clients, colleagues, and legal peers benefit from Luke’s leadership, his high standards, and his unwavering commitment to achieving results. His approach not only serves the immediate needs of his clients but also aims at instituting broader changes in healthcare and consumer safety. As a foundational member of the firm, he maintains a vigilant focus on its future, cherishing its culture, core values, and purpose.

Luke is committed to the firm’s mission, ensuring that its core values are consistently reflected in its legal practices and client relations. His dedication to the legal profession and his clients is evident in the numerous accolades he has received, including repeated recognition as a Super Lawyers Rising Star and a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40.

Luke Metzler is a renowned attorney who specializes in complex cases involving medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, and product liability. Since obtaining his law license in 2011, he has exclusively represented injured plaintiffs and has developed a specialty niche in birth injury litigation as a result of negligent labor and delivery and neonatal resuscitation causing brain damage, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, cerebral palsy, and developmental delay.

He has a remarkable track record and his results speak for themselves, including obtaining the largest medical malpractice verdicts in Texas in 2019, which was also one of the largest in the United States.

Luke’s approach is unique and different from other attorneys. He aggressively pursues cases at the highest level to ensure industry and institutional changes to improve patient and consumer safety. His clients are like family and always get the attention and dedication they deserve. He takes on the most egregious cases and is genuinely dedicated to improving healthcare.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
South Texas College of Law	J.D.	Law School	2011
University of Kansas	B.A.	Philosophy and Sociology	2007

State / Court	Date
Texas	2011
AR Western District Court
Arizona
Arizona District Court
Arkansas Western District Court
AZ District Court
Texas Eastern Bankruptcy Court
Texas Eastern District Court
Texas Northern District Court
West Virginia Southern District Court

• American Association of Justice:  
  Co-Chair: Medical Negligence Group 2021-2022  
  Editor Birth Trauma Newsletter 2019-2020  
  Member Oversight Committee  
  PAC Committee  
  PDC Texas Co-Chair  
  AAJ New Lawyers Division:  
  Publications Chair: 2015-2016  
  Membership Chair: 2016-2017  
  Education Chair: 2017-2018  
  Texas Trial Lawyers Association:  
  TTLA Board of Directors: 2017-Present  
  Advocates Board of Directors Chair: 2018  
  
  Co-Chair: Medical Negligence Group 2018-Present  
  Dallas Trial Lawyers Association:  
  DTLA Member  Board of Directors Chair: 2016-Present

• Super Lawyers Rising Star since 2017
  Super Lawyers Up and Coming
  100 National Trial Lawyers
  Top 40 Under 40 since 2015 National Trial Lawyers
  Top 100 since 2017 D Magazine
  Top 40 Under 40 Thomson Reuters
  Rising Star since 2017 Thomson Reuters Up and Coming 100 since 2020
  In 2023, Luke won the Super Lawyer’s Rising Star and Super Lawyer’s Up and Coming 100 awards once again, further cementing his position as one of the best birth injury attorneys in Texas.

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