Overview
Matthew is a double board-certified attorney who has successfully represented clients through all phases of trial and appellate proceedings in state and federal courts throughout Texas. His practice focuses primarily on the representation of insurers in all aspects of insurance coverage and extra-contractual litigation.
Matthew’s diverse experience includes successful litigation of complex, multi-party insurance coverage actions involving bad faith claims handling disputes, loss of business income, duty to defend, and additional insured coverage. He also regularly advises and defends employee welfare benefit plans, insurers, and third-party administrators on accidental death and dismemberment ERISA claims.
After graduating from SMU Dedman School of Law, Matthew served as a law clerk for the Honorable Irma C. Ramirez on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. Matthew is Board Certified in both Insurance Law and Consumer and Commercial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Matthew is also a leader in the local and statewide legal communities. He currently serves as Chair of the Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Section of the State Bar of Texas, Secretary of the Consumer and Commercial Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, a member of the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Committee of the State Bar of Texas, and as a trustee of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society. Among other things, he also previously served on the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas and on the State Bar of Texas’s Pattern Jury Charge Oversight Committee. He is also a frequent speaker at legal seminars, where he speaks on a variety of litigation, civil procedure, insurance law, and constitutional law topics.