Walter Metzen is a Board Certified Specialist in Consumer Bankruptcy Law and is the principal attorney at the Law Offices of Walter Metzen and Associates. The firm has a main office near the bankruptcy court in Detroit and a satellite office in Royal Oak, Michigan.  Mr. Metzen has been practicing exclusively bankruptcy law representing individuals and small businesses since 1992 and has handled thousands of cases involving both Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy matters. He is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan.  

Mr. Metzen is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Michigan Consumer Bankruptcy Association and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.  He is a frequent speaker, contributing author and panelist for the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Michigan Institute for Continuing Legal Education.  Mr. Metzen has been recognized as a Michigan SuperLawyer is rated a 10.0 “Superb” by  AVVO.com.  Mr. Metzen earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Forensic Science from Michigan State University in 1987 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 1991, where he graduated first in his class.