Bio

• Justin Mettlen joined the Attorney General’s Child Support Unit in September 2006. While with the Child Support Unit, Mr. Mettlen appeared for Missouri Department of Social Services in the circuit courts of 32 Missouri Counties as well as argued cases in the Western and Eastern Districts of the Missouri Court of Appeals. Mr. Mettlen served as a Unit Leader for the Child Support Unit between 2017 and 2022 managing attorneys and staff across the AGO’s Jefferson City, Kansas City, and Springfield Offices. Having developed an expertise in the areas of child support law and administrative law, Mr. Mettlen is regularly invited to speak at the Missouri Bar Association’s Family Law Conference and the Missouri Child Support Enforcement Association’s annual conference. Mr. Mettlen transferred to the AGO’s Litigation Section in 2022, where he serves as senior counsel representing various state agencies.

Admitted to Practice

• Missouri, 2005

Education

• Washburn University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2005
• University of Kansas, B.A., History and Political Science, 2002

Professional Affiliations

• Missouri Child Support Enforcement Association