Partner
Overview
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.
Sharing His Knowledge
Luke Metzler’s dedication to advocating for the injured extends beyond his work in the courtroom. As an Adjunct Professor at SMU Dedman School of Law, he teaches the course on Law and Medicine, sharing his expertise with future legal professionals. By combining his passion for medical malpractice and birth injury law with his commitment to education, Luke plays a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of attorneys. His work in the classroom ensures that his values, knowledge, and commitment are passed on to those who will continue the fight for justice well into the future.
Recognition
- 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.
Credentials
Admissions
- State Bar of Texas
- U.S. District Court
- Northern District – Texas
- Eastern District – Texas
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Memberships and Associations
- 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
Published Works
- The Damages Caps: “The Most Important Part” of House Bill 4.51 Tex. Tech. L. Rev. 833-840
Lectures & Presentations
- Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement Resulting in Spinal Cord Injury – PMA 2016
- Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication: The New Frontier in Minimally Invasive Surgery – PMA 2018
- Spinal Epidural Abscess Cases – PMA 2019
- Developing Standards of Care and Conduct Through Defense Witness Depositions – AAJ Denver 2018
- Fixing and Avoiding Common Litigation Missteps – TTLA Austin 2015
- Top Ten Approaches to Handling Defense Experts – AAJ Montreal 2017
- Institutional Liability and System Failures – State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Torts 2021 and AAJ Birth Trauma Litigation Group New Orleans 2020
- Cross-Examination Strategies: Deposition vs. Trial – AAJ Mastering the Medicine 2021
Education
- University of Kansas in 2007, with Bachelor’s degrees in Philosophy and Sociology
- South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas in 2011, law degree and numerous speaker awards in Mock Trial competitions.
