Margaret M. Metzinger

• Successfully obtained a court order vacating an arbitration award in favor of an employee against her employer.
• Successfully represented executor and settled a will contest action brought by disinherited heirs of the decendent.
• Successfully defended the executor in a dispute amongst the heirs of a decendent’s estate.
• Successfully represented trustee in multi-million dollar divorce matter where the wife ineffectively attacked the validity of the trust in an attempt to increase the value of the marital estate.
• Successful trial and appellate work regarding a post-decree high-profile custody dispute where the court awarded sole custody to the father.

Education

• Cleveland State University College of Law/CSU College of Law, J.D., 1995
• Hiram College, B.A., 1987

Admissions

• State of Ohio
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and Sixth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio, Western District of Pennsylvania, Arkansas

Professional Affiliations

• Ohio State Bar Association—Member (1995-Present)
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association—Member (1996-Present)
• Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division—Mediator (2015-Present)
• The Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program (2013-Present)

Community Involvement

• The Diversity Center—Walk, Rock & Roll Executive Leadership Team (2020-Present)
• Ho Mita Koda, a camp for children and young adults with Type 1 Diabetes—Fundraising and Pro Bono Volunteer (2007-Present)
• Hartie Larlham Community Living—Board of Directors (2006-2018)
• MDL Conference—Planning Committee (2012)
• The Arc, Greater Cleveland—Planning Committee Member for 50th Anniversary Gala (2012)

• Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers list (2018-2022)
• Recipient of the Trial Advocacy Award from Spangenberg, Schibley & Liber (1995)

• “Postnuptial Agreements Are Now Allowed in Ohio,” Frantz Ward Client Alert (March 2023)
   
• "The case for a durable general power of attorney," Crain's Cleveland Business (October 2021)
• "The Necessity of Advance Directives," Crain's Cleveland Business (October 2020) 
• "Your Estate Plan - One More Way to Protect Your Family During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Frantz Ward Client Alert (April 2020)
• "The nuts and bolts of estate planning," Crain's Cleveland Business (October 2019) 

• “Prenuptial Agreements: Divorce Planning v. Estate Planning and the Pitfalls of Drafting for Second Marriages,” Center for Principled Family Advocacy (August 2021)
• "When Closely Held Businesses Are Held Too Closely?" Association of Corporate Counsel, Cleveland, OH (August 2021)
• "COVID-19's Impact on Estate Planning," Association of Corporate Counsel Webinar (October 2020) 
• Maggie is a frequent panelist and speaker at various mass tort litigation conferences held throughout the country, including San Diego, CA; New York, NY; Chicago, IL; and Dallas, TX.

• Mentioned in, "Lawyers, Firms Receive Recognition," Cleveland Jewish News (January 2021)