MATTHEW A.
CARTWRIGHT
EDUCATION -
Hamilton College, Clinton, NY - A.B. History (1983)
magna cum laude - Phi Beta Kappa
Departmental Honors -University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - J.D. (1986)
Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review (1984-86) - London School of Economics, London, UK (1981-1982)
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Diplomate, National College of Advocacy, Washington, D.C. (2008)
ADMISSIONS-
New York (2005) - Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1986)
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (1986)
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1987)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1992)
ORGANIZATIONS-
American Association for Justice (2008-2009: Chair, Section Leadership Council;
Immediate
Past Chair, Business Torts Practice Section; Member, Section and
Litigation Group
Coordinating Council; Member, AAJ Exchange Advisory Committee; Member: Professional
Negligence; Business Torts; and Motor Vehicle, Highway and Premises Liability Practice
Sections; Member, Interstate Trucking Litigation Group)
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Pennsylvania Bar Association
(Member, Section Council, Business Law Section, 2004-2008) -
Lackawanna Bar Association (President, YLD 1992-93
Co-chair, Lackawanna Jurist
Committee, 2005 -) -
Luzerne County Law and Library Association -
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
(Constitution Committee, 2005 -) -
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association -
Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association -
President of the
Rotary Club of the Abingtons (1996-1997) -
Executive Board Member, Boy Scouts of America,
Northeastern Pennsylvania Council (2003-) -
Director, Mid-Valley Hospital Association, Peckville, PA (1989-1995) -
Elected Delegate, Democratic National Convention,
10th Congressional District Pennsylvania (1992) -
Governor of Rotary International,
District 7410 (2001-2002) -
Million Dollar Advocates Forum (1997) -
Appointed,
Board of Examiners in Civil Trial Advocacy (2003) -
Legal Analyst, WYOU-TV (CBS-affiliate station) (March 2005 - April 2009) -
Legal Analyst, WBRE-TV (NBC-affiliate station) (April, 2009- ) -
American Board of Trial Advocates (2005) -
In 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008 & 2009 Atty. Cartwright was named a "SuperLawyer"
by the
publisher of Philadelphia Magazine (top 5% of all Pennsylvania lawyers,
determined by a
survey of 23,000 lawyers in the state). -American Mensa, Ltd.
REPORTED CASES
- Commonwealth Bank & Trust Co. v. Spectrum Leasing Corp., 719 F.Supp. 346, Fed. Sec. L.
Rep. 94,701 (M.D.Pa. 1989) - Goodheart v. Casey, 521 Pa. 316, 555 A.2d 1210 (1989)(amicus) - Molinaro v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 4 Pa. D.&C.4th 524 (1989) - Fulton Bank v. McKittrick & Briggs Securities, Inc., 1990 WL 126179 (E.D.Pa. 1990) - Hedglin v. City of Scranton, 139 Pa.Commw. Ct. 201, 590 A.2d 62 (1991) - Nationwide v. Patterson, 953 F.2d 44 (3rd Cir. 1991)(amicus) - Askew v. Cruciani, 149 Pa.Cmwlth. Ct. 397, 613 A.2d 147 (1992) - Shoucair v. Comfort Inn, 15 Pa. D.&C. 4th 532 (Monroe Co. 1992) - Simms v. Exeter Architectural Products, Inc., 868 F. Supp.
668 (M.D. Pa. 1994) - Simms v. Exeter Architectural Products, Inc., 916 F. Supp. 432 (M.D. Pa. 1996) - Hetzel v. Swartz, 31 F. Supp.2d 444 (M.D. Pa. 1998)(FBA pro bono panel) -Scarpa v. Tyler Memorial Hospital, 104 Lack. Jur. 185 (Lacka. Co. 2003) - Dunkle v. Middleburg Municipal Auth., 842 A.2d 477 (Pa. Cmwlth Ct. 2004) -Lawrence Insurance Group, Inc. v. KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP, 5 A.D.3d 918, 773 N.Y.S.2d 164
(2004). - Cummings v. Com., State System of Higher Education, 860 A.2d 650 (Pa. Cmwlth. Ct. 2004) -Came v. Micou and Decker Transport Co., 2005 WL 1500978 (M.D.Pa. 6/23/2005)
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Pennsylvania Association for Justice, "Ethics Issues for Trial Lawyers, with
Hon. Michael
Eakin", 2007 -
SBA, "Choosing
the Right Lawyer for your Small Business," June, 2007 -
Lorman Education Services, "Document Retention and Destruction in Pennsylvania,"
Wilkes-Barre, PA, May, 2007 -
Committee for Justice for All, The Mastery Series, "Spoliation
of Evidence," Wilkes-Barre,
PA March, 2007 -
National College of Advocacy, Transitioning to Business Torts, "Breach of Fiduciary Duty,"
November, 2006 -
LBA, 25th Annual Bench-Bar Conference, "Civil Litigation Update," Scranton, PA, October,
2006 -
Pennsylvania State University, BA422 Contemporary Business Seminar, "Law Practice
Management," October, 2006 -
SBA, "Covenants Not to Compete in Employment Agreements," August, 2006 -
American Association for Justice, "Ethical Issues in Transitioning to Business Torts"
-AAJ
Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, July, 2006 -
SBA, "Confession of Judgment Clauses in Business Contracts," April, 2006 -
SBA, "Integration Clauses in Business Contracts," February, 2006 -
National Business Institute, "Winning Strategies with Evidence at
Trial," December, 2005 -
National Business Institute, "Ethical Issues in the Presentation of Expert and
Fact Evidence,"
December, 2005 -
SBA, "Unconscionability
in Business Contracts," November, 2005
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Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers' Association, "Recent Disciplinary Cases from Around the
Country," July, 2005 -
SBA, "Bullying
Language in Business Contracts," August, 2005 -
SBA, "The
Impact of the Kelo v. New London, Connecticut Case," July, 2005 -
SBA, "Why Civil Jury Trials are Good for American Business ,"
April, 2005 -
SBA, "Oral Business Agreements," December, 2004 -
SBA, "Document Retention Policies," July, 2004 -
SBA, "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund and the Trial Lawyers Care," March, 2004 -
SBA, "Predatory Business and Legal Practices," November 2003 -
SBA, "Discrimination and Harrassment in the Workplace," August 2003 -
SBA, "Lender Liability," June 2003 - Small Business Advocate, "Accounting and Auditing Malpractice," March 2003 - LBA,
Hearsay Exceptions, 2001 - LBA, Problems in Product Liability Cases, "Evidence," May 1998 - LBA, Rules of Civil Procedure, "Discovery," Jan. 1998 - LBA, Slip and Fall Cases, "Proof Problems and Defenses," Sept. 1997 - LBA, Pleading and Proving Damages in Personal Injury Cases, "Punitive and
Delay Damages," March 1997 - LBA, Common Evidentiary Issues in Personal Injury Cases, "Plaintiffs' Prior Medical
Conditions," Jan. 1997 - LBA, Pennsylvania Automobile Insurance Act, "First Party Benefits and Bad Faith Issues,"
Oct. 1996 - Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Product Liability Update, Jan. 1996 - Federal Bar Association, Privilege Issues, 1996 - Lackawanna Bar Association, Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Arbitrations, 1995
Bench-Bar Conference - Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Arbitration, 1994
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