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Metcalf Mediation & Arbitration Services

Experience: 57 years

Arbitration & Mediation, Business Law, Personal Injury and 10 others

Texas, 5th Circuit, The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas

Army Commendation Medal and Joint Services Commendation Medal

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Experience 57y

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Michael P. “Mike” Metcalf doing business as Metcalf Mediation & Arbitration Services is engaged in the practice of law that centers on the mediation and arbitration of civil disputes. Judge Metcalf has more than 40 years of legal experience that includes service in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corp, as a District Attorney, District Judge and trial lawyer. Mike, a trial lawyer, is board-certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law.

Judge Metcalf was a judicial pioneer who recognized the need for litigants to seek a resolution to their case before trial. As District Judge of a six county Judicial District with a heavy trial docket, Mike recognized a deeply unfulfilled need to explore settlement of cases pending in his court. Long before mediation became a part of the modern legal system, Judge Metcalf instituted a system of settlement conferences in his Court. The settlement conferences were a precursor to mediation. The settlement conferences were designed to give the parties an opportunity to discuss settlement of their dispute before going to trial.

From a diverse background of having served the legal profession for over forty years starting as an Army JAG officer, then as a trial lawyer and Judge, Mike now focuses his effort exclusively on the Arbitration and Mediation of civil disputes. His work as a mediator has resulted in a track record of having brought hundreds of disputes to an end by settlement.

A strong record of settling disputes springs from a unique mediation process Mike started. His mediation process is one which is calculated to encourage the parties to continue with the mediation process. In cases Mike mediates if the case does not settle at the first session, he recesses the mediation and proffers to the parties the opportunity to return for a free two hour round two “wrap up” session.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Texas

Since 1966

5th Circuit

Since 1971

The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Since 1966

U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas

Since 1971

Professional Experience

2016 - Current

2016 D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas-Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation

Awarded by D Magazine

Named as a recipient by the 2016 D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas-Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation

1990 - Current

Dallas Bar Association

Member

1990 - Current

Dallas Trial Lawyers Association

Member

Member of DTLA

1979 - Current

Martindale Hubbell

“AV” Preeminent rating

“AV” Preeminent rating Martindale Hubbell

1979 - 1985

State Bar of Texas Insurance Trust

Board Member

Member of the Board tasked with supervising the Health Insurance for all participating lawyers in the State of Texas

1975 - 1978

69 th Judicial District Texas

District Judge

Duties included presiding over all civil and criminal cases of felony grade in a multi-county district; service included sitting as a visiting Judge in Dallas County and Harris County

1971 - 1975

69th Judicial District Texas

District Attorney

February 1971 – April 1975 District Attorney 69th Judicial District Duties included the prosecution of all felony grade cases in a multi-county district

1972 - 1974

69th Judicial District Bar Association

Served as an officer

Served as an officer in the local bar association

1966 - 1970

United States Army

Assistant Staff Judge Advocate

Duty assignments in the United States Army: September 1966 – December 1966 attended the Judge Advocate General’s Corp School January 1967 – May 1967 assigned as assistant staff judge advocate to the 22nd Field Army Support Command at Ft. Lee, Virginia. May 1967 -September 1969 assigned as assistant staff judge advocate Military Assistance Advisory Group Headquarters (MAAG-China) Taipei, Taiwan 1969 Certificate of Completion Chinese language: Awarded by Headquarters Support Activity, Taipei, Taiwan September 1969 – September 1970: Assistant Staff Judge Advocate assigned to III Corps and Fort Hood, Fort Hood, Texas.

1967 - 1969

Pi Chiao Law Society (Chinese)

Member

Member of the Pi Chiao Law Society (Chinese) A comparative Law Society of Taipei, Taiwan

1967 - 1969

Rotary Club of Taipei

Sergeant at Arms

Member of the Rotary Club of Taipei

Education

1966

University Of Houston

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

1958 - 1963

Texas A&M University - College Station

B.S. (1963) | Industrial Distribution

Awards

year - Metcalf

Army Commendation Medal

United States Army

year - Metcalf

Joint Services Commendation Medal

United States Army

Contacts

10000 N Central Expwy. Suite 400 Dallas TX 75231 Telephone: (214) 890-9270 Cell: (214) 202-4302 Fax: (214) 890-9271

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Practice Areas

Arbitration & Mediation

Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Construction Law

Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation

Consumer Law

Class Action, Lemon Law

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Insurance Claims

Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Insurance Defense

Securities Law

Landlord Tenant

Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights

Patents

Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution

Languages

Chinese

Certifications

Civil Trial Law

Texas State Bar

Personal Injury Trial Law

Texas State Bar

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