Matthew J. "Matt" Fischer

Matthew J. "Matt" Fischer


Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP

Recognized since 2012

Chicago, Illinois

Practice Areas

Appellate Practice

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
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Contact & Links
Location
  • 70 West Madison Street, Suite 2900
    Chicago, IL 60602
Education
  • University of Michigan, J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, graduated 1994
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, BS, with honors, graduated 1989
Bar Admissions
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar
  • Missouri, Missouri State Bar
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Federal Clerkships
  • United States District Court

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Chicago (2020)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Chicago (2018)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Chicago (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Awards:
  • The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers (Appellate Practice and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions-Defendants, 2012-2022)

    2020 Chicago Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions-Defendants "Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers

    2018 Chicago Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions-Defendants "Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers

    2013 Chicago Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions-Defendants "Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers

Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation
  • Mediation
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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