George Lambeth Metcalfe
George Lambeth Metcalfe, P.A.
Communication matters most in times of family law crisis. Family law clients deserve and receive prompt responses directly from Mr. Metcalfe personally. Clients value personal lawyer contact and are encouraged to speak and communicate directly with their attorney.
George Metcalfe has over 30 years of experience in matrimonial and family law matters and has studied tax law in the LLM Graduate Tax Program at the Levin School of Law at the University of Florida. He also attended the University of Miami School of Law, and is a Charter Class J.D. graduate of St. Thomas University School of Law. He holds advance graduate degree - M.B.A. - and a graduate degree M.A. in Speech Communication from the University of Miami School of Business and Graduate School. Metcalfe graduated cum laude with a B.B.A. in finance from University ofMiami School of Business Administration. He graduated from Ransom-Everglades School, Coconut Grove, Florida.
George Metcalfe was admitted in 1988 to practice in Florida and at U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; and before U.S. Tax Court and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Metcalfe founded the Legal Clinic at the Rupert J. Smith Law Library in Fort Pierce, Florida and was honored by Florida Rural Legal Services for his extensive pro bono service. Metcalfe has represented domestic violence victims for Harbor House of Central Florida Metcalfe trained paralegals as lecturer at Barry University in Miami, Florida. Metcalfe was Senior District XI Counsel, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services and Associate Counsel, Peters, Pickle, Niemoeller, Robertson, Lax and Parsons in Miami. He served a law clerkship in the Appellate Division, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida.
Metcalfe routinely receives 5-Star client reviews and is Very Highly in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards by peer review of Martindale-Hubbell.
Languages: Spanish and English.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders
- Divorce
- Contested Divorce, Property Division, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Tax Law
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Florida
- The Florida Bar
- ID Number: 0740853
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- George Lambeth Metcalfe, P.A.
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- Private law practice began as a General, Civil and Appellate law practice in Coral Gables, Florida and became a Marital and Family Law practice which include tax related matters involving marriage dissolution cases. Representation includes practices in Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, Palm Beach, Lake, Sumter, Volusia, Marion, Indian River and St. Lucie Counties.
- Senior District XI Counsel
- Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
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- Senior counsel in matters of over 1800 dependency, foster care and termination of parental rights cases.
- Associate and Law Clerk
- Peters, Pickle, Niemoeller, Robertson, Lax and Parsons
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- Civil litigation defense and insurance practice. Law clerk to managing partner.
- Law Clerk
- U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida
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- Law clerk in Appellate Division. Legal research and writing for Assistant U.S. Attorneys.
- St. Thomas University School of Law
- J.D. (1987)
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- Honors: Book Award, Legislation.
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- University of Miami
- M.A. (1985) | Speech Communication
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- Co-Authored "The North American Expatriate Executive: Perspectives on Failure" with Dr. Olaf Rankis, Ph.D. Presented at the North-South Intercultural Communication Conference, Puebla, Cholula, Mexico in December 1983.
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- University of Miami
- MBA (1984) | International Marketing
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- University of Miami
- B.B.A. (1981) | Finance
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- Honors: President's Honor Roll. Cum laude graduate.
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- Gold Client Champion Distinction
- Martindale Hubbell
- America's Most Honored Lawyers - Top 5%
- The American Registry
- Awarded for continuous professional recognition, an accomplishment for 5% of American Lawyers. All qualifying public recognitions of excellence are certified by The American Registry and includes significant mentions in the press, honors by recognized trade groups, and acclaimed recognitions by peers or clients.
- Pro Bono Publico Award "For the public good"
- Florida Rural Legal Services
- For continuing representation and public service to residents of the Treasure Coast of Florida through the Rupert J. Smith Law Library in Fort Pierce, Florida.
- The Florida Bar # 0740853
- Member
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- Guest lecturer on Child Welfare in Foster Care, Judge Edelstein, Coral Gables, Florida
- University of Miami School of Law
- Guest lecturer to University of Miami Law Students. Termination of parental rights, Adoption and Federal Limits on Children's Stays in Foster Care.
- Notary Public
- Notary Public Underwriters
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