Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP

24 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Biography

Matthew J. Fischer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants.

Matthew J., who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2012. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP

24 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of Michigan, J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, graduated 1994
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, BS, with honors, graduated 1989

  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar
  • Missouri, Missouri State Bar

  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
  • 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. 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

  • United States District Court
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar
  • Missouri, Missouri State Bar
  • University of Michigan, J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, graduated 1994
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, BS, with honors, graduated 1989
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
  • 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. 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
  • United States District Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

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® 2026 for work in:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation
  • Mediation
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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

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