T. Thomas Metier - Fort Collins, CO

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 1981
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

• Non Legal Education

  • Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1977
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts
    Honors: cum laude
  • Truck Driver Training, The Legacy Corporation - 2018

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founding Partner

Classes and Seminars

• One Great Story: The Trial Lawyers Art, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (2009)
  
• How to Put the TBI Case Together, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (2009)
  
• Motorcycle & Commercial Trucking Safety/Accidents, Colorado Bar Association (2008)
  
• Legal Issues for the Brain Injury Survivor, Wyoming Brain Injury Association (2007)
  
• The Art of Voir Dire, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (2006)
  
• Trial Advocacy, Voir Dire, Traumatic Brain Injury, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (2006 Annual Convention)
  
• Admissibility of PET and SPECT Scans in Brain Injury Cases, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (2005)
  
• Art of the Trial Lawyer, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (2005)
  
• Group Process: Trial of a Brain Injury Case, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (2005)
  
• Winning in Opening Statement, Texas Trial Lawyers Association (2003)
  
• Witness the Truth: The Power of Story, Nebraska Trial Lawyers ("All Star" Seminar, 2003)
  
• Mock Trial Collision, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (2003)
  
• Damages: Everything but the Kitchen Sink, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (2010)
  
• Trucking Litigation Exposed: Cross Examining the Truck Driver, 360 Advocacy (2010)
  
• Recovering for Psychological Injuries, Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys (2011 Annual Meeting)
  
• Recipes for Successful Auto Fraud Litigation, National Consumer Law Center (2011 Consumer Rights Litigation Conference)
  
• Traumatic Brain Injury and Emotional Injury Summit: Connecting with the Jury, 360 Advocacy Institute (2011)
  
• Dispelling Myths Related to Brain Injury Litigation and Admissibility Debates, Craig Hospital (2012 Brain Injury Summit)
  
• Preparation, Settlement, Restorative Mediation and Damages Claims in Brain Injury Litigation, Craig Hospital (2012 Brain Injury Summit)
  
• How to Win a Million Dollars in Closing, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Blockbuster 12 (2012)

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1981
• Wyoming, 1989
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1981
• U.S. District Court District of Wyoming, 1985
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1987

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified Civil Trial Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2009
• Board Certified Civil Pretrial Practice, National Board of Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy, 2012

Other Affiliations

• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1986 - Present (Executive Committee Member)
• Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - Present (Member)
• Colorado Bar Association, 1981 - Present (Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1986 - Present (Member)
• Colorado Alliance for Insurance Reform, 1989 - Present (Member)
• Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, 1988 - 1989 (Member)
• Warriors for Justice, 1996 - Present
• Trial Lawyers College (Faculty Member)
• Wyoming Bar Association (Member)
• American Association of Motorcycle Injury Lawyers (Member)
• National Institute of Trial Advocacy (1986)
• Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Committee)
• American Association for Justice (Member President's Club, Leaders Forum)
• The Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Member)
• Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow)
• National College of Advocacy Board of Trustees (Committee Member)
• The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Member)
• The American Society of Legal Advocates (Member)
• American Academy of Trial Counsel (Member)
• Colorado Brain Injury Association (Member)
• Colorado Super Lawyer (Listed 2006 - 2013)
• Best Lawyers in America (Named)
• AAJ, President's Club (Member)
• AAJ, Leaders Forum (Member)
• AAJ, Birth Trauma Litigation Group (Member)
• AAJ, Interstate Trucking Litigation Group (Member)
• AAJ, Nursing Home Litigation Group (Member)
• AAJ, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group (Member)
• AAJ, Jury Bias Litigation Group (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Omicron Delta Epsilon
• Phi Alpha Delta
• Tau Kappa Epsilon