J. Conard Metcalf

J. Conard Metcalf


Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP

Recognized since 2001

Alton, Illinois

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Conard Metcalf has successfully represented hundreds of men and women diagnosed with asbestos-caused cancers, such as mesothelioma and lung cancer, as well as individuals suffering from asbestosis and other occupational diseases and toxic injuries. Mr. Metcalf has been invited to speak about asbestos-related diseases at medical conferences and legal seminars and has published articles about occupational diseases in several legal journals.

Mr. Metcalf received his law degree from the University of Colorado in 1972, where he was a member of the Law Review. In 1973, he received a Master of Law degree from Columbia University in New York City. More recently, he received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. An AV rating, which identifies a lawyer with a very high to preeminent legal ability, is a prestigious peer-reviewed analysis of Mr. Metcalf’s expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence.

Mr. Metcalf belongs to a number of organizations, including the International Society of Barristers, which invites lawyers with demonstrated expertise as trial lawyers to be members. He is proud to be a founding member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, a national organization of trial lawyers representing people whose causes involve important issues of justice and fairness. He wrote the brief on behalf of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America that was filed in the United States Supreme Court in the important asbestos case of Edwards v. Celotex.

Location
  • One Court Street
    Alton, IL 62002
Education
  • Columbia University, LL.M, graduated 1973
  • University of Colorado at Boulder, J.D., graduated 1972
  • University of Colorado at Boulder, BA, graduated 1969
Bar Admissions
  • Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • United States, United States Supreme Court
  • United States, Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Washington, United States
  • United States, Admitted pro hac vice: Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, Washington, Illinois, Virginia
Affiliations
  • American Public Health Association - Member
  • Colorado Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • New York Academy of Sciences - Member
  • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Member
  • Trial Lawyer's College and Seminars - Staff
  • Trial Lawyers for Public Justice - Founding Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States Supreme Court

Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP
Headquarters: Alton, Illinois

27 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

9 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Special Focus:
  • Asbestos
Awards:
  • Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America"
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation

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