Metzler Law
1 lawyer · City of Toronto, Simcoe County
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 455 handling Criminal Defence.
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Metzler Law is a solo criminal defence practice run by Patrick Metzler, a Toronto lawyer who has been a trial lawyer for more than 33 years and in private practice as a criminal defence lawyer since 1998. Before opening the practice, Metzler spent over ten years as an Assistant Crown Attorney prosecuting criminal code offences in Toronto's courts, including high profile murder cases, and before that prosecuted cases for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources involving environmental, constitutional, aboriginal, and treaty issues. The firm concentrates on driving related criminal charges: impaired driving, refusing a breath sample, driving while suspended or disqualified, and stunt, careless, or dangerous driving, along with other criminal matters such as domestic assault, weapons charges, and narcotics offences.
The firm has an office in Etobicoke, in Evington Hall on Evans Avenue, and a second office in downtown Collingwood, matching a service area that Metzler Law lists as covering Toronto, Peel, York, Durham, Halton, Niagara, Middlesex, Peterborough, Orillia, Simcoe, and Muskoka. The firm offers a complimentary consultation for anyone facing a criminal charge and can serve clients in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
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Milestones & recognition
- In 1993, Metzler received an award from the Toronto Police Service Juvenile Task Force for heading up a series of child prostitution cases.
- In 2003 and 2004, the federal government appointed Metzler as Presiding Officer for the Videotron and John Deere Competition Act inquiries, with the 2003 inquiry holding hearings in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.
In the community
- Metzler taught Criminal Law and Procedure at Ryerson University and received the university's Excellence in Teaching Award.
- Metzler has served as an Instructor and Demonstrator at the Law Society of Ontario's Advocacy Course.
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The neighbourhood
Metzler Law's Toronto office sits in Evington Hall, a multi-tenant executive suites building on Evans Avenue in Etobicoke's west end, with access to major highways and nearby GO and TTC stations. The firm's other office is in downtown Collingwood, a town on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern end of Georgian Bay whose downtown core forms part of the first heritage conservation district added to the Canadian Register of Historic Places. Rather than a dedicated storefront, both offices are shared executive suite spaces, which fits a practice built around one lawyer who says the caseload is kept small on purpose and who travels to court dates across the wide area the firm lists, from Peterborough and Orillia to Niagara and Muskoka.
Frequently asked questions
- I've been charged with impaired driving or refused a breath test, can Metzler Law help?
- Yes. Impaired driving, driving over 80 milligrams, and refusing a breath sample are among Metzler Law's main practice areas.
- What if my licence has been suspended, or I'm facing a stunt or careless driving charge?
- Metzler Law also handles driving while suspended or disqualified, and stunt, careless, or dangerous driving charges.
- Does Metzler Law only handle driving offences?
- No. The firm also takes on other criminal matters, including domestic assault, weapons charges, narcotics offences, and applications for the return of seized property.
- Where is Metzler Law located, and does it serve courts outside Toronto?
- The firm has offices in Toronto (Etobicoke) and Collingwood, and it lists a service area covering Toronto, Peel, York, Durham, Halton, Niagara, Middlesex, Peterborough, Orillia, Simcoe, and Muskoka.
- Is a consultation with Metzler Law free?
- Metzler Law offers a complimentary consultation for people facing a criminal charge, to go over the details and discuss a defence strategy.
- Can I get help in a language other than English?
- Metzler Law can serve clients in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
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