About Matt:

Matt was born and raised in Huntington, WV. He grew up in the tristate community, which is still his home today. Matt could always be found throughout the community whether it were in little league baseball, the boy scouts, as a member of the Jr. Blizzard hockey team, or playing YMCA soccer. Upon completion of high school in Huntington, Matt enrolled at Marshall University on a full academic scholarship where he would graduate after four years with his degree in accounting. Following graduation from Marshall University, Matt continued his studies at the West Virginia University College of Law. The summer after completing law school, Matt moved back to the tristate area and successfully completed the state bar examination.

Legal Career:

Matt had no questions about how he wanted to use his legal talents from day one. Matt had no desire to go work for the big insurance companies or giant corporations. He wanted to help the individuals of the community he calls home. He wanted to help the people he grew up with, the people he sees every week at the grocery store, and the people he calls friends and neighbors fight against the largest corporations in the world when the odds seem stacked against them.

Matt wasted no time accomplishing this goal. The first case he worked on as a licensed attorney was an injury case against Walmart, the largest corporation in the world. The case settled the day before trial. Matt’s first case as lead attorney was a consumer protection case for illegal collection activity against Chase Bank, another giant corporation and one of the biggest banks in the world.

Matt’s primary area of work is in personal injury cases such as car wrecks, motorcycle accidents, slip and fall cases, interstate accidents, semi-truck wrecks, dog bites and animal attaches, pedestrian injuries, wrongful death, and drunk or high driver incidents. He typically handles millions of dollars worth of settlements each year and consistently is up against the largest insurance agencies in the country and world. He is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum which is limited to attorneys who have won a verdict or settlement of at least a million dollars.

Matt has trial experience for car wreck cases in both West Virginia and Kentucky. He has also handled appeals before the West Virginia Supreme Court, the Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals (Pro Hac Vice). He is also a part of the  His hard work was recognized many national organizations such as: "Top 10 Under 40 Personal Injury Lawyer" by the National Trial Lawyers Organization (received before Matt turned 30), "Rising Star in the field of Personal Injury" nomination by the The American Institute of Legal Advocates, "10 Best Attorneys" for West Virginia Personal Injury by American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, and Top  10 Attorneys for West Virginia by Attorney and Practice Magazine.

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