J. Conard Metcalf - Alton, IL
Attorney at Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP
Mesothelioma & Asbestos Lawyers in Alton, IL
One Court St Alton, IL 62002
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Alton Mesothelioma & Asbestos Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Mesothelioma & Asbestos
Attorney Information
Overview
Conard Metcalf has successfully represented hundreds of men and women diagnosed with asbestos-caused cancers, such as mesothelioma and lung cancer, as well as individuals suffering from asbestosis and other occupational diseases and toxic injuries. Mr. Metcalf has been invited to speak about asbestos-related diseases at medical conferences and legal seminars and has published articles about occupational diseases in several legal journals.
Mr. Metcalf received his law degree from the University of Colorado in 1972, where he was a member of the Law Review. In 1973, he received a Master of Law degree from Columbia University in New York City. More recently, he received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. An AV rating, which identifies a lawyer with a very high to preeminent legal ability, is a prestigious peer-reviewed analysis of Mr. Metcalf’s expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence.
Mr. Metcalf belongs to a number of organizations, including the International Society of Barristers, which invites lawyers with demonstrated expertise as trial lawyers to be members. He is proud to be a founding member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, a national organization of trial lawyers representing people whose causes involve important issues of justice and fairness. He wrote the brief on behalf of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America that was filed in the United States Supreme Court in the important asbestos case of Edwards v. Celotex.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America
Other Sources of Feedback About J. Conard Metcalf
Included on the 2012 Colorado Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2011 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Colorado Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Colorado School of Law,
Boulder,
Colorado, 1972
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Law Review: University of Colorado Law Review, Member -
Columbia Law School,
New York,
New York, 1973
L.L.M.
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University of Colorado School of Law,
Boulder,
Colorado, 1972
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Non Legal Education
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University of Colorado,
Boulder,
Colorado, 1969
B.A.
Major: Economics
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University of Colorado,
Boulder,
Colorado, 1969
Current Employment Position(s)
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Of Counsel
Past Positions
- Staff, Trial Lawyer’s College and Seminars
Representative Clients
Mesothelioma and asbestos disease litigation
Toxic torts
Representative Cases
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White v. Pines Enterprises, Inc.
- Citation: 728 P.2d 759
- Court: Colo.App.
- Year: 1986
- Serial Number: 1986160148
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Panther v. Raybestos-Manhattan Inc.,
- Citation: 701 P.2d 145
- Court: Colo.App
- Year: 1985
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Wills v. Bath Excavating & Construction Co.,
- Citation: 829 P.2d 405
- Court: Colo.App.
- Year: 1991
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Fenton v. Fibreboard Corp.,
- Citation: 827 P.2d 564
- Court: Colo.App.
- Year: 1991
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•Miller v. Armstrong World Industries Inc.,
- Citation: 949 F.2d 1088
- Court: 10th Cir
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Celotex Corp v. Edwards,
- Citation: No. 93-1504
- Court: U. S. Supreme Court
- Year: 1994
Published Works
Articles
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Occupational Disease Litigation, Part I Trial Talk, April, 1981
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Occupational Disease Litigation, Part II Trial Talk, July, 1981
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Statutes of Limitation in Occupational Disease Cases , 1979
Bar Admissions
- Colorado, 1973
- Washington, 2007
- U.S. District Court District of Wyoming, 1989
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1973
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1975
Other Affiliations
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1985 - Present (Founder)
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1982 - Present
- American Assocation for Justice
- New York Academy of Sciences
- Colorado Trial Lawyers’ Association (A Primer On Principles of Scientific And General Medical Causation)
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