Renee A. Metal

Director of Litigation

Renee A. Metal is Director of Litigation at Perry Calder Law, where she represents individuals injured through medical malpractice, catastrophic commercial vehicle accidents, motor vehicle collisions, product defects, and premises liability. Renee has earned a national reputation for representing clients at the appellate level, arguing before the highest tribunals in Pennsylvania’s judicial system.

Notable Distinctions

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers in America in both Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers “Rising Star”
  • Obtained multiple landmark appellate decisions that have shaped victims’ rights law throughout Pennsylvania

Role as Director of Litigation

Renee manages the firm’s litigation portfolios, case assignments, attorney-client relations, and post-trial and appellate practice, while overseeing all staff, paralegals, and legal assistants firmwide.

Credentials & Recognition

  • Adjunct Professor, Paralegal Institute at Duquesne University
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association and Allegheny County Bar Association
  • Member, Pennsylvania Association for Justice
  • Member, The National Trial Lawyers
  • Member, Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association

Teaching

Renee has lectured on Nursing Law and Pennsylvania’s Peer Review laws for Duquesne University and the National Business Institute.

  • Pennsylvania, 1995
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
  • U.S. District Court of Colorado

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, cum laude, 1995

  • Editor: Eastern Mineral Law Foundation, 13th & 14th Editions
  • Women’s Law Clinic
  • Environmental Law ClinicHonors: cum l Member, Golden Key National Honor Society
  • Honors: Member, University Honors Program
  • Honors: Member, Phi Alpha Delta
  • Honors: Member, University Honors Scholar

University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

  • M.A. summa cum laude – 1991
  • Honors: Recipient, University Honors Scholarship
  • Honors: Recipient, University Honors Award
  • Honors: Recipient, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics Certificate
  • Honors: Recipient, University Graduate Research Scholarship

University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

  • B.A. magna cum laude – 1989
  • Member, Golden Key National Honor Society
  • Honors: Member, University Honors Program
  • Honors: Member, Phi Alpha Delta
  • Honors: Member, University Honors Scholar
  • Lecturer, Practice and Procedure for Legal Nurse Consultants, Duquesne University
  • Lecturer, Pennsylvania Peer Review Act, Duquesne University
  • Nursing Law, National Business Institute
  • Adjunct Professor, Torts for Paralegals, Duquesne University
  • Adjunct Professor, Introduction to the Legal System, Duquesne University
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2015
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2005 – 2008
  • Duquesne University, Member, 1998
  • Allegheny County Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Association for Justice
  • The National Trial Lawyers
  • Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
  • Phi Alpha Delta

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