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Attorney Profile

J. Matthew Dwyer, Jr.

Matthew Dwyer, Jr.

Dwyer Law Group
2100 Riveredge Parkway, Suite 700
Atlanta, GA 30328

Atlanta

Georgia (GA)

T: 770-956-1984
F: 770-956-1381

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Selected To

• Georgia Super Lawyers 2011
• Georgia Super Lawyers 2010
• Georgia Super Lawyers 2009
• Georgia Super Lawyers 2008
• Georgia Super Lawyers 2007
• Georgia Super Lawyers 2006
• Georgia Super Lawyers 2005
No Rising Stars publication in 2008

Profile

J. Matthew Dwyer Jr. is the founder and managing partner of the Dwyer Law Group, an Atlanta law firm that handles plaintiffs' personal injury, wrongful death, aviation accident and trucking accident cases throughout the state of Georgia. Over the course of a career that has spanned more than 30 years, Mr. Dwyer has tried cases in many of Georgia counties and has obtained record verdicts in several of them. Mr. Dwyer has also tried cases in other states and has been admitted to the bars of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, respectively, all by examination.

Mr. Dwyer is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, a diplomat and former president of the Georgia chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and a sitting board member of the Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America. He has been named in Georgia Super Lawyers since the magazine's inception, has received an AV-rating* every year since 1978, and has also been selected as a Top Trial Lawyer in America by The American Association for Justice.

*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Certifications and Credentials

About Matthew Dwyer, Jr.

Law School: University of Notre Dame Law School

Admitted: 1971, Georgia

Professional Webpage: www.thedwyerlawgroup.com/about/mattdwyer.php

Honors and Awards:

  • Top Lawyers in Georgia, Atlanta Magazine
  • Listed, Bar Register of PreEminent Trial Lawyers in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases
  • AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, 1978 - Present
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member, State Bar's Judicial Evaluation Committee
  • Member, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Past President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Georgia Chapter
  • Delegate, American Association for Justice
  • Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Special Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member, Lawyers Club of Atlanta
  • Member, State Bar of Georgia
  • Member, Atlanta Bar Association
  • Member, American Association for Justice
  • Member, State Bar of Ohio
  • Member, State Bar of Indiana
  • Member, Illinois State Bar Association
  • Diplomate and Former President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Georgia Chapter
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
  • Ohio
  • Indiana
  • Illinois
  • Georgia
  • Board of the Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Lecturer, Organizing Your Law Practice Seminar, Personal Injury Cases, May 13, 1988
  • Lecturer, The Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters
  • Lecturer, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
  • Lecturer, Georgia Institute for Continuing Legal Education
  • Lecturer, International Right of Way Association
  • Lecturer, How to Try Lawsuit, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Seminars
  • Lecturer, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
  • Lecturer, Emory University School of Law
  • Lecturer, American Board of Trial Advocates Settlement Seminar, Personal Injury Cases, 1992

Educational Background:

  • University of Notre Dame, B.B.A. in Accounting
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