• Indiana

• Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 2003, cum laude
• The College of Wooster, B.A., 2000, English, cum laude
• • Phi Beta Kappa
    

Matt concentrates his practice in product liability litigation. He has defended manufacturers of automobiles, seat belts, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, personal watercraft, and other products in state and federal courts across the country. He also has extensive experience in premises liability, insurance defense, and general tort litigation.

• Selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers® Rising Stars 2011, 2012
• Outstanding Young Lawyer, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, 2008
• International Association of Defense Counsel, Trial Academy, Graduate, 2007
• Indiana State Bar Association, Bar Leader Series V, 2007-2008

• Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Product Liability Section, Chair, 2010; Young Lawyers Committee, Chair, 2008; 7th Rookie Seminar in Indianapolis, Chair, 2007
• Defense Research Institute
• Indianapolis Bar Association, Ask A Lawyer Program
• Indiana State Bar Association
• Sagamore American Inn of Court, 2005-2007

"Social Networking: How it Can Develop Your Practice," a panel discussion on the uses of social networking websites to enhance the practice of law, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana's 16th Annual Conference and Meeting, 2009

"Kocher v. Getz: Mitigation of Damages,” a lecture on the impact of the Indiana Supreme Court’s clarification of the mitigation of damages defense in the Comparative Fault Act, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana’s 12th Annual Conference and Meeting, 2005

Products Liability Defenses – A State-by-State Compendium

“Dennis Rodman and Settlement Proceeds: Are Confidentiality Clauses Taxable?”
International Association of Defense Counsel’s Advocacy, Practice, and Procedure Committee Newsletter, 2004