About Matthew Metzger
Matthew C. Metzger is a trial attorney at Wolterman Law Office, LPA, focusing on personal injury, wrongful death, class action, and business litigation. He earned a B.B.A. in Economics from the University of Iowa in 2004 as a varsity scholarship athlete with distinction, then received his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2007. Admitted to the Ohio bar in 2007, Metzger has recovered more than $50 million for clients through verdicts and settlements.
In March 2026, he secured a $22.5 million wrongful death verdict against Total Quality Logistics in Hamilton County, Ohio. In July 2025, he obtained a $22.29 million business fraud verdict including $7.5 million in compensatory damages and $14.8 million in punitive damages. He has been named a 2026 Ohio Super Lawyer, a 2026 Cincinnati Magazine Top Lawyer, and a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators.
Proven verdicts and settlements
A Hamilton County jury found freight brokerage Total Quality Logistics responsible for the death of an employee's newborn daughter after the company refused the mother's request to work from home during a high-risk pregnancy, apportioning 90 percent of a $25 million compensatory award to TQL.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
