Mr. Mettler was the senior partner of Mettler, Shelton, Randolph, Carroll & Sterlacci, PL, specializing in estate, tax and real estate law. He served on the Palm Beach Town Council from 1975 to 1982, and was council president in 1981 and 1982. He was also a former municipal judge for the Town of Palm Beach, former chairman of the Town’s Employee Retirement System Board, and a former director of First National Bank of Palm Beach, Atlantic National Bank, and Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr. Mettler received both his undergraduate and law degrees from Ohio State University.