Matthew D. Shaffer
Matthew Shaffer
Houston
Texas (TX)
Transportation/Maritime
Personal Injury Plaintiff: General
Profile
Serious accidents require serious experience and serious follow-through. Matt Shaffer demonstrates that every day. He is the type of lawyer who thoroughly prepares cases and follows up on details. His is also the type of man who returns phone calls and emails from prospective clients as soon as possible, carries his iPhone at all times, even on weekends, and makes it a point to be there for his clients when it counts. Many clients are surprised when he returns phone calls and e-mails well past normal working hours.
Mr. Shaffer has gotten hundreds of milliions of dollars for his clients.
Matt became a lawyer over 20 years ago, and first represented the other side of the docket for large corporate clients. When he came to SMSH, over 15 years ago, he started what would become his lifelong career of representing working men and women.
Matt is one of a small percentage of Texas lawyers who is certified as a Personal Injury Trial Lawyer by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. For more information please email Matt at mshaffer@smslegal.com or read more about our firm at www.smslegal.com.
Selected To
Texas Super Lawyers 2011
Texas Super Lawyers 2010
Texas Super Lawyers 2009
Texas Super Lawyers 2008
Texas Super Lawyers 2007
Texas Super Lawyers 2006
Texas Super Lawyers 2005
About Matthew Shaffer
Admitted: 1987, Texas
Professional Webpage: www.smslegal.com/attorneys/matthew-d-shaffer/
Honors and Awards:
- Highest grade in class, Toxic Tort Seminar - Highest Score, Law School
- Highest grade in class, American Jurisprudence Award - Criminal Law, South Texas College of Law
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1998
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Colorado Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- Houston Bar Association
- Maritime Law Association of the United States
- Texas State Bar, Grievance Committee, District 4C, 1999
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Southwest Regional Board of Directors - Anti Defamation League, 1994
- City of Bellaire, Texas Board of Adjustment, 1996
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Occupational Illness in a Maritime Context—A Plaintiff’s Perspective, 1998Multiple Causes of Action Seminar—Jones Act and FELA, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1994, Speaker, University of Texas Admiralty Seminar, 1998
Representative Clients:
- National Maritime Union
Video:
- What is the Jones Act and what maritime injuries are covered by this law?, Jones Act Injuries
- What is a maritime accident and how does a maritime lawyer evaluate a potential case?, Maritime Accident Attorney
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