Free Consultation: (844) 628-8529Tap to Call This Lawyer
Matthew Douglas Powell

Matthew Douglas Powell

A winning trial record
  • Personal Injury, Nursing Home Abuse, Medical Malpractice ...
  • Florida, Georgia, Missouri
Badges
Claimed Lawyer ProfileQ&ABlawg SearchSocial MediaResponsive Law
Biography

Matt Powell has been protecting injured victims and their families in the Tampa Bay area for over 30 years.

He is dual Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by The Florida Bar and National Board of Trial Advocacy.

At his firm MattLaw, he handles cases involving car crashes, trucking crashes, birth injuries, medical malpractice, wrongful death, bicycle crashes, negligent security, products liability, and many other types of injury cases.

Matt first practiced law with a well-known defense firm in Tallahassee that represented over 20 insurance companies, negligent drivers and doctors.

During that time, Matt learned the techniques insurance companies use to decrease the amount of money they pay injured or dead victims in negligence or accident cases.

Shortly thereafter, Matt decided to stop helping insurance companies and opened up his own law firm in Tampa to represent injured victims and their families.

Matt has been practicing personal injury law in the historic Hutchinson House landmark building in Hyde Park since 1989.

If you have any questions about a personal injury matter, feel free to reach out to Matt at his office at 813-222-2222 or visit his website at https://MattLaw.com.

Education
Florida State University College of Law
J.D. (1987) | Law
-
Honors: With Honors
Activities: Student Senate
Placeholder image for education.
University of Central Florida
B.S. (1984) | Criminal Justice
University of Central Florida Logo
University of Florida
A.A. (1983) | Film
University of Florida Logo
Professional Experience
President, Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
MattLaw
- Current
Matt Powell is the President of MattLaw where he practices personal injury law as a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer.
Publications
Speaking Engagements
Medical Malpractice Cases, FJA SKI CLE, Park City, UT
Florida Justice Association
This presentation was about medical malpractice cases. Specifically, Matt covers what you need to know regarding case selection, warning signs, and how to know if the case is on solid ground.
Systems: How to Organize Your Office for Success, Writing Demand Letters, Orlando, FL
Trial Guides
Matt shares the systems he created to run his personal injury firm and how to set up cases to maximize claim value. Organizing your office and implementing systems helps streamline the case development process by keeping everyone on the same page.
Certifications
Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
The Florida Bar
Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
National Board of Trial Advocacy
Awards
Florida Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
Matt Powell is a top-rate personal injury lawyer in Florida who has been selected as a Super Lawyer since 2012.
Professional Associations
Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association
Member
- Current
Placeholder image for professional associations.
Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
Member
- Current
Placeholder image for professional associations.
American Association for Justice
President's Club Member
- Current
Placeholder image for professional associations.
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Life Member
- Current
Placeholder image for professional associations.
Florida Justice Association
Eagle Member
- Current
Placeholder image for professional associations.
American Justice Association
Member
- Current
Placeholder image for professional associations.
Florida State Bar  # 710148
Member
- Current
Placeholder image for professional associations.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Florida
The Florida Bar
ID Number: 0710148
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
Georgia
State Bar of Georgia
ID Number: 459113
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
Missouri
The Missouri Bar
ID Number: 710148
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
U.S. Supreme Court
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Contingent Fees
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Nursing Home Abuse
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Insurance Claims
Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Legal Answers
Q. Would like to know the steps to get compensation for Food Poisoning.
A: As the plaintiffs, you will have the burden of proof to prove the food you purchased caused the poisoning you and your family suffered. The important evidence you will need are: Proof you purchased the bad food from the Defendant. Proof that the food was unhealthy, which may be proved by the doctors who examined your family, did tests, and have reached opinions within a reasonable degree of medical certainty that the food was the cause of everyone's illness.

Additional evidence might include saving the unused food. Photographs of the mold you discovered, and possibly lab testing of the remaining food.

If the doctors took a stool sample, and it tested positive for some pathogen, you have proof of the illness. And you must now prove the tainted food was the source of the pathogens.

Good luck with your claim.
... Read More
View More Answers
Websites & Blogs
Website
MattLaw
Contact & Map
MattLaw
304 S Plant Ave
Tampa, FL 33606
Toll-Free: (844) 628-8529
Telephone: (813) 222-2222
Fax: (813) 254-2226