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Kari’s primary focus has been in personal injury litigation including automobile liability, PIP litigation, professional liability, products liability, premises liability, general insurance defense litigation, civil trial and appellate litigation.


Kari is a former employee of Nationwide Insurance Company trial division, a former partner in the law firm of Byrd & Metzger, P.A. and a former partner in the law firm of Koleos, Rosenberg, Metzger & Doyle, P.A. Prior to practicing law, Kari was a claims representative for Travelers Insurance Company.  Kari A. Metzger, Esq. is former panel member of the Fox 13 Ask A Lawyer program.

Law School

  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1992

    • Order of the Coif.

    • Moot Court Board

    • Executive editor of the University of Miami Entertainment & Sports Law Review

    • Magistrate of Phi Delta Phi Honor Society

Undergraduate School

  • University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1985

Bar Admissions

  • Florida, Massachusetts, 1992

  • US District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, 1992

Mediation Certifications

  • Certified Circuit Civil Court Mediator

  • Certified United States District Court Middle District of Florida Mediator

Additional Personal Details

  • Born: Buffalo, New York

Bar/Professional Association Involvement

  • Former Section Chair, Hillsborough County Bar Association Mediation & Arbitration Section

  • Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations

Practice Areas

  • Auto and Truck Negligence

  • Personal Injury Protection

  • Insurance Law

  • Professional Liability/Professional Malpractice

  • Premises Liability

  • Product Liability

  • 1st Party Residential Property Damage

  • Commercial Property Damage

KARI A. METZGER
​Tampa, FL
Phone: (813) 472-2734
kmetzger@metzgermediation.com
kmetzger@rumberger.com