Matthew W. Wright

Matthew W. Wright

Phoenix, AZ recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018
MWW Law LLC

1 Best Lawyers award

Awarded Practice Areas

Education Law Insurance Law Litigation - Insurance

Biography

Matthew W. Wright is the managing member of MWW Law, LLC dba Wright Litigation Consulting. He holds a preeminent-AV rating, which is the highest rating in the Martindale-Hubbell national registry of preeminent attorneys. Mr. Wright has been named repeatedly to the list of Best Lawyers® Southwest Super Lawyers®. In addition to being a seasoned trial lawyer, Mr. Wright’s practice includes extensive appellate court experience with appearances before The United States Supreme Court, The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, The Arizona Supreme Court, and Arizona appellate courts.

Mr. Wright has litigated cases involving catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, complex products liability, 42 U.S.C. 1983 claims, fire loss, maritime actions, bus accidents, motorcycle accidents, and sports-related litigation. Representative clients include The Arizona School Risk Retention Trust, Inc., Arizona State University, Arizona Board of Regents, City of Phoenix, CNA Insurance Companies, Everest Insurance, Farm Bureau Insurance Companies, Liberty Mutual, Munich Re America Corp., and the Oakland A’s.

Mr. Wright’s practice also involves representing school districts in trial, administrative hearings, and on risk management issues. He routinely presents at seminars for school districts concerning risk management issues. Similarly, he advises lobbyists concerning proposed legislation for the benefit of school districts.

Mr. Wright serves as a mediator for personal injury and commercial claims.

Mr. Wright graduated with honors from New Mexico State University, where he was selected the Outstanding Senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He played for the New Mexico State football team where he received all-conference honors as the Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. Mr. Wright graduated from the Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, where he was chosen Outstanding Trial Advocate and a national member of the Order of Barristers. Mr. Wright has taught post-graduate level courses on school law as an adjunct professor for the Northern Arizona University, and has served as an adjunct professor for the trial clinic at the Arizona State University College of Law.

MWW Law LLC

1 Best Lawyers award

Overview

  • Gender: Male

  • Arizona State University, Juris Doctor
  • New Mexico State University, Bachelor of Arts

  • Arizona, 1991

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
  • Arizona, 1991
  • Arizona State University, Juris Doctor
  • New Mexico State University, Bachelor of Arts
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
  • Gender: Male

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Education Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Environmental Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Reinsurance Law

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