Matthew C. Matheny
Mr. Matheny has handled and is currently handling the types of cases listed below in Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.
Mr. Matheny has been named to the Texas Rising Star list as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in Texas for 2012. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state receive this honor. The selection for this respected list is made by the research team at Super Lawyers.
Mr. Matheny has served as the coach for the Kelly High School Mock Trial Team. He has served as the President of the Beaumont Area Ducks Unlimited Committee and served as a volunteer judge for the Evelyn Lord Teen Court Program. On weekends in the fall, Mr. Matheny has served as a guide in the Texas Hill Country for Operation Orphan, a nonprofit organization that provides outdoor activities to orphaned and abused children. Mr. Matheny is an active supporter of Southeast Texas civic events and Lamar University.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)
- Maritime and Offshore Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Railroad Crossing Accidents
- Aviation Accidents
- Environmental Contamination
- Automobile Accidents
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)-Overtime Wage Claims
- Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) and Bad Faith Insurance Claims
- Industrial Explosions/Accidents
- Chemical Exposures
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified: Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2003
- Pennsylvania, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- Doctorate of Jurisprudence - 2003
- Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee
- Bachelor of Arts - 2000
- Major: History
Honors and Awards
- Texas Rising Stars, Texas Monthly Magazine Super Lawyers Thomson Reuters, 2010 and 2012
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, 2012
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- Jefferson County Bar Association
- Texas Trial Lawyer's Association
- Texas Trial Lawyers Advocates Board of Directors, 2009 - Present
- Southeast Texas Trial Lawyers, Secretary/Treasurer, 2007 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- William Underwood, the Leon Jaworski Professor of Practice and Procedure, Baylor Law School, Teaching and Research Assistant
Pro Bono Activities
- Volunteer Judge for the Evelyn Lord Teen Court Program
- Beaumont Area Ducks Unlimited Committee President
