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Matt Witherel

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Matt is a civil trial attorney with experience in personal injury, property, insurance, environmental, and business disputes. He has also represented parties in insurance coverage disputes, subrogation matters, and maritime tort and contract disputes.

Biography

Matt began his career in an urban prosecutor’s office, followed by 20 years clerking for several distinguished federal judges in Pennsylvania and Houston. He learned firsthand how to successfully present a case to a jury, and also how to effectively position a case for resolution prior to trial either through motions or a favorable settlement. Matt brings that insight to every case. Not every case will go to trial, but every case needs to be prepared as if it will.

      Matt represents diverse clients including trucking companies, window manufacturers, automatic door service companies, and environmental services companies,

      Matt and his wife Beth have 4 daughters, 3 sons-in-law, and 5 grandchildren.

Professional Associations & Bar Admissions
  • Houston Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • All state courts in Texas
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas
  • U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  • Courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Professional Experience
  • Senior Counsel, Hall Maines Lugrin, P.C. (June 2012–November 2015)
  • Law Clerk, Chambers of Hon. Gray Miller, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (September 2010–June 2012)
  • Career Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania (March 1990–August, 2010)
  • Assistant District Attorney, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (November 1987–March 1990)
  • Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (November 1986–November 1987)
Representative Matters
  • Earned plaintiff verdict for asbestos remediation company in Prompt Payment Act claim, and defense verdict on multi-million dollar counterclaims in same suit.

  • Earned defense verdict for an environmental testing firm on breach of contract and DTPA claims.

Education
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1986 (Order of Barristers, Polsky Criminal Moot Court Team)
  • University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 1982, cum laude (History and Political Science)
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