Our Attorneys

Bio

Lifelong Hagerstown resident and 1970 graduate of North Hagerstown High School. Mr. Metzner holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore in 1977. Mr. Metzner holds a licence to practice law in the State of Maryland.

Education

• BA, University of Maryland, 1974
• Juris Doctor,University of Baltimore School of Law, 1977

Activities / Memberships

• Hagerstown city councilman from Nov. 1994 to Nov. 2020
• Washington County Criminal Justice Committee
• Past member of the Sunrise Rotary
• Past vice president of Community Rescue Service Inc.
• Past president of his synagogue
• Former board member of the Community Free Clinic.
• Founding member and past president of the Washington County Criminal Defense Attorneys Association.
• Former member board of directors for the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys and was the state liaison to the national organization.

Bio

Mr. Houpt has lived in the region for the majority of his life graduating from James Buchanan High School. After a brief tenure in the U.S. Navy as a cryptologist Mr. Houpt received his bachelors degree from the University of Shippensburg. While involved in several successful business ventures Mr. Houpt completed his MBA from Frostburg University. Mr. Houpt received his Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore in 2015. Mr. Houpt holds a licence to practice law in the State of Maryland.

Education

• BA, Shippensburg University, 1998
• MBA, Frostburg University, 2007
• Juris Doctor,University of Baltimore School of Law, 2015

Activities / Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Maryland State Bar Association
• Washington County Bar Association
• Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association