Beaumont Personal Injury Lawyer | Texas

Matthew C. Matheny handles personal injury cases with Provost Umphrey Law Firm in Beaumont. He has handled a wide range of matters including industrial explosion accidents; automobile accidents; wrongful death; maritime and offshore accidents, railroad crossing accidents, aviation accidents; environmental contamination; chemical exposure; Federal Employers' Liability Act; Fair Labor Standards Act-Overtime Wage claims; Deceptive Trade Practices, Bad Faith Insurance Claims and mass/class actions.

He has worked with clients in Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, New York, Washington and the District of Columbia. Currently, Matheny is serving as lead counsel in the NFL Concussion Litigation on behalf of Provost Umphrey.

Board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Matheny is admitted to practice law in Texas and Pennsylvania; and before the U.S. Court of Appeal, 5th Circuit Court; the U.S. Court of Federal Claims; and the U.S. District Courts - Eastern, Northern and Southern District of Texas; and Western District of Michigan.

A Texas Rising Star, an honor given to the state's top up-and-coming attorneys by Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers, Matheny shares the title with no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state. Matheny has been named a Rising Star in 2010, 2012-2015.

Mr. Matheny has been a Texas Super Lawyer and named to Best Lawyers in America from 2015 to present. He was also named Southeast Texas Lawyer of the Year, Mass Tort and Class Action Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America®, US News, 2018.

Matheny has also received the AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards.

In 2015, Mr. Matheny was honored as the Baylor Law School Young Lawyer of the Year.

He graduated from the Baylor University School of Law in Waco, Texas and received his undergraduate degree in History from Rhodes College in Memphis Tennessee.

Matheny has volunteered with student mock trial and teen court programs, orphaned and abused children's groups, nature conservancy organizations, and actively supports civic activities in southeast Texas and Lamar University.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Provost Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P.	Beaumont, TX	Present
Teaching and Research Assistant	Baylor Law School	N/A	N/A

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Baylor Law School, Baylor University	J.D.	Law School	2003
Baylor Law School	JD		2003
Rhodes College	Bachelors	History	2000

State / Court	Date
Pennsylvania	2009
TX	2003

• 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
  

• Southeast Texas Lawyer of the Year | Mass Tort and Class Action Litigation | The Best Lawyers in America®, US News | 2018
  The Best Lawyers in America®, US News | 2015 - 2020
  2015 Baylor Young Lawyer of the Year
  Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Business | 2015 - 2020
  Texas Rising Stars, a Thomson Reuters Business | 2010 | 2012 - 2015
  The National Trial Lawyers | Top 100 Trial Lawyers | 2013 - Present
  Houston's Top Lawyers, Personal Injury | H Texas Magazine | 2013 - 2015
  Fellow | Texas Bar Foundation
  Member | National Association of Distinguished Counsel | 2015
  Top 40 Under 40 | Beaumont Enterprise | 2014
  The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 | 2014
  America's Most Honored Professionals | The American Registry | 2014
  AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell | 2012

• Richard Zapf, et al vs. Texas Department of Transportation
  Plaintiff Verdict-Gross Amount $1,145,000.00-reduced under Texas Tort Claim Caps on Damages to $250,000.00.

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2003) Licensed as Attorney in Texas. Verified with Texas Bar Association.	July 13, 2012

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