Ronald M. Metcho
Partner
- Professional Overview Ron’s practice focuses on defending clients involved in both the collection of debts and the purchase of debts in matters pertaining to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act and various related state law consumer related claims. He also represents clients involved with casualty litigation regarding general liability, automobile, construction, products liability, farming and property claims. He appears regularly in the federal and state courts of both Pennsylvania and New Jersey for case related conferences, arbitrations, mediations, arguments and hearings and has extensive experience in litigating class action and multidistrict litigation matters.
- Practice Areas
- Education and Admissions
Education
- B.A. from Wilkes University.
- J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law.
- M.B.A. from University of Rhode Island.
Admissions
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
States Licensed
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Professional Organization Memberships
- ACA International
- Lackawanna County
- PA Bar Association
- PA Pro Bono
- News, Honors, Publications & Speeches
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer
- National Business Institute, Inc. - Pennsylvania Collection Law: The Ultimate Guide - August 15, 2023
- Pennsylvania Land Improvement Contractors of America - “Protecting your business from lawsuits, navigating through Covid-19 and creating employee policies regarding drug testing and background checks” - State College, PA - March 4, 2022
- National Business Institute, Inc. - Collection Law from Start to Finish - Pennsylvania Guide - August 10, 2021
- National Business Institute, Inc. - Top FDCPA Violations of 2021 (With Lessons from the Future) - July 7, 2021
- National Business Institute, Inc. - Collecting from Tough Debtors: Insights from the Front Line - May 13, 2020
- National Business Institute, Inc. - Collection Law: The Ultimate Guide - December 10, 2019
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Debt Collection Trends in Litigation, Compliance and Enforcement - March 2018
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Litigating Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Matters – 2017
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Defending Against Consumer Lawsuits - 2016