Matt Matt Jones Shareholder, Baton Rouge 450 Laurel Street D 225.341.3825 Suite 1601 [email protected] Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
Overview Practice Areas Matt Jones has been trying cases for decades and in every commercial field. Toxic Tort & Environmental Litigation He loves transforming complex cases into compelling narratives for judges Business Litigation and jurors. His experience is both broad and deep, and spans several states. Energy Litigation Maritime, Oilfield & Insurance Litigation His recent matters include: Product Defense Securities Litigation • Prevailing over a governmental effort to block a major fracking project. • Defending an interest owner against complex multi-state property claims. Bar Admissions • Dismissal of an international hedge fund suit against an operator in a Texas, 1990 development project. Louisiana, 1989 • Defending a national college testing group in claims arising from an NCAA cheating scandal. Education • Obtaining dismissal of claims by a federal elected official against a major Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana publisher. State University, J.D., 1989 • Order of the Coif These cases often involve tens of millions of dollars, and not uncommonly • Louisiana Law Review, Editor-in- they invite press scrutiny. Matt has guided his clients through all dimensions Chief, 1988 - 1989 of such complicated matters. Louisiana State University, B.A., 1986
Matt is a founding donor and active participant in New Hope Community Clerkship Development of Acadiana, an organization dedicated to educational Law Clerk to the Honorable W. Eugene achievement for at-risk children. He has also represented indigent defendants Davis, United States Court of Appeals as well as neglected and abused children on a pro bono basis. He is a for the Fifth Circuit, 1989 - 1990 licensed private pilot.
Involvement
Professional • Institute for Energy Law - Litigation and Dispute Resolution Committee, Chair • Federal Bar Association Lafayette - Acadiana Chapter, Immediate Past President • Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State, Texas and Federal Bar Associations - Member • Lafayette Parish Bar Association - "Everyday Hero" award recipient for his work with children
New Orleans | Lafayette | Houston | Baton Rouge | liskow.com Community • Tutor and a court-appointed advocate for abused and neglected children, junior-high level and younger • Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) - Program for abused children - Member
Recognition • “Everyday Hero,” Lafayette Parish Bar Association, in recognition of youth advocacy • The Best Lawyers in America, 2012–2022
Presentations • “Effective Opening Statements and Closing Arguments,” December 12, 2017, LSBA Trial Practice, New Orleans, LA
After Hours Hunting, fishing, and flying airplanes.
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