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516.487.5800
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A founding partner of Mauro Lilling Naparty LLP, Matt has prepared and argued hundreds of significant pre- and post-trial motions and appeals in state and federal courts, including multiple cases in the New York Court of Appeals (the state’s highest court) and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, across a wide range of practice areas. His name appears on more than 150 reported decisions in New York alone, as well as other jurisdictions. He is routinely called upon for his appellate expertise and strategic, beyond-the-box thinking in high exposure and complex matters by insurance companies, corporations (including several Fortune 500 companies), hospitals, individuals and other attorneys at all phases of litigation. Matt is also frequently asked to attend mediations during which it often said that he serves as the “voice of reason” in the room when it comes to case valuation and discussion of legal issues.

Matt also developed and chairs the firm’s national Active Trial Monitoring Program where, unlike typical monitoring counsel, MLN’s experienced appellate attorneys partner with and assist trial counsel in developing the overall case strategy, preserving the record, identifying the need for and preparing trial motions and providing an objective appellate perspective throughout the trial. The firm routinely appears in this capacity in high exposure matters across the country with tremendous success, including directed verdicts; in-limine dismissals of multi-million dollar claims for future medical expenses and lost earnings; development and preservation of issues which led to dismissal on post-trial motion and/or appeal; and favorable settlements during and after trial prompted by the threat of a meritorious appeal from a well-made record.

In 2011, Matt was honored by Long Island Business News as one of its “40 Under 40.“  In 2011 and 2012, he was among the top 2.5% of the lawyers in the region to be named as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers (as published in the New York Times).  And each year from 2013-2023, he was among the top 5% of attorneys in the region to be named a New York Metro “Super Lawyer.”

From 2010-2015, Matt served as an appointed member of the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction.  The Committee evaluated the practices and procedures of the Court of Appeals and the Appellate Divisions; submits proposals and evaluations to the NYSBA Executive Committee and House of Delegates; and proposes amicus briefs for Executive Committee consideration.

Matt is a Dean’s List graduate of St. John’s University School of Law where he was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society. While attending law school, he served as a judicial intern at the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department as well as for the New York State Attorney Grievance Committee for the Second Judicial Department. He received his undergraduate degree from the City University of New York-Brooklyn College.

Matt is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey; the United States Supreme Court; the United States Courts of Appeal for the First, Second and Fourth Circuits; the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.